Gigabit ethernet should work fine on regular cat5. But a regular crossover cable won't work with gigabit ethernet, due to gigabit ethernet using a different pin-out, and using all 8 wires. Most ...

I needed to get some files onto a laptop without an optical drive today, so I connected it to my iBook, turned on OSX's Internet Connection Sharing and FTP, put the CD in the iBook's drive, and copied ...

Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight. On Monday, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the formation of a study group on ...

Update: This How-To was written for April Fools’ Day. It is not advised you attempt to make or even use this cable. The comments have made it very clear how dangerous to you and others using this ...