Network switches are an easy way to add more Ethernet ports to your home network, but you'll need to pick from the many varieties available.

Don't plug any old cable into a random Ethernet port on your router. Depending on your model, there's likely an ideal way to ...

Speed tests are far from infallible, but we always try them first ...

Don't worry, I get it. Sometimes, it's not practical to wire anything in your home theater to Ethernet. Your router might be on the opposite side of the room, or in another room e ...

It's easy to rule out your physical cable as the bottleneck when your network starts to struggle. After all, it might say gigabit right there on the cable itself, but unfortunately, digital links aren ...

Whenever you see a box with a few Ethernet ports, it’s either referred to as a router, or a switch, sometimes people will even use the word “hub”! Fortunately, it’s simpler than it may seem. A router ...

Overview: Cat6 Ethernet cables offer reliable performance for everyday gaming, streaming, browsing and home networking ...

Cisco’s overall Ethernet revenues grew by 36.2 percent to $5.43 billion in Q2 2026, but Nvidia grew by 2.8X thanks to its ...

There was a time, before I started covering broadband for CNET, I didn’t think much about how the internet actually worked. Like most people, I only noticed it when my connection went down. Once I ...

The CAT label in Ethernet cables stands for “category,” which denotes its standard and specification. You can tell which category the cables belong to by the number suffix each one has. The main ...

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BEAVERTON, OR, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced the public ...