It was love at first sight when we found our 1964 Chevy pickup. We knew there was going to be some sheetmetal repairs that would have to be done—the hood, floors, and bed all needed work, but as they ...

Our classic cars are cool, but classic is really just a fancy word for old, and old cars often suffer the effects of Mother Nature. The most common affliction is rust. After all, nobody back in the ...

In the structured cabling system, a complete connectivity comprises of cable, patch panel, wall outlet and patch cord supporting all LAN applications. Numbers of cables come into or go out, in this ...

Punch down patch panels are available in Cat5e or Cat6. On the front plate, RJ45 ports (usually 24 ports) are used to directly connect Ethernet copper cable. All ports are numbered for easy ...

Remember that one time the cable you grabbed from the box was exactly the right length for the run from patch panel to server shelf? What if every patch cable you picked up were just the right length?

Any thoughts on what would be better for RJ45 termination? I am planning to run a bunch of new Ethernet around my house and terminate it all in a cabinet (not a rack). Now I am trying to decide if I ...