Start with the speed of your home internet connection. If you have gigabit internet (1Gbps), an old Ethernet cord like a Cat 5 cable, will hold you back. If you have a slower connection ...

An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 gigabit per second. Gigabit Ethernet (GbE, GE) connects PCs and servers in local networks and is commonly employed along with a mix of 10/100 Mbps devices.

Laser-coded optical transmission of voice, video, and other data is being sent between continents over fiber-optic cables today, so the distance thing is no sweat for this technology. The cabling is ...

It’s a thick, stiff cable requiring special vampire taps ... These days we’re running 10 Gigabit Ethernet over those same connectors. For those who don’t know, this video is part of a ...