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5 gadgets you can power through Ethernet and skip the wall outlet
You can power these devices with PoE and skip the traditional outlet entirely.
These three letters can turn bargain Cat6 into the worst cable to bury behind drywall
Before running Ethernet inside your walls
Don't buy a Wi-Fi extender; every alternative is better
Avoid using Wi-Fi extenders at all costs; your family, guest, and network will thank you.
5 smart home gadgets where running an Ethernet cable is a complete waste of a Saturday
No, not everything in your smart home needs Ethernet.
I got Ethernet across my house without running a single cable
One Starlink mesh node turned its wireless connection into a network jack for an entire room.
Every electrical outlet in your house can carry your internet connection
These small adapters help you get internet to dead spots in your home without drilling or opening up walls.
This is the most underrated back-to-school purchase for any student
This low-cost adapter can save any student countless hours of missed study time from spotty Wi-Fi.
Cat5e is much faster than most people give it credit for
I tested the worst Cat5e cables I own, and only one failed gigabit.
I switched from flat Ethernet cables to round ones, and my connection finally stayed stable
Flat might look better, but it still needs to work properly.
Ethernet can carry enough power to run far more than a security camera
Network security cameras are the most common devices to run off PoE, but it can run so much more.
I tested every popular internet-speed trick — they're all fake except one
When all else fails, this is what you do.
I added a $10 Ethernet adapter to my PC, and it solved problems I didn't know I had
5 problems this $10 adapter secretly fixed
I solved my outdoor security camera's cable problem by running the right wire through the wall
Get the right Ethernet cables for your outdoor POE equipment.
Cat6 is fine, but this is what I'd actually run through my walls today
I'm happy with Cat6, but if I could start over, I'd used a different Ethernet standard.
Your internet isn't the problem — Windows is throttling your wired connection
Windows was managing my wired connection wrong.
Stop changing every Ethernet setting you see online, only these actually matter
Don’t bother changing every Ethernet setting you see online — these are the only ones that matter.
My Ethernet connection kept micro-stuttering until I turned off a "green" Ethernet feature
One overlooked adapter setting explained months of random stutter.
I took my whole living room off Wi-Fi with a $15 switch and everything got faster
Running out of Ethernet jacks? This is the cheap networking accessory you need.
Ethernet cables have two types and only one is worth running through your walls
The overlooked detail that decides whether your install holds up.
I spent hundreds on networking upgrades before realizing most of them were a complete waste of money
RGB lights won't lower your ping