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Cat5e and Cat6 Cabling for More Bandwidth? CAT5 vs. CAT5e vs. CAT6

Posted on December 3, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

CAT5e and CAT6, did you ever imagine that milk their cabling for more bandwidth? Yes, you may, because Cisco never stops the innovating. It keeps going in developing its technologies in series of routing, switching, wireless, cabling and security products.…

Tutorial: How to Wire an RJ-45 Console Cable?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Routers and network switches typically require an RS232 serial data connection to interface with the device for initial configuration. Serial data connections may also be used for diagnostics purposes, especially when a network device is malfunctioning and unreachable over the…

How to Connect 2 WAN, 1 LAN through a Cisco Router?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“Hi, I need a router, can connect 2 incoming Ethernet line (WAN), 1 output line (LAN), need 10/100/1000 ports. Would you recommend a router for me?” One customer from Chad asked. Let’s share the solution for everyone. 1) 10/100/1000 ports…

How to Select the Right Serial Cables for Your Network?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 1 Comment

One of the most complicated parts of setting up a router is the selection of the serial cables to connect the router to the serial devices in your network. There are many different serial cables with seemingly similar features, and finding the…