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How to Check & Solve Ethernet Cable Problems

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Ethernet cables are one of the most important elements of any electric system. If they don’t work properly, the rest of the network would become nonfunctioning. Any type of disruption would make faulty Ethernet Cable’s performance slow. Today we will be checking out some of the signs that indicate if your cable is performing up to the standard or not. It Often Loses Connection If you plug the cable into the Ethernet adapter and the light doesn't turn on, it could indicate a problem either with the cable or the adapter. Also, if you are seeing display messages like ‘network connection is lost’ or ‘no connection’, then something’s wrong with the system’s ethernet cable. In such cases, make sure that you’ve connected the cable properly. Otherwise, a bad cable will not work even if properly connected. You Always Have Slow Connection If your connection keeps dropping or runs very slowly, there are chances that you have a damaged cable. If there is a tear on your ca...

A Layman's Guide to CAT6A Cables, Their Advantages and Applications

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We usually limit our knowledge of electrical world to the utilities we enjoy and do not dive much into it. However, it is important to know that data networks and Local area networks cannot work smoothly without cables. For the past 7 years, CAT6A cables have gained a lot of popularity for supporting support bandwidths up to 250 MHz and Gigabit network applications. CAT6 “A” is nothing but an augmented version of CAT6 cable that supports data rates of 10G up to 100 meters. In this blog, our major purpose is to acquaint you with the advantages and applications of CAT6A Ethernet cable . But before we do that, we will know the difference between CAT6 and Cat6A LAN cables. Difference between CAT6 and CAT6A As compared to CAT5E’s cabling infrastructure, CAT6 cables offers many more benefits. Initially when the manufacturers introduced CAT6, it was 50% more expensive as compared to CAT5E. Due to the higher prices, there were limited installations. Gradually, as its pricing reduced a...