Ethernet cable testers are dime a dozen, but none of them are as elegant and multimeter-friendly as this tester from our Hackaday.io regular, [Bharbour]. An Ethernet cable has 8 wires, and the 9 ...

Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet cables are both popular options for wired networking, but there are some important differences between them and reasons why you're probably better off picking the newer Cat6 ...