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How to wire your own ethernet cables and connectors. You can find bulk supplies of ethernet cable at many computer stores or most electrical or home centers. You want UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) ethernet cable of at least Category 5 (Cat 5).

This article was extremely interesting, and it was really relevant to the CMST250 class, especially with the Lab02 being about Ethernet cables. It appears to me that the T568A and T568B could be used interchangeably since the same pins on the RJ45 connector are used for the same things, regardless of the fact that different wires are used within the cables. I wonder if that is the case; do you know, Ashley?

By Joab Jackson, IDG News Service February 23, 2012 01:05 PM ET The Metro Ethernet Forum has updated its Carrier Ethernet specification, hoping to standardize the use of Ethernet for global multicarrier services.

Extreme Networks this week introduced its support of Ethernet AVB ushering in a new era of networking convergence.

May I ask how the "AnyLAN" could accommodate both Ethernet and Token Ring?

This CCNA study guide explains how CSMA/CD works on Ethernet.

This article explains the difference between the Internet and Wifi. It also highlights and defines things about routers, modems, internet service providers and ethernet.

An excellent paper describing the history and development of Ethernet bridging (switching).