Newyork Cables

  Imagine this scenario: You are upgrading your home office or small business network. You just bought a brand-new router that supports lightning-fast speeds, and you have installed a high-end switch. You reach into your drawer of "random tech stuff," pull out an old, dusty Ethernet cable, and use it to connect your PC to the wall jack. Everything seems to connect. The lights on the port blink green. You have internet access. But a week later, you notice your file transfers are sluggish, or your video calls are pixelated. You have just fallen victim to one of the most common oversights in networking: mixing cable categories. Network infrastructure is rarely built all at once. Over the years, standards have evolved from Cat5e to Cat6, and now to Cat6a and fiber. It is very common to find buildings with a mix of old and new wiring. But  what happens when you mix different Ethernet cable categories in one network?   Does the whole system crash? Does it default to the slowest...

We have all seen it. You walk into an office, a server room, or even look behind your own entertainment center, and you see it: an Ethernet cable forced into a sharp 90-degree turn around a corner, or tightly coiled and zip-tied until it looks like it’s being strangled. It might look neat. It might even save space. But physically, that cable is suffering. Most people treat network cables like standard electrical power cords. They assume that as long as the copper connects Point A to Point B, the data will flow. However, data transmission is delicate. It relies on precise geometry inside the cable jacket. When you violate the  bending radius , you aren't just making the cable look ugly you are slowly killing your network performance. In this guide, we will break down the science of bend radius, why "kinking" a cable destroys signal integrity, and how to install your  Ethernet networking cables  correctly to ensure they last for years. What is "Bend Radius" and Wh...