Description: female to RJ45 adapter (RS-422 pinout), Item # DB110, and a 7′ CAT5 patch cable, Item # CA246. Note: Picture shows both sides of modular adapter. Unit quantity is one.

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons of ...