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    Are you a networking security expert that can actually write?

    Hello all: I represent trueCABLE, a company that makes Ethernet cable and sells direct to the customer. We are expanding out our blog writers and wish to add writers who know the "ins and outs" of home to medium business networking security. Here are some potential blog topics to be...
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    Cat5, Cat6, Other?

    Correct. There is no ratified Cat7 specification as of yet. There may be a international ISO standard, but that means nothing to the ANSI/TIA group here in America. There is a proposal, but no ratification. Right now a Cat7 anything is the best guess of the manufacturer. It should be noted...
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    Cat5, Cat6, Other?

    There is a ANSI/TIA 568-C.2 guideline for cable bend radius when dealing with structure (solid copper) Ethernet cable. I wrote up a blog article about this, where I go into some detail with pictures: https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/minimum-bend-radius. If running shielded cable...
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    LAN cable interference from florescent fixtures.

    You can also use shielded cable if it is not possible to maintain a good distance from those light fixtures. I would still maintain as much distance as possible and cross at right angles when possible. I wrote up some blog articles about that and running data cable near power cable. Let me...
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    Looking for stable 8 port unmanaged switch

    Thanks for the update. I would suggest cabling was the issue, but something may have changed in your environment that might require shielded cable for one or more runs. This might help: https://www.truecable.com/blogs/cable-academy/shielded-vs-unshielded-cable
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