After a bit of head-scratching he thought about repurposing the four unused wires on one of the RJ45 ... serial and Ethernet on the outside of the router he build a short adapter cable.

Chances are you’ve come across an Ethernet cable where the small plastic tab that holds the plug in place has broken off. We have a crimper on hand and usually just throw on a new RJ45 connector ...

Thicker cables can be harder to route. Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet cables aren't entirely distinct from each other. They both utilize the RJ45 header to connect to devices and networking hardware and ...