DSL isn't dead—in fact, I'm using it right now—but there's plenty of talk about the state of its health, much of it grim. As cable and fiber-to-the-home connections gain subscribers and speed, the ...

In expanding my home networking I realized I am going to need a few longer stretches of cable than I already have. I figured I could just use phone line, which I do have, to replace the Cat 5 for ...