Is there any kind of hardware that splits a single ethernet cable into multiple?
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Ok so my house is very big, I have the router at one side of the house, and my PC is at the upstairs of the other side of the house, at the moment I have a single ethernet cable which goes alongside the outside of my house upstairs, through a small hole in the wall, and into my PC.
Is there anything I can get (besides an extra router) that I can plug this single ethernet cable into, then have multiple ethernet cables coming off it, and leading into my hardware around my room. I have a PC, PS3, Laptop. But I would probably have a cable leading off into my brothers room so he can get on the net, and so I can play Lan, with him.
Is this possible?
Get a hub
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;24889746]Get a hub[/QUOTE]
Stupid to ask, but can you link me to a decent one in this shop - [URL]http://www.ucsuk.com/[/URL]
The store is only around the corner and I know the owners really well, they usually discount me on stuff.
Get a switch
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=991555&highlight=splitter+ethernet[/url]
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=873564&highlight=split+internet[/url]
10/100 [url]http://www.ucsuk.com/product/TP-Link-TL-SF1005D-5-Port-10100-Desktop-Mini-Switch_25899.html[/url]
Gigabit [url]http://www.ucsuk.com/product/TP-Link-TL-SG1005D-5-Port-Gigabit-Switch_25920.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;24889805]Get a switch
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=991555&highlight=splitter+ethernet[/url]
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=873564&highlight=split+internet[/url][/QUOTE]
Much better suggestion. Hubs are soooo 1990s
I always get them mixed up D:
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;24889805]
[URL]http://www.ucsuk.com/product/TP-Link-TL-SF1005D-5-Port-10100-Desktop-Mini-Switch_25899.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
Thanks, looks cheap, and effective, is it as simple as plugging my existing ethernet cable into one of the adapters, and then just adding in the other cables? Or do I need to configure it?
No configuring needed, just plug in your gear and it will do its thing :)
[QUOTE=cdlink14;24889858]Thanks, looks cheap, and effective, is it as simple as plugging my existing ethernet cable into one of the adapters, and then just adding in the other cables? Or do I need to configure it?[/QUOTE]
Its pretty simple, just plug your cable that comes from the router (that you want to split) into one port, then other things into the other ports.
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;24889805]
10/100 [URL]http://www.ucsuk.com/product/TP-Link-TL-SF1005D-5-Port-10100-Desktop-Mini-Switch_25899.html[/URL]
Gigabit [URL]http://www.ucsuk.com/product/TP-Link-TL-SG1005D-5-Port-Gigabit-Switch_25920.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
Just saw you editted that again, what's the difference between them? My internet connection is 15mbps (1.7MB/s download speed). And I'll mostly be using it for online gaming, downloading, and lan gaming.
EDIT: Also I'm using it with 100mbps ethernet cables.
If your devices support gigabit networking you can get some extra speed over the network (For say, streaming HD films to another PC in the house), gaming over LAN won't see much of a difference as the rates involved are generally very low anyway.
But if your devices don't support gigabit it wouldn't help and the 10/100 will do. (Which is the case for most people)
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;24889983]If your devices support gigabit networking you can get some extra speed over the network (For say, streaming HD films to another PC in the house)[/QUOTE]
Well it'll be worthless for me then, since my pc is the only one in the house that can handle HD video, everyone else is running pre 2004 hardware. Which just stutters and chops during HD playback.
Just to be sure, I wouldn't notice any difference in speeds, or ping using just 1 device on that switch, to what I am using now, right?
Also just realized 100mbps is around 12MB/s... would I be able to transfer files near that speed over the network?
You shouldn't see any difference, switches are pretty much transparent
You will probably get slightly less that 12MB/s because of all sorts of overheads (I think I get around 10MB/s on my network, but it is an old switch, with 12 ports currently in use)
went out bought it alongside 2 ethernet cables (1x3M, 1x5M) for £9 (discounted) got home plugged it all in, and everything is working fine. Just a extra question.
Does the primary ethernet cables (the one which connects to the router which is online) always have to be plugged into the first ethernet port?
Seriously loving how simple it was to set up. :D
Nope, All ports are identical.
Happy to hear it worked out!
Also would like to point out I'm getting 10.7MB/s transfer speeds within the network, so I'm happy for transfering files amongst the PC's.
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