Is there a simple ethernet splitter?

Jon M. Hanson jon at the-hansons-az.net
Tue May 15 23:19:58 MST 2007


Josef Lowder wrote:

>.
>On my 2-Wire modem/router, there is a single ethernet 
>port that I have my main computer plugged into, and I 
>have two other computers in our home that connect via 
>wireless cards.  Now, I've just added another computer 
>that I'd like to connect via the ethernet port, if 
>possible. 
>
>Is there such a thing as a simple "splitter" that would 
>allow me to plug in two computers into a single ethernet 
>port on my 2-Wire modem/router? 
>
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That's known as a switch or hub. There's a little more to it than just 
tapping into wires.


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