Josef Lowder wrote: > . > While searching for ethernet cables to use with the hub that > Lynn David Newton offered to give me, I came across this item: > > http://www.amazon.com/Cat5e-100base-T-Line-Splitter/dp/B000BSLXDE > > Is there any reason why this simple "splitter" would not work > to allow me to connect my two computers to my 2Wire router? > I would only be using one at a time in any case. > > Does every computer have a separate IP address? > > Or, would it work if I just unplugged the ethernet cable from > one computer and plugged it in to the other, moving them back > and forth as needed? > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Read the very first review. It specifically says that device does not replace a hub or switch. You really need a hub or a switch to do what you're trying to do. -- Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress Jabber IM: jon@the-hansons-az.net