Re: Is there a simple ethernet splitter?

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Author: Josef Lowder
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Is there a simple ethernet splitter?
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On Tue, 15 May 2007 23:19, Jon M. Hanson wrote
> 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?
> >
> >
> That's known as a switch or hub. There's a little more to it than
> just tapping into wires.


So what do I need to make this work?
How complicated (and how costly) is it?
Where do I get whatever device I need?



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