Will this ethernet "splitter" work satisfactorily?

[Jon M. Hanson]

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? 
>
>
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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.

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