Will this ethernet "splitter" work satisfactorily?

[Kevin Brown]

> NO! I'm sorry... It makes NOOOOOOO SENSE!
> 
> Have you ever heard of Ethernet Collisions? Timeout sequences? Do you
> understand switching vs. broadcasting?
> 
> Look, just by a SWITCH and end this thread.
> 
> Switches limit ethernet collisions by limiting ethernet broadcasting.
> Switching gives the FULL BANDWIDTH to each port on the switch. Hubs
> DIVIDE bandwidth between all the active ports.
> 
> If you buy this splitter, and have both computers access youtube at
> the same time, you might as well have dial-up.
> 
> But really, use the black electrical tape and twist your wires
> together... it is called 'Twisted Pair' after all.

The point is, this item doesn't replace the need for a switch.  You 
still need two ports on the switch to take the two cables.  this just 
reduces the amount of wire one has to pull through a wall.