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MovedGoalPosts · 14-10-2007, 17:52

Yep, buy a hub, or switch. Connect it by ethernet to one of your router's LAN ports, and then run whatever network cables you need to your toys from the switch / hub.

A switch is often to be preferred over a hub. A hub sends stuff to all the connections, whereas the switch will limit traffic to the connections that actually make use of your data.

Some hubs / switches have an "uplink" port. If you get one of those, that is the port that needs to be connected to your router.

14-10-2007, 17:52	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Ran out of LAN ports what now?? Yep, buy a hub, or switch. Connect it by ethernet to one of your router's LAN ports, and then run whatever network cables you need to your toys from the switch / hub. A switch is often to be preferred over a hub. A hub sends stuff to all the connections, whereas the switch will limit traffic to the connections that actually make use of your data. Some hubs / switches have an "uplink" port. If you get one of those, that is the port that needs to be connected to your router.