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jw79 · 30-12-2008, 16:01

My PC is connected to the free modem supplied by NTL/ Virgin media upstairs and and I'm trying to connect my PS3 (which is downstairs) using homeplugs so that I can connect online via my PS3. I'm not a big fan of the wireless router.

I bought homeplugs thinking that it was a simply 'plug and play' effort. However, the home plug needs to be connected by an ethernet cable and I only seem to have one ethernet cable slot in the modem and this is attached to the PC box.

What do I need to buy so that I can have another ethernet cable slot for the homeplug at the PC end? Is it a router? If so, can anyone recommend a suitable and not too expensive router that is compatible with the cable modem and 200mbps homeplug?

Thanks for any advice you can give.

30-12-2008, 16:01	#1
jw79 Inactive Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3	Cable modem and homeplug - help My PC is connected to the free modem supplied by NTL/ Virgin media upstairs and and I'm trying to connect my PS3 (which is downstairs) using homeplugs so that I can connect online via my PS3. I'm not a big fan of the wireless router. I bought homeplugs thinking that it was a simply 'plug and play' effort. However, the home plug needs to be connected by an ethernet cable and I only seem to have one ethernet cable slot in the modem and this is attached to the PC box. What do I need to buy so that I can have another ethernet cable slot for the homeplug at the PC end? Is it a router? If so, can anyone recommend a suitable and not too expensive router that is compatible with the cable modem and 200mbps homeplug? Thanks for any advice you can give.