Superhub : I've run out of ports

[mparker42]

I'm hoping someone could help me. I've run out of ports on my Superhub and I'm now looking at ways of increasing the number of ports. I think I may need a switch but i'm not sure what to get.

Can someone in the same boat as me with a Superhub tell me what they use and if it's easy to set up?

[Graham M]

Yep you need a Switch, one of these will do

http://www.ebuyer.com/259792-tp-link...tch-tl-sf1008d

and just a short Ethernet cable between the two

[kwikbreaks]

If you use your internal network for data transfers between machines you may want to go for a gigabit switch rather than that one. If it's just internet access and a bit of media streaming then that would be fine.

[General Maximus]

as kwik said. If you connect your pcs/laptops/printers etc to the switch all the traffic between the devices connected to the switch will only hit the switch and not the router, which is a good thing

[leexgx]

5 port http://www.ebuyer.com/184892-zyxel-d...91-010-186004b
or 8 port one (recommended if your going to have more later on) http://www.ebuyer.com/185149-zyxel-d...91-010-187004b

think them zyxel ones look like they are made of metal casing as well so should be cooler

or any other gigabit switch, as they are unmanaged switches does not matter witch one you get really just go with the one with the amount of ports needed norm i recommend 8 port as you lose 1 port on the SH and 1 port on the gigabit Switch

with 5 port switches your only getting 3 extra ports due to the above