“Multiple ethernet ports We have a room in our house that the wifi doesn't reach -- but there's an ethernet jack that's hardwired to that room so we have internet access. Kids want to use an xbox, computer and laptop through the ethernet jack without having to move the cable from xbox to computer, etc. Are there splitters that can be used for this purpose? I can only find the "desktop switch" that requires a connection to a router (that won't reach from that room). Thanks for any help!”
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If you have an Ethernet port you are connected to your router. You can get a cheap switch that will turn that one port into 4 or 8.i
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes this will allow you to hardwire up to seven device to the one Ethernet jack. This is not a splitter, it switches very fast between the different ports. This allows the send and receive request to communicate between the internet and the connected devices.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.In network speak the "splitter" you are looking for is a network switch. You would connect one port of the switch to the hardwired Ethernet jack in your home. All other devices could be plugged into the open ports on the network switch. The hardwired Ethernet Jack in your home needs to terminate at your router (i.e. there should be a hardwired Ethernet jack by your router that you will run a network cable into your router). Another thing you could do is connect a wireless access point to either the network switch or directly to the Ethernet jack. Again, you'll still need to hook your router to the other end of the Ethernet jack.
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