need another port

[mapex]

Hi... i have a belkin router with 4 ports would a port hub
be what im after or a new router ?
would the hub slow my connections down ?
Any one use a hub ? its so i can have my 4 boxes connected
by wire....just need another port...

thanks

[ramjet]

just add a lan switch , I have a 16 way on one of my 4 ports and a 5 way on another one , and your router is good for about 254 ports anyway

[Curious123]

I have got about five boxes around the house all hard wired with 'homeplugs' so strictly they are only using a single port.

[alom5]

I have got about five boxes around the house all hard wired with 'homeplugs' so strictly they are only using a single port.

that is the easiest and tidiest way i would suggest.

[lincsat]

If you use a network switch you can have a group of devices in a remote location without needing loads of Ethernet cables. eg if you have your Router downstairs and want 3 boxes upstairs, run a single Ethernet cable upstairs and install a switch, then run the 3 cables from the switch to the boxes. It works well and you're not reliant on the mains wiring being on the same ring-main.