lan connector help

[skywatch]

Absolutely, if you connect one port from your router into a 5 port switch, you then have 4 more ports to use... Couldnt be simpler... 10/100 switches/hubs are the cheapest, and suitable for almost everybody for everyday use and connecting devices to the internet... For those who regularly transfer massive gigabytes of files within their network then a 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch will be faster, but Gigabit switches usually work out at twice the price of a 10/100 switch..

hi mate these do work then with a single lan router ie just plug in an ive got more lan ports from the single lan port router thanks again to one and all

[cunny]

You need to go into a lan switch. A splitter is only either or so you coukd not have the 2 devices running at the same time. 1 or the other. Going tbrough a lan switch gives you the ability to have more than 1 device all at same time

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[asim18]

hi mate these do work then with a single lan router ie just plug in an ive got more lan ports from the single lan port router thanks again to one and all

If your "router" only has one port on it then it is not a router - it is a modem. It is impossible for a modem with only one port to be a router, because the whole point of a router is to share (aka. route) a single internet connection between many devices.

When you plug in your new switch to the modem it will NOT be able to share your internet with your computer and skybox at the same time. The modem will only bind itself to ONE device at a time, either the PC or skybox. This is because switches do not posses the ability to perform NAT (network address translation).

If your "router" has many Ethernet ports on it, then it is a router and it is already performing the very important NAT function, therefore you will be able to use a switch with it to get more Ethernet ports.

You don't have to follow my advice, in fact it would be good if you didn't listen to me because I want to see the other dudes reaction and also want to see how he will help you get your switch working. At the end of the day I'm still going to go to work tomorrow morning where I set up and manage dozens enterprise grade routers, switches and servers worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Asim, if what he has is just a modem then how is he connecting his PC to it via ethernet cable?

Eh

I have a single port modem sitting under my desk which is connected to my PC via Ethernet port, and I'm looking at it right now!

[Hadron]

Again Skywatch, just ignore Asim, he's obviously somebody who knows very little about nothing much....

Asim, if what he has is just a modem then how is he connecting his PC to it via ethernet cable? (he was thinking he could split the RJ45 port) Think about it.... before making yourself sound silly again.... (although he has not been clear, he obviously has a router, doesnt he)

If Skywatch is with VM (previously ntl), then he may well still have a modem such as an ntl:250. This has a single ethernet connector (see attachment). I used to have one of these & needed a seperate router to connect other devices. This was the router I used:-

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It would help if Skywatch could tell us which modem he is actually using.

[skywatch]

If Skywatch is with VM (previously ntl), then he may well still have a modem such as an ntl:250. This has a single ethernet connector (see attachment). I used to have one of these & needed a seperate router to connect other devices. This was the router I used:-

NEW! Tenda W311R Wireless N Cable DSL Broadband Router: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics
the one you got in the picture thanks to all

It would help if Skywatch could tell us which modem he is actually using.

the one in the picture thanks to you all

[asim18]

Yep. That confirms it. A switch will not work with that mate.

You need a router. Like the one Hadron suggested.