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[xenocyd3]

Hi,

My router ran out of spots to plug in cables... What should I buy to add more things?

 

[JackMDS]

You buy a Switch.

Example: Link-Max LM-205 5 Port Switch Retail Box Retail Box.

Unplug one computer from the Router, and connect the switch in its place (Switch to Router Crossover cable).

Plug back the computer, and any addtional computers as well, to the switch.

Nothing else to configure, if you use the Routr's DHCP the computers on the switch will obtain thier IPs from the Router.

 

[JackMDS]

oops!

 

[Kashan]

I just use a cheapo $10 hub I picked up. Anything like that will work just fine. What jack posted will work just fine.

 

[tooltime]

i like the idea of cheap hub; unless you have a lot of traffic then you should get a switch, monitor the traffic to see, if any, ports are getting dropped packets, collisions

 

[illusion88]

persoanlly I like the idea of the switch. But, I host small lan parties at my house from time to time and so it is much needed when there are 6 computers hooked into the same network all transfering files and/or playing games.