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!important; } Thanks John. Sorry for slow response. I complely disabled my
broadband by switching Ethernet cables around. Now I've got it back but now I
can't connect by Ethernet to my iMac in another room! I will certainly consider
getting another router.
Phil
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On Monday, July 4, 2016, 3:22 pm, John Patrick <nhoj.patr...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Phil,
Routers and Switches can come in, 4, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24 or 32 port
versions, most home versions are 4, 5 or 8 port. So yes you can get
ones with more than 4 ports.
Not sure your network, or you needs but in general without anymore
information I would say yep you could get a new switch and plug it
into an exist port and it will provide more ports.
Take the BT Power Adaptor, I assume your Apple TV or iMac plus
directly into the BT Power Adaptor, unplug it and plug it into the the
new switch, then plug the switch into the BT Power Adaptor. Some
switches have the idea of an uplink port, this port is the one
designed to be the one that connects to the BT Power Adaptor or
Router.
In most situations think of networking as client (PC) and server
(Switch). If you want to connect two clients or two servers directly
you need a crossover cable. The uplink port does this crossover within
the port so you don't need a different cable.
If your wanting to steam tv or move large amounts of data over your
network, run a very low latency network, or use vlan's then it might
not be as simple as daisy chaining cheap switches. Buying a new switch
with more ports would probably be a better situation.
Personally I have a switch/router for my home network that daisy
chains my home network with the uplink port to my isp's router so if I
ever want change isp I don't have to reconfigure my network and also
an slight extra level of protection if the are ever issue identified
with the router they provide.
John
On 04/07/2016, Phil Tomlinson <philip.tomlins...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Dear friends,
> Can someone advise what is best for me to do to get at least one more
> ethernet socket on my home network? Should I buy a new router with more
> than 4 ethernet sockets? Are there such things? Which is the best to buy? I
>
> use BT power adaptors round the house with ethernet sockets to serve an
> iMac upstairs and a TV, Freeview box, Apple TV and a DVD player downstairs.
>
> Phil
>
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