Page 1 of 1 ethernet cable going 2 ways?

Hello,

I have my PC and a router in one room and 1 ethernet cable coming from the router through the loft and into my other room.

I have this cable connected to my Xbox 360.

I imported a PS3 and have been pulling the cable out the 360 then into the PS3 and vice vera.

I should really have fed another ethernet cable into my room before i decorated but its a boit late now as i have had all my wall plastered with all cables hidden in the walls.

Is there any kind of splitter i can get.....ie, the ethernet going into some sort of adapter with 2 going out?

Thanks for any help.

Get a switch / hub,

If you have a free USB port (for power) on either games box or get a USB charger as well:

www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/106510

If not get a self powered like this:

www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/38043

Note these are examples, not recommendations.

This item was edited on Saturday, 24th February 2007, 17:25

Thanks for the reply!

rather than a switch, why not get another router, a basic wired router can be had of ebar for about a fiver (second hand) that way they are both plugged in & "active" at the same time :) so you could be playing ps3 online whilst downloading a demo from M$ to the dash at the same time ;)

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rather than a switch, why not get another router You do not want/need another router, as previous poster stated you need an ethernet switch. Don`t be confused by the name, all ports are active concurrently.

really ? thats odd, because the last time i used a switch i had conflicts due to everything coming out of the switch having the same address, doesn`t a router generate a separate addy for each port ?

not used a switch for years tho, so my memory could be wrong :)

A Hub broadcasts to all ports, regardless of where the packets are destined and it is up to the client machines to ditch what they dont want. A switch intelligently passes traffic to only the port that it is destined for. Routers are for connecting between 2 networks with different IP/subnet ranges.

i stand corrected :)

Yes there are 2 into one converters available.

They just don`t allow you to use two devices at the same time



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They just don`t allow you to use two devices at the same time

is that the same as a switch in that you could only use one of the devices at a time ?

This item was edited on Sunday, 25th February 2007, 17:17