Anyone recommend a four port ethernet hub? Super low power usage?

NeilF · 25 Jul 2011 at 13:58

I have a homeplug (with 4 ethernet connections) in my lounge for my devices to use. I've run out of connections, so want to plug a four port hub into it giving me 7 connections.

Can anyone recommend me one, ideally thats super efficient? Even powered by ethernet if possible, so the homeplug would power it over ethernet?

It's a Zyxel PLA 470 in question, that I'd be trying to increase from 4 to 7 ports...

NeilF · 25 Jul 2011 at 18:39

#Chri5# said:
HP make a switch which can be powered over POE - the ProCurve 1810G-8. Does the Homeplug have POE though?

Oh! Is ethernet not powered as standard?

NeilF · 25 Jul 2011 at 20:47

Oh! In that case then I need a nice efficient regular hub then?

Some sort of eco one than uses next to no power when not in use

NeilF · 26 Jul 2011 at 07:30

ots3go said:
You probably don't want a hub in this day and age unless you want to have the odd collision.

Switches with PoE in them quickly boost up the price.

Sorry, what's wrong with a hub?

NeilF · 26 Jul 2011 at 09:56

So I need a switch, rather than a hub? ie: My Zyxel PLA 470 homeplug ends with four ports, and into one of those I'd plug say another four port swich, giving me a total of seven ethernet sockets, all of which can then share the connection offered by the Zyxel PLA 470 over the mains?

NeilF · 26 Jul 2011 at 11:23

^^ ordered! Thanks!

NeilF · 26 Jul 2011 at 12:29

Zarf said:
It's actually available on OCUK for £6.49, so hope you looked around first.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-040-TP

Ta! Gone for the Gigabit version for future just incase...

NeilF · 28 Jul 2011 at 21:59

Zarf said:
Meh, it's going to be sat at the end of a homeplug, no point in having gigabit there.

For an extra £6 I risked being future proof!