i need more lan ports on the superhub

gareth170

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hi

is it a case of getting a cheap router and connecting it to the SH?

i need the SH lan ports active still because i need 1 Gigabit port for my NAS drive
 
 
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i only need 1 extra port for tivo box
my pc and NAS and slingbox would stay in the SH. the tivo box and samsung tv would be in the switch
 
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If you only need a few extra 100mbit then just get a cheap 10/100. Yes another gigabit switch would be better and more future proof, but until your internet and devices are all 100mbit+ then theres no real need, and in theory gigabit switches will be cheaper then :)

I've got my SH into a gigabit switch upstairs, then a cable running downstairs into a 10/100 cheap switch, does a great job.
 
Hi Gareth,

What you want is a switch mate.


Have one cable going from the router to any port on the switch. Then you can plug in 4 devices into the switch (assuming it's a 5 port switch).

The DHCP server in the router will automatically assign the IP's correctly, it will just 'work'.

If you get a 10/100 switch, then you'll be limited to 100 on all devices that connect to the switch.
 
i have 5 devices, samsung tv which is 100, tivo which is 100, slingbox which is 100, pc which is 1gigbit, WD NAS which is 1gigbit

so what i would do is keep the pc / WD NAS / tivo in the SH then connect the tv and slingbox to the switch. or i may connect the tv / tivo / slingbox to the switch and keep the pc / WD NAS in the SH, so i have 1 free gigbit port but i don't think i'd use it.

anyway i'm at skegness since 18th till saturday, so i will ordering when i get back.
 
sorry to thread highjack ...i have a superhub but only use it now as a modem , and i may be adding another 1-2 pcs to my ASUS N56U router but it only has four ports ....i would get a switch and plug that into the router and then plug all the pcs into the switch yes ...no ?

thanx :)
 
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sorry to thread highjack ...i have a superhub but only use it now as a modem , and i may be adding another 1-2 pcs to my ASUS N56U router but it only has four ports ....i would get a switch and plug that into the router and then plug all the pcs into the switch yes ...no ?

thanx :)
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Yes. :)
 
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