Sharing an internet connection through an ethernet hub??

StevieP

StevieP

StevieP

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I am getting my dad a set of homeplugs as his wireless upstairs is just this side of useless but he has 2 or 3 PC's up there (in the same room!) that could do with being connected to the net.

Now he has a 4 port ethernet hub (powered) that I'm imagining I can use to network the homeplug to the 3 PC's - is it as easy as connecting the upstairs homeplug to the hub and then a cable from the hub to the ethernet ports on the PC's or will I have to faff around setting up a new network???

Sorry for the noob question but I'm a bit pants at networking!!!

StevieP
 
Sorry, I've probably not explained myself very well.....

The modem is in the hall downstairs with one of the homeplugs in the wall socket near it connected by the ethernet cable.

Upstairs the plan is to have the other homeplug in the wall with an ethernet cable to the hub/switch (I dont know what the difference is - its just a little square box with 4 ethernet ports on it!) and then 3 more ethernet cables feeding the various PC's - does this sound like it will "share" the connection to all the PC's?

StevieP
 
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