Splitting Ethernet

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Is it possible to split an ethernet cable thats already in-place in the house, mainly asking to save time instead of adding another wire.

The cable is currently hooked up to a pc but I want a connection for my Xbox for Live. (while having the PC hooked up) Any suggestions? my only other way of doing this is buying the costly Xbox 360 wireless adapter.

Thanks.
 
Yep it's possible

2 of these (Ethernet Splitters)
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2 of these (Ethernet coupler)
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Would result in this
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2x Devices > 1x Ethernet Splitter > 1x Ethernet Coupler > 1x Ethernet Cable > 1x Ethernet Coupler > 1x Ethernet Splitter > 2x Devices
 
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Right so, I plug the ethernet cable from the router downstairs into this, then have two cables coming out of it which can accomodate the PC and Xbox yeah?
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Plug your ethernet switch into your cable upstaires not downstaires.

Ethernet Cable > Switch > Devices
(upto 4 because 1 port been used for cable going downstaires)
 
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Right so, I plug the ethernet cable from the router downstairs into this, then have two cables coming out of it which can accomodate the PC and Xbox yeah?
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Yeah. A much better solution than the splitters. I've always found splitters to be unreliable and had to remove them to put in switches instead.
 
An ethernet splitter actually has no hardware inside so it shouldn't be unreliable. 100Mbps ethernet only uses 2 of the 4 copper pairs inside a standard UTP Cat 5 cable so you can use it for two devices as long as you wire it correctly. I have done the same for my Xbox/PC where I only have 1 feed to my computer which goes under the floor, I made the cable myself though so I didn't have to buy any splitters or couplers. Never had any problems with them.
 
I agree they shouldn't be unreliable but experience says that they are. I suspect it's either a crosstalk issue or the pull of the cables making a bad connection at one end.
 
You don't need 2 cables right back to the router - connect the cable that's there to the switch at the other end from the router, and you can connect two short cables for the PC and 360.
It's the same setup as the second post, except you only need one connection to the switch at the right hand side, and the switch takes the place of the left hand splitter.
 
Ok.

The way I've done this in the past is to use 2 port wall sockets and just split the cable on each end and wire into the 4 ports, 2 at each end. This saved me from pulling a new cable through. You'll need a switch to plug both into the router, most routers have a built in switch.

If the OP literally just has a cable between the router and the PC then one of the options above may be better.
 
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