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No, not if you only have max 4 wired devices. If your network has more then 4 wired devices, you'll need an additional switch.

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i am interested in buying an ethernet switch to connect my consoles and my router at the same time.

 

do i need a switch if my router has LAN ports?

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2 minutes ago, NAMAJAFF said:

i am interested in buying an ethernet switch to connect my consoles and my router at the same time.

do i need a switch if my router has LAN ports?

A switch is basically a splitter for ethernet ports. If you lack wired ports on your router/modem, you should get a switch.

Are you going to run this router in your room as a router or simply as an access point?

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Only if you don't have enough ethernet ports.

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No, not if you only have max 4 wired devices. If your network has more then 4 wired devices, you'll need an additional switch.

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Depends how many devices you want connected by ethernet cable? If it's more than the ports you have then you will need a switch.

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27 minutes ago, minibois said:

A switch is basically a splitter for ethernet ports. If you lack wired ports on your router/modem, you should get a switch.

Are you going to run this router in your room as a router or simply as an access point?

so if i have lan ports then i don't need the ethernet switch?

 

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2 minutes ago, NAMAJAFF said:

so if i have lan ports then i don't need the ethernet switch?

 

 

29 minutes ago, Dutch_Master said:

No, not if you only have max 4 wired devices. If your network has more then 4 wired devices, you'll need an additional switch.

Did you read the answers provided and more importantly, did you understand what was said? I have the impression the answer to at least one of those questions was no 🙄

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2 minutes ago, Dutch_Master said:

 

Did you read the answers provided and more importantly, did you understand what was said? I have the impression the answer to at least one of those questions was no 🙄

you don't have to be a jerk about it.

 

 

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Just now, NAMAJAFF said:

you don't have to be a jerk about it.

 

 

If you have 4 lan ports and you have 4 devices you want to connect by cable then you don't need a switch, if you have more than 4 devices you want to connect by cable then you will need a switch.

 

All a switch does is turn one of your ports into multiple ports.

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1 hour ago, Dutch_Master said:

No, not if you only have max 4 wired devices. If your network has more then 4 wired devices, you'll need an additional switch.

my router is really old and it doesn't have LAN ports, is there a way to connect it to the switch? since buying a switch is much cheaper than buying a new router.

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15 minutes ago, NAMAJAFF said:

my router is really old and it doesn't have LAN ports, is there a way to connect it to the switch? since buying a switch is much cheaper than buying a new router.

 

What router do you have? You need at least one port to be able to connect the switch to.

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