Router needs more lan ports

[TechSam]

So my internet setup atm is i have 4g router only problem is im havin lan party on weekend and my router has only 1 lan port i have old 3g router but i cant get it to take in internet and redirect it throught the lan ports. Im thinking of getting some kind of lan hub but i still want to hear is there any better ways to do this?? Also dont worry i know im splitting 4g connection but the 4g connection im getting is more than enough for 3+ ppl

[rmac52]

You need a switch

[C_Mike]

You need an LAN switch.

 

Something like this

 

 

Plug an Ethernet cable from your router to the switch, then Ethernet to each of the computers from the switch

[TechSam]

You need an LAN switch.

 

Something like this

 

 

Plug an Ethernet cable from your router to the switch, then Ethernet to each of the computers from the switch

i guess thats the only way then i know about switches and stuff im soon finishing my studies in networking. Just hoped if there was any kind of other way than getting a switch. getting a switch in a short time period could prove difficult

[Blebekblebek]

how is that difficult?

just plug 1 port router to switch and done, nothing need to change

[TechSam]

how is that difficult?

just plug 1 port router to switch and done, nothing need to change

did not mean that doing it was difficult finding one now that is difficult especially when im supposed to be doing it this weekend and im not living somewhere where you can find these in normal electronics store hell they even hardly sell gpus or peripherals for that matter

[Broseephus]

did not mean that doing it was difficult finding one now that is difficult especially when im supposed to be doing it this weekend and im not living somewhere where you can find these in normal electronics store hell they even hardly sell gpus or peripherals for that matter

 

 

Dude, it's much more common for stores to sell switches than it is for them to sell GPU's or other peripherals. Business can't function without switches these days. I would bet any electronics store you have would atleast have a 5 port desktop switch and probably some 24 port models as well.