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Ben Mahomed
By Ben Mahomed
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10 minutes ago, Ben Mahomed said:

OK so I am not that familiar with networking. The problem I want to fix is that I have one Ethernet port coming into my room but I want to be able to connect it to more than one device. I was wondering what the best thing to do this is. 

 

Thanks in advance. 

Switch is way easier, just plug and play. If you wanna get a stronger wifi connection in your room you could get a router and configure it as a bridge/wifi access point but is a LOT more work.

If you have the option to get a high refresh rate monitor, do it.

 

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On 4/15/2016 at 9:14 PM, Ben Mahomed said:

Ok so it looks like a switch is the way to go. What are some good home 5 port switches.

 

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Gigabit-Ethernet-Desktop-TL-SG105/dp/B00A128S24/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1460961894&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=5+port+switch&psc=1

 

its metal

and it has mount points on the bottom

and its gigabit 

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