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My Internet connection come to my room through an Ethernet cable. I have two computers and only one of them has wifi so, I cant share the connection via wifi.
I want both computers connected to Internet and there is no way of having another wire from the router. I guess I cannot duplicate the Ethernet cable like you can do RJ11, Can I?
My Internet connection come to my room through an Ethernet cable. I have two computers and only one of them has wifi so, I cant share the connection via wifi.
I want both computers connected to Internet and there is no way of having another wire from the router. I guess I cannot duplicate the Ethernet cable like you can do RJ11, Can I?
How could I have Internet in both computers?
Cheers!!
First of all your both computer have to have ethernet card.
Second, when you will be choosing SWITCH make sure that it has: Auto Detect Cabling (MDI/MDIX support) or just "support Auto MDI/MDI-X". With out this you will never get all work.
You will also need 2 ethernet cables, length choose your self.
After that you need to connect ethernet cable from router to port 1 of new switch, and one comp. to port 2 and another to port 3.
That is all.
Other possibility is to buy route/switch with wi-fi. So in that case second computer can use its wireless and ethernet.
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