Do homeplugs come with more than 1 Ethernet port?

adaadat

My Wifi downstairs is awful - one bar - so I'd like to use a wireless homeplug to improve it, but also give my TV, Sky box and maybe the Blu-ray player some internet, too. However, I can't find any homeplugs with more than 1 Ethernet port.

Do I have to go down the route of a router, instead, so I can use its 4 Ethernet ports?

closed

don't you have a router already, can it be moved closer on a phone extension if necessary

ehlo

You only need a switch, not a router which is more complex and more expensive.

Amazon will get you a four port switch for less than £10!

robmar0se

Yes here's an example http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-av-3pe.htm

You could also use a single port version with a switch which would give you the additional ports you require, no additional software required eg http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=4-port+switch&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=9936099771&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16362116972024918758&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_c792nts5f_b

Vomityspice

Just plug the single Ethernet port into a network switch, then you can have 4 ,8, 16 etc ports available.

My last 4 port switch was something like £6 from Ebuyer

rtho782

You can get homeplugs with a built in Wifi AP. I'm sure I've seen them with more than one ethernet port, there is certainly no technical reason why not.

Or, you can just plug a normal ethernet hub/switch into a homeplug. Not a router, as it will start trying to do DHCP and other silly things untless you turn all that off and make it behave as a switch.

adaadat

Thanks for the replies.

The router is upstairs in a far corner of the house and can't be moved. It's the Sky Sagemcom, which I've heard is pretty weak.

Are the switches simply plug and play, so I don't need to constantly switch from one to the other? Are they all pretty much the same?

Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=4-port+switch&!!!!!googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=9936099771&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16362116972024918758&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_c792nts5f_b#/ref=nb_sb_noss/279-9459696-4029642?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=4-port+switch+ethernet&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A4-port+switch+ethernet

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=relevancy&limit=10&q=ethernet%20switch&filterpricebands=%5B0+TO+49.99%5D

They all seem around £20 - £35 though.

Cheers.

sweep9

Netgear advertised one in a magazine a few months ago that sparked my interest. It had capability of 500Mbits, 4 ports and a pass through socket...

...Just I've never seen it for sale on any of the major internet retailers!

It'd been perfect for the TV, BluRay, PS3 and SkyHD box

spannerzone

What you asked for does exist

For neatness a 4 port powerline network adaptor would make sense
Maybe this WD 4 port kit? (ebuyer) or Here from Amazon

Plug one next to your modem router with a patch cable and plug the other 4 port device next to your devices and use short patch leads to connect them all up, fairly simple and neat.

adaadat

The WD 4-port unit looks nice, but it isn't wireless.

I need to improve the wireless downstairs as well as provide 3-4 or more Ethernet ports for TV, Sky box, etc.

I guess it'll have to be a standard wireless homeplug with the single Ethernet (on the one downstairs) plugged into an Ethernet switch of some sort.

robmar0se

adaadat wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

The router is upstairs in a far corner of the house and can't be moved. It's the Sky Sagemcom, which I've heard is pretty weak.

Are the switches simply plug and play, so I don't need to constantly switch from one to the other? Are they all pretty much the same?

Switches are plug & play.

You could put homeplug near yr router and a 1 or 3 port homeplug near yr kit and just add a wireless access point plugged into one of the homeplug ports for the wireless capability - http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WA901ND-Advanced-Wireless-Access/dp/B002YETVXC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342207530&sr=8-1