Not enough connections on my router

dodger1

£21 a month including line rental, calls and broadband. About eight months left on contract.

closed

http://sales.talktalk.co.uk/product/broadband/essentials

if it's this package, it's on offer cheaper, and you can save another £5 per month by paying line rental in advance.

worth a phone call imo, if only for a free router.

dodger1

Told you I was a numpty, I just realized I've still got my old D-Link router with four ports that I originally used before changing address. I'll dig it out and give it a go. :idea:

Johnmcl7

dodger1 wrote: »

Told you I was a numpty, I just realized I've still got my old D-Link router with four ports that I originally used before changing address. I'll dig it out and give it a go. :idea:

Remember to switch off DHCP first on the D-link router so it just functions as a switch and nothing more.

John

EarnItFast

I'm pretty sure there are extensions you can purchase on Ebay that allow you to put one ethernet cable in, and extends out to 4 ethernet plugs...

Check out ebay they may/may not have it, though i'm sure i saw it.

Fifer

Johnmcl7 wrote: »

Remember to switch off DHCP first on the D-link router so it just functions as a switch and nothing more.

John

Unless the D-Link is replacing the 2-port router, not just being used as a switch.

Johnmcl7

Fifer wrote: »

Unless the D-Link is replacing the 2-port router, not just being used as a switch.

Ah, good point - I misread the comment.

John

prowla

I have a multi-port Ethernet switch attached to my Sky router.
It works fine.