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Originally Posted by axton900
We are running out of space so for us a network switch would not be ideal, do you happen to know if a simple 1 to 2 Ethernet splitter would work?
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If you are talking about these:
From the description:
NOTE: This Ethernet splitter allows two computers to share one Ethernet line ONE AT A TIME, but it doesn't support both computer to connect onto the internet simultaneously.
So the answer to your question is no, it will not work. You need to use a small switch or hub. I've posted one that will work in prior messages. It's pretty small, I'm going to bet you do have room for it.
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In the real world I spent a few days sorting out someone that bought these to hook their laptop into the same connection as their company supplied desktop. Lots of random "having problems with my internet" that I couldn't figure out. Every time I came over they had unplugged the laptop and put it away. I only figured out when I walked by on a random visit and the laptop and the bogus connections were plugged in.