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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
I was just wondering if it was possible to split a lan cable into 3 ways from 1 source cable.
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Yes, it is possible to split a lan cable to attach 3 connectors, but since they are wired in parallel only one will work. You can only have one computer attached per cable.
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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
I know you can achieve this by buying a router, but that costs a lot of money.
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This isn't necessarily true.. the basic function of a router is to reassign ports to different computers and assign ips to those computers to manage them. If you can get your hands on a old crappy free PC, you can put network cards into it and program that to be your router. Sure it wouldn't be sleek and sexy, but it would work. While i have never done this myself, i know someone who has and i could my hands on the code to do this. I believe it is UNIX based.
And oh yes... the day after thanksgiving sales are awesome. Last year i got a belkin wireless router from staples for 10 bucks after rebates. I'm sure you can find a router then for cheap, or even on eBay.