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Offline bobbarley

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #20 on: 19 August 2012, 20:44 »
You can do exactly that mate.  Just buy a router. 

Connect the Homeplug to the router, then all your devices to the same router.

A switch is better, it's a router but with better packet delivery  :smiley:
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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #21 on: 19 August 2012, 20:46 »
You can do exactly that mate.  Just buy a router. 

Connect the Homeplug to the router, then all your devices to the same router.

A switch is better, it's a router but with better packet delivery  :smiley:

Sweet!!

Any recommendations for a switch??

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #22 on: 19 August 2012, 20:51 »
They're all good to be honest.  I like Belkin, but D-link and Netgear are also great  :smiley:

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #23 on: 19 August 2012, 20:52 »
They're all good to be honest.  I like Belkin, but D-link and Netgear are also great  :smiley:

Is it something like this i want??

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Gigabit-Unmanaged-Desktop-TL-SG1005D/dp/B000N99BBC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345405853&sr=1-1

Ive got TP Homeplugs so thought id stick with the same brand  :undecided:

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #25 on: 19 August 2012, 20:58 »
Might go for the quicker one lol

Thanks Nige :afro:

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #26 on: 19 August 2012, 20:59 »
NP mate, they're both good for the money.  Will work perfectly  :smiley:

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #27 on: 19 August 2012, 21:02 »
NP mate, they're both good for the money.  Will work perfectly  :smiley:

Cool

One last question - much difference in network cables for linking the router and my devices??
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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #28 on: 19 August 2012, 21:19 »
Nope, all the cables.

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Re: Building wired network
« Reply #29 on: 19 August 2012, 21:22 »
Nope, all the cables.

All the same?? Bit of a cryptic answer  :tongue: