Adding More Ethernet Ports to Your MoCA Network
May 11, 2009 at 6:47 pm poidawg 1 comment
Let’s say you installed your MoCA network adapter kit and now have a blazing fast connection between the Xbox in your living room to your router upstairs. Well, being a good citizen you now take your Obama stimulus check and go out to your local Best Buy and buy a brand spanking new Bluray BR-DVD Player. Lo and behold, your BR-DVD has an Ethernet port so you can access BD-Live as well as get your software updates. How will I share my one MoCA Ethernet port?!?
The answer is simple, it’s called a 5-port ”Ethernet Switch” and can be found at any electronics store or online for about $20 (Amazon had one on sale for $9 with rebate). Like the name says, it has 5 Ethernet ports on it so you connect the Ethernet port from your MoCA adapter to one of the ports on the switch and Voila! – you now have 4 ports for all your devices! If you really have a big tax return, you can buy an 8-port switch and get 7 extra ports to plug into your Xbox, Slingbox, TiVo, HDTV, Bluray, Squeezebox, Roku, etc… Think of the money and aggravation you’ll save by not spending $700 on 7 different wireless adapters for each device that all interfere with each other and drop connection every 2 minutes!
Just another reason to get wired with MoCA now!
Entry filed under: adapters, amazon, Installation. Tags: 5 port, 8 port, amazon, ethernet switch.
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