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The Ethernet splitting issue has been resolved.

The Ethernet splitting issue has been resolved.

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kaaskotskikker
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06-11-2024, 01:59 AM
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Hello, you and your friend have just settled into a university house with computers in each room. The first floor houses the internet hub, while your rooms are on the second and third floors. You both needed Ethernet connections, so you connected a single cable from the hub to your rooms via a splitter. From that splitter, one cable reaches your PC and another goes to your friend’s room, which is also connected through a splitter. One splitter feeds the PS4 and the other to your computer. The issue appears to originate from the splitter in your room. If you disconnect the cable going to your friend’s room, the internet works; if you disconnect the one for your PC, the internet also works. It seems something is wrong with the splitter itself. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Splitter product used: (link provided).
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kaaskotskikker
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM #1

Hello, you and your friend have just settled into a university house with computers in each room. The first floor houses the internet hub, while your rooms are on the second and third floors. You both needed Ethernet connections, so you connected a single cable from the hub to your rooms via a splitter. From that splitter, one cable reaches your PC and another goes to your friend’s room, which is also connected through a splitter. One splitter feeds the PS4 and the other to your computer. The issue appears to originate from the splitter in your room. If you disconnect the cable going to your friend’s room, the internet works; if you disconnect the one for your PC, the internet also works. It seems something is wrong with the splitter itself. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Splitter product used: (link provided).

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SecondMember
Member
53
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM
#2
Because you need a switch: https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-SG10...094&sr=8-3
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SecondMember
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM #2

Because you need a switch: https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-SG10...094&sr=8-3

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06-11-2024, 01:59 AM
#3
This requires a switch or router to support the use case.
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zbartholomew18
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM #3

This requires a switch or router to support the use case.

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MrSmiles
Member
57
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM
#4
He just searched online about how many times something can be divided, and now we realize where we were mistaken.
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MrSmiles
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM #4

He just searched online about how many times something can be divided, and now we realize where we were mistaken.

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seriosh
Member
181
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM
#5
The need for such a device is minimal today... it functions more like a hub, and those should be retired. They cause collisions, which we've long since moved beyond with inexpensive switches.
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seriosh
06-11-2024, 01:59 AM #5

The need for such a device is minimal today... it functions more like a hub, and those should be retired. They cause collisions, which we've long since moved beyond with inexpensive switches.