Which would be the best option for hooking up 2 or more Internet devices up to the splitter/switch/hub, getting no significant speed loss, and both working at the same time with individual local IPs? I have 60Mbps Internet.
I am having friends over with at least two more computers, and our router is all the way across the living room; a hallway and room away. I somehow managed to install a single Cat 6 Ethernet cable through the attic and out the walls, but that only connects one device currently. Any tips on what would be the best option for my situation?
Best Answer
If I understand correctly, you have a router in one room and a single Cat6 cable coming to where you want it.
I would recommend a switch, as it doesn't route traffic to every end-user, like a hub does.
Depending on what you're using it for (I'm getting a hint of a LAN party), you would want to go with Gigabit. 10GbE is a bit excessive (and useless) unless you have 10GbE NICs on each computer.