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Oakiesmokie

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Hello,

Essentially I have two computers in one room and the modem is across the house. There is only one wall ethernet port in the room with the two computers. The wall ethernet port is wired to the modem.

I am not sure what switch I should get. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

Thank you
 
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What you have then is a router. Ethernet can only go 100m so there is another device someplace that is converting the technology as it enters the house to ethernet. That device is generally referred to as a modem. Fiber is a little different in the device is called a ONT but does the same basic function. Mostly the restriction on one device the ISP wanting to charge you. It is technically possible on some technologies to allow multiple devices but the ISP choose to not offer it. But rather than getting into all the strange exceptions it is easier to tell most people a modem only allows a single device.

I any case what you have is a router and you can likely hook up enough switches to run hundreds of machines if you wanted.
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bill001g

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Be sure what you are calling a "modem" is actually a modem/router combination device. Most true modems only allow a single device to be attached at a time. Pretty much any switch you can find will do what you want. The only difference would be if you want 10/100/1000 ports or just 10/100. Both will likely be faster than your internet connection the 10/100/1000 may give you better performance if you were going to transfer files between machines in your house.
 
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Oakiesmokie

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When you say "Most true modems only allow a single device to be attached at a time" do you mean that the modem only has 1 LAN port? The modem I have is from Bell Fibe, which has 5 ports: 1 WAN ETH, 4 LAN ports.
 
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bill001g

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What you have then is a router. Ethernet can only go 100m so there is another device someplace that is converting the technology as it enters the house to ethernet. That device is generally referred to as a modem. Fiber is a little different in the device is called a ONT but does the same basic function. Mostly the restriction on one device the ISP wanting to charge you. It is technically possible on some technologies to allow multiple devices but the ISP choose to not offer it. But rather than getting into all the strange exceptions it is easier to tell most people a modem only allows a single device.

I any case what you have is a router and you can likely hook up enough switches to run hundreds of machines if you wanted.
 
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