Alternate to dual motherbaord ethernet port

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poisson

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My motherboard currently has two Ethernet ports, I use one to share internet with a second computer in my room. I'm thinking of upgrading my motherboard, but the motherboards I'm interested in only have one Ethernet port. What sort of device would I need to purchase to be able to continue sharing Ethernet from my computer? I'd also rather not deal with an Ethernet card.
 
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The router and switch are located on the other side of the house and I would rather not run cables out that far, or deal with Wifi for that matter. The only time the second computer turns on is for LAN gaming. Could I run a second switch in my room to be able to communicate with my second computer?
 
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Is very simple then. There is an ethernet cable from the router to your pc#1 does it not, unplug this cable from pc#1 and plug it into an 8-port switch instead in the same room as the 2 PC (yes am saying router and switch don't need to be near each other), now your switch has 7 ports left, another cable from switch port#2 to pc#1, and a third cable from switch port#3 to pc#2. Simple. Like a TV splitter.
 
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