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A hub or a switch for smart TV, Freebox player, AppleTV

Jiraya320 Posted messages 12 Status Member -  
nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

I wanted to replace my 4-port Ethernet hub with a Netgear 5-port gigabit switch,
so how do I do it since, unlike the hub, the switch has no output (male) port but only 4 or 5 female ports?

Currently, I have an Ethernet cable connecting the hub to the Ethernet outlet of the PLC and 4 female Ethernet ports to which I connect the smart TV, the Freebox player, and the Apple TV.

As mentioned at the beginning of the post, the hub is outdated and reduces bandwidth, hence the interest in using a switch, but how?

Because on the switch, there are 5 female Ethernet ports and that's it! (and a power cord)

I tried connecting the switch to the PLC with a male/male Ethernet cable and plugging the respective cables of each device into the remaining 4 ports, but nothing happens.

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    nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 352
     
    Hello
    if you don't have enough ports on the box, have you considered Wi-Fi?
    but be aware that the more cables, switches, hubs, power extensions, and whatever else you add, the more you divide the signal, and the more loss you incur! (and various interferences too)
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    1. Jiraya320 Posted messages 12 Status Member
       
      Hello,
      We're indeed talking about Freebox!
      That is to say, the Freebox server with 4 original ports is in the office and the Freebox player, having only one original port, is in the living room (7-8 meters away)
      hence the interest in PLC and a hub... or a switch.
      Wi-Fi is not even an option given the configuration of the rooms, and in any case, the devices in question do not support it.
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  2. nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 352
     
    hum
    me too, I had to be resourceful, but I have the advantage of having everything in the same room
    two PCs connected via Ethernet to the box + 1 PC via Wi-Fi
    + the smart TV connected to the Freeplayer via HDMI to the box via powerline
    the Canal+ satellite decoder connected to the box via HDMI to the TV
    the DVD player connected to the TV via HDMI
    the PS3 gaming console connected to the TV via HDMI
    the Nintendo console connected to the TV via RCA
    the soundbar connected to the TV via optical cable..;
    the TV itself connected to the box via Wi-Fi, oh please, no more..
    if this can help you see things more clearly
    https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-572195-difference-entre-hub-switch-et-routeur
    and particularly

    for the hub, there are 2 "types"
    broadcast = all machines listen to the message and then process it
    unicast = all machines listen to the message but only the intended recipient processes it while the others reject it
    so, if I understood correctly, you would need a hub, but unicast rather than a switch
    but at this point, I'm not qualified enough
    you also need to consider the strength of the signal arriving at your location
    the weaker the signal at the start, the less each device gets
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