Connecting a switch to a livebox with fiber
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Hello,
I'm having a bit of trouble setting up a way to easily connect two PCs in a room far from the Livebox (Livebox 3 Orange).
Currently, there is an RJ45 cable running from the box to one of the two PCs in the room.
There is a powerline adapter plugged in to boost the Wi-Fi, and the last PC is connected via cable to the powerline adapter for a wired connection in the room.
Given that a third PC will be added soon, there is a crucial lack of connectors, and I thought of using a simple switch to gather everything and connect the switch to the Livebox.
However, the ONT box for the fiber is plugged into the only red port on the Livebox, and I read that a switch must also be connected to the red port.
This is a bit of an amateur question, but I'm a bit lost on how to do this simply by eliminating the powerline adapter (maybe replacing it with a Wi-Fi booster for better range) and gathering all the computers on a switch.
Do you have any ideas on how to proceed, or perhaps can the switch be connected to another Ethernet port on the box?
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I'm having a bit of trouble setting up a way to easily connect two PCs in a room far from the Livebox (Livebox 3 Orange).
Currently, there is an RJ45 cable running from the box to one of the two PCs in the room.
There is a powerline adapter plugged in to boost the Wi-Fi, and the last PC is connected via cable to the powerline adapter for a wired connection in the room.
Given that a third PC will be added soon, there is a crucial lack of connectors, and I thought of using a simple switch to gather everything and connect the switch to the Livebox.
However, the ONT box for the fiber is plugged into the only red port on the Livebox, and I read that a switch must also be connected to the red port.
This is a bit of an amateur question, but I'm a bit lost on how to do this simply by eliminating the powerline adapter (maybe replacing it with a Wi-Fi booster for better range) and gathering all the computers on a switch.
Do you have any ideas on how to proceed, or perhaps can the switch be connected to another Ethernet port on the box?
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 78.0
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Hi Valerian78
You can connect your >> switch << to the RJ45 cable you have in your room.
Nothing is stopping you.
Just be careful to plug your incoming cable into the input port of the switch
for the indicated TP Link, it's the port (5)
See you+
You can connect your >> switch << to the RJ45 cable you have in your room.
Nothing is stopping you.
Just be careful to plug your incoming cable into the input port of the switch
for the indicated TP Link, it's the port (5)
See you+
To replace the powerline adapter and extend the Wi-Fi in the bedroom, would a range extender be sufficient, or would a WAP connected to the switch be easier?