Need More Ethernet Ports

I have an 500gb APTC and in need of more Ethernet ports for my small home office. I considered picking up a new switch, but first wondering if digging out from the mothballs, a "Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch" would do the trick. ?? I have 3 Mac's in my office that are hard wired along with an Ooma Telo that also needs a port.To add on top of this I also have Zyxel Powerlines throughout my house, the main one is is my office also where the cable comes in.
Taking all this into account and assuming the Linky would do what would be the best order to set this up?
Would the ceiling of "10/100" (not "10/1000") on the Linky be a concern for our newer Macs?
Thanks for any help or recommendations.

Thanks Bob, as cheep as they are I'll just pick up a new switch for the speed.
As far as the power line's I have these along with these. They're the same, yet one type allows passthrough and the other does not. I'll admit that I didn't thoroughly research these, but see that they're rated as "Gigabit" and I am running cat6 if it matters.
My network goes like this:
Cable comes into the house then to---> Surfboard Modem (SB6121) ---> Ooma Telo ---> APTC ---> Powerline.
The APTC has two (not three as mentioned earlier, one's WiFi) office computers hardwired to it, A Mac Mini and an iMac. The other APTC ports go to the Powerline and the Ooma Telo as mentioned above. If it matters in my family room I then have a ZYXEL Powerline PLA225 which is basically the same as the others, but has 4 ports. Two of those are used by an Xbox One and a Roku 2. Then upstairs in the master I have two Powerlines connected to an ATV and a Roku 3. Then lastly I have two kids rooms with the same Powerline's in them and Mac Mini's connected to them. Other computers and printers run on WiFi.
Just as a note I checked Network Utility and Link Speed is 1Gbit/s. The only reason I mention this is the fact that my download speeds have been terrible for a couple months and not sure why. I've changed nothing in that period. The reason that I need the additional ports is so that the Ooma Telo isn't in the middle of my configuration, but instead after the APTC somewhere. I have suspicions that the Ooma is the culprit, but just guessing.
In case you're not familiar with the Ooma Telo it's basically a VOIP box. The back looks like this. The two ethernet ports are "Home Network" and "To Internet".
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My HH3 is downstairs and would like a better connection upstairs. Can I put another HH3 upstairs and connect the two hubs together with an Ethernet cable?? Or would the better option be to put an Ethernet switch upstairs and link that back down to the downstairs hub via an Ethernet cable?? Any help appreciated!!
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Hi,
The second option would be the best.
Ive got a gigabit switch downstairs next to the hub (fed from the gigabit port on the hub) - this switch feeds via ethernet cables
1)a switch in the lounge for the TV, Sky box and a couple of other things
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While you could certainly add an AirPort Extreme to provide additional Ethernet ports, you could also save about $150 by purchasing an inexpensive switch, such as one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DGS-1005G-5-Port-Gigabit-Desktop/dp/B003X7TRWE/
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Unmanaged-GREENnet-Auto-Negotiation-Auto-MDIX/dp/ B001QUA6R0/
Consumer grade Ethernet switches typically come in five and eight port configurations. Just be aware that a five port switch only conveys the ability to add three additional devices. An eight port switch conveys the ability to add six additional devices.
An 8 port switch provides twice the capacity of a 5 port switch for considerably less than twice the cost. The price difference between the two is often only $10 or so.
I just checked, the 8 port version of the Trendnet switch above costs exactly $4 more.
An AirPort Extreme is a very flexible full featured wireless router, and would provide three additional LAN ports for wired devices. If all you need is a few more ports though, it's overkill.

Need another ethernet port

Here's my problem:
I have an old Laser Printer (which is great) which I connect to my computer via an AsanteTalk box which connects via the ethernet port.
I just got DSL. I'm using a router so that my husband can hook up too.
I was told that I could connect the Printer/AsanteTalk box into the router and it would work, but it doesn't.
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The reason that printing through the built-in switch circuitry of your gateway or router does not work is simply because that device is not routing AppleTalk packets, and you've chosen AppleTalk as the means by which to interact with your LaserWriter. It may be because your device does not have such services enabled, or—more likely, it it was purchased in the last two to three years—it does not natively support AppleTalk encapsulation.
You won't be successful talking to your printer unless both your Macintosh and your printer are connected on the same subnet using a switch or router, and those devices support passing AppleTalk packets bidirectionally.
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Hitman47, welcome to the forum.
All of the add-on SATA cards that I found require a PCI Express x4, 8 or 16 to operate properly. Your motherboard only has one PCIe x16 slot and three PCIe x1 slots. Therefore, I don't believe that you can add a card to your system.
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I need more ethernet connections...now what?

I have the internet hooked up to my computer through an ethernet cord. I also was just given a color laser printer that uses an ethernet cord however I only have one ethernet plug on my imac....now what? I would like to run them at the same time and be able to print while I am on the internet.
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Depends upon whether you want wireless and wired or wired only and how many devices you have that will require a wired connection.
The best router to use with the Mac is Apple's own Airport Extreme Base Station. The current model can support 3 wired Ethernet devices plus it provides 802.11 b/g/n wireless. It is pricey at around $179.00. The AEBS supports Gigabit Ethernet.
Other alternatives I would recommend are D-Link routers. Although D-Link does not provide any Mac support to speak of, their routers work well with Macs and can be completely configured via any web browser. I've had excellent service from their DI-524 model which provides 802.11 b/g wireless support and has 4 wired Ethernet device ports. This particular model does not support Gigabit Ethernet, but D-Link has other models that do.

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I need more ethernet ports for my time capsule. Somebody told me that a Switch would do the job. Now I need to know if a normal switch would do the job, or if I need a GIGABIT switch..
Thx for your help!

Depends upon the speed of the devices you are going to connect. Just purchase the gigabyte switch and make it simple. These switches are auto adjusting anyway.

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Hi there,
I was not able to receive help from Cisco partner and distributor so I'm hoping that I'll get response from here.
We have CISCO2821-V3PN/K9 whose two Gigabit ports are already used. I need additional Ethernet port to connect the router to the Internet Leased Line.
Below "appears to be" the right product but the module is a switch which to my understanding is meant for connecting to the inside LAN rather than to the Internet.
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Here is a link that provides information regarding VLANs in conjunction with the HWIC:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00804554c7.html#wp1027188
For more general information regarding VLANs, chekc this document:
Creating and Maintaining VLANs
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00800c9fd8.html
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GP

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Is there a way to add an additional ethernet port to an airport express via a router or some other option? I have a need for two devices using ethernet next to the airport express.
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Guy Gadois

If you want the AX to connect wirelessly to a network and then connect Ethernet clients to the AX's Ethernet port, read Tesserax's post above. This requires WDS.
If you want to connect the AX to an Internet source and also have Ethernet clients you want to connect to that Internet source, read my post above. This is not possible using only the AX. You need a router with 2 or more Ethernet ports unfortunatley the AX only has one.

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Is it possible to daisychain two Airport Express Base Stations so that all computers can see each other, or is it best to buy an ethernet switch?
It would be best (cheapest) to use an Ethernet switch instead of getting a second wireless router with a built-in switch.
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I dont use external USB hubs.
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Course, you can use a USB hub with an external hard drive and learn the hard way about signal degradation and power drops on your vitally important data.
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So I just brought myself another pair of TP link wifi adapters as I already had some, but the ones I had only had 1 port and these have 3. So I set it all up and try to use 2 ethernet ports as I want to use my xbox one and Laptop through these adapters. So when i set it up and pluged the ethernet cables into the router the broadband light on the hub goes orange and the broadband is lost unitl i take out one of the ethernet cables and reset the hub it works fine with just one.
I just really want to know why i cant have more than one ethernet cable plugged into the hub.
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You can only connect one broadband extender to the home hub. This must be designated as the Access Point. All the rest need to be slaved to that Access Point. These need to be individually "paired" to the AP one connected to the home hub.
You can still use the other ports on the home hub for direct Ethernet connections.
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Need instructions on how to replace Ethernet port

My ethernet port died after a recent power surge. Does anyone know a helpful website that can walk me through replacing it? It's a flat panel 800 MHZ from about 5 years ago.

Hello,
Just to clarify:
The Ethernet adapter is built-into the logic board (main board) in Macintosh computers.
It's not a separate card that can be replaced like it is on many PC's.
So, you cannot replace a faulty Ethernet port without replacing your computer's main board / logic board. That's going to be more expensive than just buying another computer.
So, your options are new computer or USB Ethernet adapter.
A USB Ethernet adapter is going to plug into one of your USB ports, and act as an Ethernet port.
You need to make sure you get one that is compatible with your version of the Mac OS.
Hope this helps.

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I have a wireless WRT54GS Router but I need more ports in back to connect other rooms(wired). What is the device that I need?

Go out and buy a 4, 8 or 16 port switch. Plug it in and you have your extra ports.

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