Possible to do an Ethernet Cable Split?
Just wondering if there was such a thing as a splitter for Ethernet cables. in other words have 2 different enternet cables connected to modem so i can have 2 different computer connected internet to same modem, without going to WIFI
thanks
It's called a wired/wireless router. If you have a router then perhaps it provides additional Ethernet ports. If it doesn't, the replace it with one that does Surely your cable provider can help you with the exchange.
You do not want to use a switch or hub if the modem does not have an Ethernet port separate from the one that connects to your computer. It would lack the security of a proper gateway/router.
The Apple Airport Extreme Base Station is a router that will work, but it cannot act as the cable modem. Ask your provider for a modem that can work the the AEBS as the network router.
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Airport outgoing ethernet cable
Hi there,
I'm thinking of buying the AirPort express, but there is one thing I would like to know. Is it possible to plug an ethernet cable in to get the AirPort connected, and then let another ethernet cable go out to still keep my MacBook connected wired?
Thank you,
MikeYes you can connect your MacBook to the ethernet port.
The Airport Express has two ethernet ports. One is the WAN and connects to the modem. The other is the LAN and cannects to yopur MacBook, or a ethernet hub which could connect multiple MACs and PCs. -
HT4889 I can connect both computers via ethernet cable?
I recently bought a new retina display MacBook Pro and have files and applications I want to transfer over from my big clunky Mac to my new laptop for college (audio engineering).
I want to save some money and not buy a firewire or wait like 5 hours to transfer everything via my wi-fi network so is it possible to use the ethernet cable to transfer everything?Yes. The Mac's Ethernet ports are autopolarizing and will self-assign an IP address from the 169.x.x.x reserved pool. However, I fail to see how you are going to plug in an Ethernet cable to a Retina Mac without an adapter.
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i have my cisco E1000 as a router at the moment, just bought airport express for an extender.
is it possible to do it? thx guysNo, not unless you connect the two with an Ethernet cable and configure the Express as a bridge.
Consider replacing the Cisco router with the Express. The Express conveys advantages over the E1000. -
My problem is that I don't know how to use my Time Capsule with Ethernet Cable, as when I use wireless it is really slow.
Make sure that there is an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on your modem/wireless router to the WAN port on the Time Capsule
Click on the Wireless tab at the top of the page
Change the setting for Wireless Mode to Off (I assume that you do not want the Time Capsule to provide a wireless network since you already have a wireless network)
Next, click the Internet icon at the top of the screen, then click the Internet Connection tab
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click the Update button at the bottom and wait 30 seconds for the Time Capsule to restart and display a green light
Then, you must power off your entire network...all devices....in any order that you want
Wait a minute
Start your modem/router first and let it run a minute
Start the Time Capsule and let it run a minute
Keep starting devices one at a time until everything is powered up
If you are using Time Machine for backups, you will need to reset the connection because you have changed the way in which the Time Capsule connects to your network
Open System Preferences (gear icon) on the dock
Open Time Machine
Click Select Disk
Click the Time Capsule to highlight it
Click Use for Backup or, it might be Use Disk
Now you can connect your Mac using an Ethernet cable to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule to back up using Ethernet. Be sure to turn off the wireless on your Mac before you start the backup.
If you want to backup using wireless, disconnect the Ethernet cable from the Mac to the Time Capsule and turn on the wireless and connect to your wireless network. Your computer will now backup using wireless. -
How to connect 2 ethernet cables to 1 port? Help me please.
My computer has one ethernet port, but I need to be able to connect two ethernet cables to it.
I am about to get satellite internet which requires an ethernet port and also about to sign up to a VoIP (Voice over IP) service which also requires an ethernet port.
Is there something I can buy or do to overcome this problem?
Sorry if this question seems obvious, but I really don't have a clue and would be very thankful for some good advice.
Cheers,
Crystal Venus.Crystal,
You need an Ethernet Hub, or Router. This will allow you to "Split" the connection from your satellite internet to the VOIP phone box, and to your computer. These are readily available at any computer store, like Best Buy, CompUSA etc.
Your internet provider might even have some info for you on this front. -
I currently have a motorola surfboard cable modem/router (dual N) that works for all our wireless devices (PCs and MACBOOK) except that our ipad 2 which drops video streaming in the livingroom (works great in the office and bedroom). I'm hoping to purchase a new 5th gen airport extreme and set it up in the living room for the ipad 2 as a repeater/bridge (I think that is the same function) but don't want to have a ethernet cable connecting the motorola to the airport extreme. Is it possible? How? Since the ipad 2 works in other rooms, I don't think it is the ipad 2.
Sorry, but Apple products would not be compatible with your Motorola modem/router using wireless only.
If you need to do this using wireless only, you might want to check with your Internet service provider to see if they have a Motorola product that would be compatible for the purpose that you need.
If you are able to permanently connect the AirPort Extreme to the Motorola modem/router using a wired Ethernet connection, the AirPort Extreme could be configured to provide more wireless coverage that way. -
I have a power mac g5 that does not have a wireless card, and connects to the internet via ethernet cable.
I want to know how to set up an airport express so that it joins my wireless home network and provides the G5 with an internet signal.
This via an ethernet cable that is plugged into the airport express and then into the ethernet port on the g5.
Please advise as I have configured the airport express in every way possible, the green light is on and when I plug the ethernet cable into the G5 my network cofigurations shows nothing and says that the ethernet cable is not plugged in (It is).
I get an internet signal if the ethernet cable is plugged directly into my wireless router, so the ethernet port works.
Please assist. Thanks.Two requirements that must be met to do what you want.......
1) An AirPort Express 802.11n must be used. Check the Model No on the label on the side of the Express. It needs to be A1264. Any other model number will not do what you want.
2) The Express must be configured to "Join a wireless network" and the option to enable Ethernet Clients must be checked.
Open AirPort Utility and click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
The box to "Allow Ethernet Clients" must be checked
Please check to verify that your AirPort Express meets both requirements -
As a Verizon FIOS client, can we just use Ethernet cable to connect to time capsule or do we need the Verizon router to connect to time capsule?
The Time Capsule is indeed a wireless router with simultaneous dual band capability...and a hard drive for backup purposes. You can use that to your advantage if you configure the Time Capsule as I suggested in Bridge Mode.
The Time Capsule will provide a 802.11n 5 GHz band and a 802.11n/g/b compatible 2.4 GHz band to allow virtually any device to connect to the network.
I suppose that you could also use the "g" wireless network provided by the Verizon router as a "guest" network or something similar if you really do need another wireless network.
It might be possible to configure the Time Capsule as the main router on the network....that's a question for Verizon. But even if you might be able to do this, I'm sure it is not supported by Verizon, so you would be on your own in the event of any Internet connection difficulties on your service.
And, since the Time Capsule does not have a built in modem....you would still need to add a separate modem to the installation anyway.
That's why my suggestion is to use the Verizon device as the "modem" and let the Time Capsule provide the dual band wireless network and of course, handle the Time Machine backups. -
HP Officejet Pro 8600 refuses to be recognized by my Windows 7 via router, USB or Ethernet cable
This is a really strange problem. I owned a computer store for 20 years and I had never encountered a wierd problem such as this. It really has me scratching my head.
I purchased the HP wireless printer 3 days ago, replacing a Kodak all in one wireless printer that I used for 3 months.
I have been trying for the past 3 days, working up to 10 hours per day on it, trying to get my main tower computer with 32 bit Windows 7 to recognize the printer via the wireless router, the USB cable direct and Ethernet cable from the router to the printer with no success.
The tower is hard wired to a TP-Link router.
Strange as it is, my 2 laptops, one with Windows Xp and the other with Windows Vista, had no problem at all connecting, accepting, installing and printing out test sheets for me. Both notebooks installed as they should have. However, my tower with 32 bit Windows 7 absolutely will not connect. There has to be something in the tower that is causing this problem.
I have tried to connect directly to the printer using an USB cable from my tower to the printer, it failed.
I have tried using an Ethernet cable plugged directly from the router to the printer, that failed also.
I have uninstalled the HP software 4 times, cleaned the registry and reinstalled the HP software with no different results.
I have booted up with minimum Microsoft files only, I have booted up in safe mode, I have booted up as Administrator - still the tower will not recognize the printer.
I have downloaded & installed the HP software as well as using the CD, the patch, the firmware upgrade and several other programs that HP offers, none has helped.
I have scanned and scanned the internet for possible solutions now for 3 days, nothing I have tried has worked yet.
I have removed my anti-virus software and shut off the firewall. It made no difference at all.
I manually added the HP printer on my tower via the control panel, it would not connect to the printer that way either.
I have restored my registry numerous times back to before any attempts to add the printer, that didn't help.
However, I can access the printer via my internet browser by typing in the printer's address 192.165.1.106
Believe it or not, I can print a test page from there and I can also scan the test page. I just can't get my tower to recognize this printer.
This is really driving me buggy, any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
I currently have an HP 1300 Laserjet on the network, non-wireless, and it works great with all computers via the router.
I have a 2nd tower currently having a mother board repaired, I would bet that it will work when I get it back.Thanks for your comments.
I tried a new Ethernet cable hard wired between the printer and the router. Since the computer is wired via an Ethernet cable to the router and the router is wired directly to the printer, one would think the computer would see the printer but it won't.
I also tried a brand new 10 foot USB cable between the computer and the printer, it failed and it wouldn't install the software either.
I am adding a 2nd hard drive next week and going dual boot, that should work on the new drive at least.
An associate, who is the best networking guy in town, just left my house after trying for 2 hours to find a cure or the problem, he finally gave up. Like me, he thinks it may be something in the registry. -
HP LaserJet P1505n, connected by Ethernet cable, does not get IP address so I can't get to web admin
Hello and thanks in advance,
I've read as many threads as possible and done everything I could to get my HP P1505n working again but can't and need some new advice.
I've had this printer for a couple of years and it worked well and always connected. I had it plugged into a router (at one point linksys, then a dlink) and had given it a static ip address that it always printed to.
Recently, I got a Cisco modem/router from my internet service provider, I plugged in the printer's ethernet cable to it, and suddenly I couldn't print to it anymore. I couldn't access it's webadmin console and couldn't change any settings. I went through various troubleshooting steps and ultimately did a hard reset.
I left it alone for a week (thankfully I have another printer) but am trying again to get it up and running. Right now it has switched to AutoIP but it doesn't get in IP address. It only shows 169.254.241.24. I even tried to connect directly to it via ethernet and change my computer's ip to 169.254.241.23 with the same subnet mask and it won't connect to it - I can't get to the webadmin to manually assign it an IP like 192.168.0.111
Right at this moment actually I cannot even get a configuration page to print and the amber light above the green ethernet light flashes on for a second or two and then off for a few seconds and that cycle continues.
What can I do to get this working again aside from plugging in a usb cable and forgetting about network printing (the reason I bought it in the first place)?
Thanks in advanceHi gr---8 ,
Sorry to hear you are still having issues setting up the printer on the wired network.
We will need to find out if it is the Ethernet port on the printer, or the network causing this issue.
Do you have Mac filtering on the router?
Disconnect the Ethernet cable from the printer.
Restore the printer back to factory settings.
Print a hardware test page to test the printer's hardware. Make sure the SSID and IP address is cleared from your router's setttings. Printing a Configuration Page in Windows.
Connect the Ethernet cable directly to the computer.
Print the configuration page again to see if you get a IP address to test the Ethernet port on the printer.
What is the IP address?
Run the add printer wizard to install the printer.
Test the printer.
Were you able to see the printer, add the printer and print?
What operating system are you using? How to Find the Windows Edition and Version on Your Computer.
Please provide in detail the results.
Have a nice day!
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How can I get my HP 7310 to print completely wirelessly (w/out Ethernet cable)?
I have successfully installed my HP 7310 printer to my wireless router using an Ethernet cable. However, I would prefer to have my HP 7310 printer connected to my network completely wirelessly, i.e. without the need for a long cable connecting my printer to the wireless router. Is this possible? If so, what can/must be done to set up the printer this way?
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View Solution.Hi,
Your printer does not have wireless card therefore you have to connect cable to the router / access point. You can also add a wireless print server for your printer (cost more $$) such as this one:
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless/ss/wirelessgear_4.htm
Regards.
ps, The above print server is for example only, please do NOT buy it, It's a bit of rubbish.
BH
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I would like to use my Airport Express (802.11n) to provide audio in another room for a pair of powered speakers, however the iTunes remote software for Android requires (for some dumb reason) an internet connection so I can't control iTunes
So my computer is connected to a cabelmodem via ethernet and the Express has established a network connection with the computer
How do i give the Airport internet access without an ethernet cable?To share your Internet connection from your laptop, select 'Sharing' in 'System Preferences' and enable 'Internet Sharing'.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13855
You will need to set a WEP key. You may need to root the system do some things at the command line. I recommend against that.
Laptops don't work well as routers but it is possible.
Hook up the AirPort express to the laptop using an Ethernet cable and configure with the AirPort utility as if you are setting up a print server or base station. The Android should see the AirPort Express after that.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4587
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2312443
This might work better if you used the AirPort Express as a base station instead of trying to use the laptop as a base station. Then your Android would have Internet access. -
Time Capsule as an External Hard Drive + Ethernet Cable question
In reading up on the Time Capsule, it can be used as a router and for storage purposes.
Some questions:
1) can the Time Capsule be used just as an external hard drive, not for back up purposes at all? Is there a setting that needs to be checked to make sure that it doesnt back up anything at all.
2) can I move files from a macbook or pc to the time capsule via an ethernet cable for faster speeds? Do I need a special ethernet cable?
3) can I also move files from a macbook or pc to the time capsule via wifi if I want, just wondering if it is possible?slumpey326 wrote:
1) can the Time Capsule be used just as an external hard drive, not for back up purposes at all?
yes.
however, files stored on the TC's disk cannot be backed up using time machine. also, if the drive fails, it will be very difficult to retrieve the data from it.
in other words, you need to find alternatives ways to backing up your data.
Is there a setting that needs to be checked to make sure that it doesnt back up anything at all.
turn time machine off in system preferences > time machine.
2) can I move files from a macbook or pc to the time capsule via an ethernet cable for faster speeds?
i'm not 100 % sure about a PC but definitely from a Mac.
Do I need a special ethernet cable?
[Cat6_|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6cable] will be fine.
3) can I also move files from a macbook or pc to the time capsule via wifi if I want, just wondering if it is possible?
again, not sure about the PC but yes for the Mac.
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I'm trying to connect my brand new iBook 1.33GHz to the internet via a Motorola Surfboard cable modem using an ethernet connection.
All wires and cables are hooked up as per the directions that came up with the set up kit, and the modem appears to be receiving transmission from the cable line as the proper lights are lit.
When I try installing the software I keep getting an error message that tells me that the computer cannot communicate with the cable modem. I tried going into my Network settings to specifically put in that it is to look for the ethernet connection first, it tells me that there is no ethernet cable connected to the computer even though it is connected.
I had been using AOL for a week or two while waiting for the cable modem to arrive. I uninstalled it before attempting to configure the cable modem, but is it possible that it is causing the problems with the ethernet now?
I'm really at a loss, and the cable start up kit is no help at all. All it keeps telling me it to be sure that I have set up my connections according to their little picture, which they are.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.It seems to be a problem with the cable modem itself. I worked through the same steps with Apple Support today, with no change in the results. They suggested I take my iBook over to my local CompUSA and have them see if they could get a ethernet connection. Ran it over there, and they had no problems getting a connection via the ethernet port.
My service provider tried a few things on their end. They are able to communicate with the modem, but it still won't communicate with my computer. They are going to swap it out for me,so hopefully that will take care of the problem.
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