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buster
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buster asked in Computers & InternetComputer Networking · 5 years ago

How do you connect one Ethernet cable from a modem to two game consoles?

Update:

The modem has multiple outlets but I don't want to lay two hdmi cables the length of the hallway. I'm looking to split the signal at the entertainment center, not in the room the modem is in.

Update 2:

or even anything I can do at the modem to use 'one' hdmi cable from the modem (in one room) to the game consoles (in another room). thanks

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  • Tracy L
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    You need a ROUTER behind the modem unless the modem is a router/modem combination unit. Switches will NOT WORK as they can not provide the needed IP addresses for more than ONE local unit.

    Source(s): Years - TL
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You can not run more than one device from a modem. You need a router.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You buy a new modem with multiple network outputs, or you buy a network switch. Either way - time to go shopping.

  • Neil
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    You don't. You need a router.

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