Add more ports to a UPC thomson modem

podgeandrodge

Have 100Mb broadband with UPC and have ( I think) a thomson modem with 4 ethernet ports.

Any advice on the easiest way to add some spare ports - am I right in saying it's a "switch" I need?

I saw this and was wondering does it do what I require...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Unmanaged-Desktop-TL-SF1005D-Plastic/dp/B000FNFSPY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322169211&sr=8-1

or this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Gigabit-Unmanaged-Desktop-TL-SG1005D/dp/B000N99BBC/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322174191&sr=8-1-spell

thanks.

paulm17781

Assuming the UPC modem / router gives out enough IP addresses, that is all you need.

vibe666

yes, you just need a switch.

you could connect a separate switch to every port on the router if you wanted to and it's only going to become an issue once you're using more than 250 odd IP's (i don't think the thompson supports vlan's), so you've got a way to go before you run into problems.

also, the thompson supports gigabit network speeds, so you'd be better off going with the more expensive switch of those two if you want to make the most of it.

podgeandrodge

Thanks lads, got the dearer gigabit one!