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I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Mal-110 — Sun, 02 May 2021 09:28:33 GMT

I have EE Fibre Broadband Plus and a EE router that has four ethernet ports. I should like to add another two ports but probably four would be best. What sort of add on or splitter is recommended with this router.

Thanks

Mal

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Chris_B — Sun, 02 May 2021 10:21:24 GMT

@Mal-110 You want something like THIS This will give you 4 ports but you’ll loose a port on the router as one of them has to plug in to this to give you the 4.

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Captgeneralmark — Sun, 02 May 2021 10:20:08 GMT

Hi, @Mal-110 Any unmanaged ethernet switch will do the job. There are a vast number available, with ports ranging from 5 to 32, only limited by how much you are willing to pay. You can buy a 5-port switch for around a fiver if you only need 4 extra ports (you’ll always lose one for the connection to the router).

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Mal-110 — Sun, 02 May 2021 11:53:11 GMT

Thank You both, I should have added to my original post thatI thought I would need a switch but which product will work without issues and be acknowledged by EE as the right way to go, if not tacitly approved by them

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Captgeneralmark — Sun, 02 May 2021 12:34:14 GMT

@Mal-110 An unmanaged ethernet switch is invisible to the router, so it makes no difference who makes the switch. For instance, I’ve got multiple switches around my network, from manufactures such as Netgear, TP-Link, D-Link and even an unnamed switch. All work flawlessly.

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Chris_B — Sun, 02 May 2021 14:06:47 GMT

@Mal-110 You can use any one you like. All you are going is splitting one connection port to how many are on the switch. ISP don’t care if you use 1 or 100 of these switches.

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Mal-110 — Sun, 02 May 2021 14:29:31 GMT

Thank You,

I will get one ordered

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Mal-110 — Sun, 02 May 2021 14:30:26 GMT

Thank You

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Markito — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 03:35:50 GMT

Sorry i’m piggy backing on this older discussion but was wondering if a netgear poe managed switch such as the “gs316epp”) will work with the EE Smart Wifi Broadband router?

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

James_B — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:44:01 GMT

Hi @Markito,

Welcome to the EE Community. 🙂

Sorry, our Smart Router doesn't support PoE.

James

Re: I need more ethernet ports on my EE Router

Mustrum — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 12:37:43 GMT

Whilst the EE routers don't have POE, there is no reason you could not connect a switch that does to it.