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Can you use a ethernet splitter

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DAZZIE12
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‎13-06-2021 09:39 PM

Can you use a ethernet splitter box with the ee smart hub as it doesn't have enough ports on it for what I need them for

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XRaySpeX
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‎13-06-2021 09:53 PM

If you mean an unmanaged switch, then yes.

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XRaySpeX
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‎13-06-2021 09:53 PM

If you mean an unmanaged switch, then yes.

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DAZZIE12
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‎13-06-2021 10:23 PM

  1. I'm not sure what you mean by a unmanaged switch I meant a normal ethernet splitter box not a switch one 
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XRaySpeX
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‎13-06-2021 10:24 PM

I showed you pix!

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pip11
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‎14-06-2021 08:55 AM

@DAZZIE12An normal ethernet splitter box IS an unmanaged switch.

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XRaySpeX
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‎14-06-2021 09:33 AM

I don't think so, @pip11 . They are simple merge/demerge wiring used in pairs - see About Ethernet Splitters  

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pip11
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‎14-06-2021 11:10 AM - edited ‎14-06-2021 11:16 AM

I wouldn't call that a "splitter box". They also have to be used in pairs.

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