XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: Newyana2@invalid.nospam   
      
   "dan"  wrote   
      
   | Is a switch a good use for a spare router?   
   | I don't really need anything in particular, so that's why I ask.   
   | I'm just trying to make use of the router now that I have it as a spare.   
   |   
      
     I wonder if it's worth the trouble. I have spare routers,   
   but when I wanted to go over five wired connections I   
   just bought a network switch. I think it was $25 for a   
   4-port switch, which works as easily as a multi-receptacle   
   extension cord. Some connections are fixed IP. Some are   
   DHCP. The router handles that. (I like to avoid wifi for   
   security and efficiency. So I've got 50' or 100' cables at   
   Home Depot and run them next to the forced hot air   
   heat ducts to bring ethernet outlets to the whole house.)   
      
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