When you re short on ethernet ports and flirt with the idea of essentially turning one ethernet cable into two the first thing that comes to mind is probably ethernet splitting splitting the connection into two.
Can you split one ethernet cable into two.
One office one ethernet jack and two computers or one living room one ethernet jack and one htpc and one xbox.
The cable matters rj45 ethernet cable sharing splitter kit connects two network devices over a single network cable to two ports on an ethernet router or switch.
Is it possible to have one cat5 4 twisted pairs cable and split it into two ethernet ports.
But then you start looking into ethernet solutions and realise you have the choice between a hub splitter and switch.
I know ethernet only needs 4 wires so that would not be a problem but would the connections interfere with each other or work without issues.
Superuser reader ravenix wants to know if it is possible to run two ethernet connections over the same cable.
You can t split ethernet cable in the general sense like you can with say coax but you can send two connections through a single ethernet cable and split each connection to two different devices inside an ethernet cable there are 4.
With an ethernet splitter you can simultaneously connect two computers or other network devices on one ethernet cable.