Router, Splitter or Switch?

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JimmyH

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Hi Everyone - I have a Motorola 3.0 modem and a TP-LINK gig wireless router with Comcast as my provider. I have a "deadish" area in my basement on the opposite side of my house from my router. I corrected this problem by running an Ethernet cable from my main router to another router (Lan to Lan) in the basement and set it up as an access point. So far so good.

My problem is that my kids have their Xbox in that area and always unplug the Ethernet cable from the access point and plug it into the Xbox (they claim it occasionally drops and they like a wired connection). Is there a way to use a splitter, switch, router or some other device so that I can have the Xbox hard wired and have the wireless access point working at the same time? I would hate to have to run another Ethernet cable down to the basement....especially since I'm currently using all 4 Lan ports on my main router.:confused:
 
Yep, buy a 4 port switch hook it up to the cable from the router. Then your pc and their xbox gets connected to the switch.
 
As stated above, a switch will do what you need. No real configuration required other than hooking it in between all of the points downstairs.
 
Just for clarification, the router in your basement is running as an access point, correct? Generally routers have multiple LAN ports, if this is the case you could connect the Xbox to a LAN port on the router in your basement.

If this isn't an option, you could buy a switch, plug the ethernet cable into the switch, then the Xbox and AP into the switch.
 
Thanks all for your response. WRXGuy, I'm using the second router as an access point with a LAN to LAN connection from my main router. I connected the Xbox to another LAN port on the access/router but my Xbox didn't recognize it although I didn't go into Xbox programming to check it out. The Xbox was connected directly before and worked so I didn't think I had to.
 
There should be no programming necessary. On your basement router, is it actually configured as an access-point only? If so, DHCP should be disabled and it should act as a switch. If it doesn't, buying a dedicated switch will work.
 
Yes the DHCP is disabled and it is an access point only. I'll plug the Xbox in a LAN port again and recheck the connection between the access and Xbox in it's (Xbox's) setup connection menu.
 
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