Cheap and cheerful switch?

[Merlin4458]

Flat m8 has moved out and taken switch with him which i used to connect my ps3 as router is miles away

So can anyone recommend a very cheap switch that will connect a cable that comes from the router to it followed by 2 cables running of it into my ps3 and pc.

Thanks all

John

[kmac]

5 port netgear will do the job Amazon.co.uk: Netgear GS605 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch: Electronics & Photo
or
Amazon.co.uk: Netgear FS105 Prosafe 5 Port Fast Ethernet Unmanaged Switch: Electronics & Photo

Thats a gigabit one. 100mbs ones even cheaper at around £16

[Fraz]

I got a some skanky £5 Ebuyer value switch a few years ago. Looks like crap, weighs next to nothing, but has worked absolutely fine for 3 years now. Can you really go that wrong? Maybe others have horror stories of cheap switches...

[this_is_gav]

For simple jobs like adding devices in a classroom I just grab a cheap DLink or Edimax, and I've never had any issues. Obviously I wouldn't use them for anything critical.

[Merlin4458]

sorry for a potentially noob comment here, but would my draytek 2200USB router be able to act as a switch? Its jsut sitting in my draw

thanks

[lost eden]

Originally Posted by Merlin4458

sorry for a potentially noob comment here, but would my draytek 2200USB router be able to act as a switch? Its jsut sitting in my draw

thanks

Yes, it's 4x 10/100Mbit ports are essentially a 4-port switch. However you will probably want to go into the setup & turn DHCP off otherwise you might get conflicts.

[ikix]

Originally Posted by Merlin4458

sorry for a potentially noob comment here, but would my draytek 2200USB router be able to act as a switch? Its jsut sitting in my draw

thanks

You should be able to, i think on some though you have to make sure you don't use the 'IN' port. Some you have to change some setting and others they just work with no changes needed, just have a look on google and you should find out within 5 mins or so.

[Blackmage]

So you can use routers as network switches?

[kmac]

Originally Posted by Blackmage

So you can use routers as network switches?

The majority of the SOHO ones come with built in four port ethernet switches so for those yes you can.