Will I be able to connect my Nintendo Wii and PC to the Internet using an ethernet cable splitter?

Question

Hey,

My current setup is: I have a Nintendo Wii in my room, and next to it is my PC which is connected to the internet via an ethernet cable. Will I be able to buy an ethernet cable splitter, which will then allow me to plug ONE of them into my Nintendo Wii (I will also buy the addon for the Wii which enables this) and the OTHER into my PC?

I would like to be able to do both at the same time I suppose. Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can't "split" eithernet, it requires special hardware...there are splitters to use one cable as two but not in the way you want.

You need to get a router to share the connectin from your modem.  I like the Belkin 54G router because it's the cheapest name-brand one I've found ($39 at most office stores) and I know it works (I've installed 3 of them) but the brand is really up to you.  Only one of those Belkins has gone bad, and Belkin replaced it for free.  I don't know if all routers include this but the Belkin one comes with a setup CD that guides you through plugging everything in correctly and automatically programs the router to work as well as guiding you through enabling security.

Whether or not you use the wireless, make sure it's secure/encrypt or others will piggyback and if nothing else, slow down your connection - if not doing worse things.

If you use the wireless, put your wireless router as high up as you can and as far from electrical and metal things as you can, that'll give you the best coverage.  Try to put it in the middle of where you expect to be (usually the middle of the house).  If you have 2.4GHz cordless phones you may want to replace them with 5.8GHz, 900MHz, or the new DECT6.0 phones that won't cause interference.  Also, wireless video senders, or wireless cameras that run on 2.4GHz should be set to the farthest channel from your router (e.g. set video sender to 1 or A and put the router on channel 11).  Channels 1, 6, and 11 are preferable because they don't "overlap" with each other.

Answer 2

certifications Bootcamp-http://ccnatutorial.com/

Answer 3

You should be able to, but my suggestion is to buy a wireless router.  It will be a little more expensive, but you will have flexibility in case you want to move you Wii or PC.  Wireless routers are great if you ever decide to get a laptop.