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Ok - I'm sooooo not a techie so please bare with me.
I have the above router connected to my desktop with an ethernet cable. If I forgo the wireless option (too many walls here), can I hook up a laptop to the router with a 2nd ethernet cable? (So both would be connected at the same time to the router). Does it matter which outlets on the router I use?
Or, can you use one of the usb ports on the router to hook up a laptop?
Another question... I haven't purchased the laptop yet and may go with a tablet. Whichever one I buy - if, by some miracle, I can get the new lap or tab to work wirelessly through the walls (I have a wireless-n usb adapter I can plug into my desktop tower) can I still have the desktop hooked up with the ethernet cable? (i.e. One wired, one wireless through same router).
Thanks for your help!! And please dumb it down a bit for me.
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kam197 wrote:
can I hook up a laptop to the router with a 2nd ethernet cable?
Yes. There are 4 LAN ports. You can connect up to 4 ethernet devices. If you need more than that, you will need to buy an ethernet switch.
kam197 wrote:
So both would be connected at the same time to the router
Yes
kam197 wrote:
Does it matter which outlets on the router I use?
Not as long as you use any of the 4 LAN ports. You don't want to connect to the WAN port.
kam197 wrote:
Or, can you use one of the usb ports on the router to hook up a laptop?
No. The USB ports on the router are powered (useful for changing something) but are not active.
kam197 wrote:
can I still have the desktop hooked up with the ethernet cable? (i.e. One wired, one wireless through same router).
Yes
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kam197 wrote:
can I hook up a laptop to the router with a 2nd ethernet cable?
Yes. There are 4 LAN ports. You can connect up to 4 ethernet devices. If you need more than that, you will need to buy an ethernet switch.
kam197 wrote:
So both would be connected at the same time to the router
Yes
kam197 wrote:
Does it matter which outlets on the router I use?
Not as long as you use any of the 4 LAN ports. You don't want to connect to the WAN port.
kam197 wrote:
Or, can you use one of the usb ports on the router to hook up a laptop?
No. The USB ports on the router are powered (useful for changing something) but are not active.
kam197 wrote:
can I still have the desktop hooked up with the ethernet cable? (i.e. One wired, one wireless through same router).
Yes
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Anti-phish - Thanks so much for your answer!!