Split home network into multiple rooms

[home4matt]

In my home i have multiple Ethernet ports are available in first floor and second floor. My internet provider setup a modem and enable one port in a living area. he suggest i can enable other room ports using a Ethernet splitter. can anyone tell me how to do this?

Thanks
Matt.

 

[USAFRet]

Is this a modem, or modem + router? How many ports on the back of it?

 

[home4matt]

It is a modem -router connection.

 

[USAFRet]

It is a modem -router connection.

Then all you should need is a switch. One cable from the modem/router to the switch, multiple cables from that to your devices.

 

[home4matt]

I have wall LAN Switches for multiple rooms.one switch in the living room enabled and i wanted to enable the other Wall LAN swithci n another room. All these LAN switches are in a basement room where modem is connected to external cable.

 

[USAFRet]

I have wall LAN Switches for multiple rooms.one switch in the living room enabled and i wanted to enable the other Wall LAN swithci n another room. All these LAN switches are in a basement room where modem is connected to external cable.

On the back of the modem-router, how many ports are there?

 

[home4matt]

I have internet wall jacket for multiple rooms,only one room the internet connection enabled.
the way my working connection is router connected to wall jacket and wall jacked connect to a modem in a basement area. other room jackets cables are also there in the basement area.but i dont have network enabled to those jackets. i am trying to enable internet in those jackets.

 

[home4matt]

i think multiple ports.

 

[USAFRet]

From the rooms, do all the ethernet cables terminate at a specific location?

 

[home4matt]

yes in a closet at basement area where all internet and security alarm cables are coming from outside home.

 

[USAFRet]

yes in a closet at basement area where all internet and security alarm cables are coming from outside home.

OK then. It would seem that all we need is a switch at that location, and a Cat5e cable from the back of the router to that switch.

 

[home4matt]

switch mean an Ethernet Switch right? any good model for recommendation. ? is it slow the internet connection?

 

[home4matt]

my internet is just average speed up to 14 Mb speed. is it affect the network speed?

 

[USAFRet]

switch mean an Ethernet Switch right? any good model for recommendation. ? is it slow the internet connection?

Right, an ethernet switch. No, it won't slow things down.

Models? Where are you buying from?
Netgear, Linksys, TP-Link all make good ones. It also depends on how many ports you need. 5, 8, 16...
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-GS108NA-ProSafe-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00006RVPW

 

[home4matt]

Thank you really appreciate your valuable inputs.