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Before I add more detail, I would like to stress that I am not a computer person so please be patient with me!
So - I live in the remote Scottish Highlands, have satellite broadband, and have a modem with only one port for the cable to go to computer (no wireless option).
I would like to have access to the internet in two separate locations (one in the same room as the modem, the other in another room).
I was hoping to put in one long cable from the modem, then attach a splitter cable, and have two separate wires coming out from that to reach the two different locations, so that everything can remain connected up (accepting the internet can only be used on one connection at a time).
I have since realised this doesn't seem to be possible. I've tried to understand the reasons for this but my brain can't make sense of the way it is explained.
My questions as follows: 1 - is there ANY simple way to achieve what I am trying to do or is it a total lost cause and better to look into getting a new modem with multiple ports? 2 - what is the point of splitter cables existing if they can't be used in the way that seems logical? Am I missing something?
Many thanks for your help.
This has been asked before. Let me look up the question. (short answer is 'No: just spliiting the cable will not work'. – Hennes – 2017-01-27T14:04:56.447
All you need is an Ethernet switch, which allows you to connect multiple cables together on the same network. But you may want to consider a wireless router or access point, which will give you multiple Ethernet ports and a wireless networks for mobile 'phones and tablets. Which you need will depend on whether there is routing firmware in the satellite modem. – AFH – 2017-01-27T14:05:42.233
Please read these links:
http://superuser.com/questions/764576/why-does-just-splitting-an-ethernet-cable-not-work
http://superuser.com/questions/814364/can-i-use-a-ethernet-splitter-to-connect-a-router-to-two-devices (already a duplicate, but with nice pictures)
http://superuser.com/questions/514938/can-i-split-one-ethernet-line-coming-out-of-my-wall-into-multiple-separate-lines
Could you give us more information on the modem? – Journeyman Geek – 2017-01-27T15:35:21.513