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I currently have a modem/router combo on my main floor supporting 3 wireless connections.
I've run Cat5e to the basement from that device to my PC which was originally a 4 wireless connection to that device but the speeds were too slow for distance I was from it.
I now have several devices in the basement and need to connect them via Ethernet.
I've read that a 10/100/1000 switch may be the way to go as a second wireless router will not have its functionality used (since I am looking for wired connections).
Question:
Is the switch the best way to go or should I get a second router and turn off its wireless access point features?
1A switch is by far the easiest, since it requires no configuration. A router will work, but you would need to set it up. – Magnus – 2017-07-02T09:08:35.257