Hi helpful types,

I'd appreciate some help with this problem.

I've moved into a college room which has an ethernet port, and I can attach my MacBookPro to it with an ethernet cable with no problems.

I'd like to be able to work from two different locations WITHOUT switching the cables around (ie, have both the cables usable, but only use one at a time, with a single computer.) I BOUGHT an ethernet "splitter" (I think) from ebay which plugs into my wall's ethernet port. It has a flat cable which plugs into the wall, leading to a BOX with two ethernet connections. I plugged two ethernet cables in and tried to use both but neither worked.

I was assuming they would work like a double adaptor for an electrical plug, but I guess not?

I'd PREFER not to use wireless anything.

Is there a cheap and simple solution for plugging two ethernet cables into the one port, for a single computer in two (close) locations?


Thanks for any advice!What you want is a Hub and requires power.
Google "Ethernet Hub" -without the quotes.
This is what an ethernet splitter is used for:
http://www.ethernetsplitterhub.com/
They are meant to be used in pairs, on on the network admin side and one on your side.
You NEED an ethernet switch, which is an optimized hub.
http://www.tech-faq.com/ethernet-switch.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166034