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Cake day: October 30th, 2023

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  • Your router routes. It also assigns IP addresses to devices. So no, you can’t just connect a switch to a modem and be Online. It may be possible if your ISP gave you multiple IP addresses and you set them static to your devices, but you also do not want your private devices directly on public Internet.


  • You got conned by marketing. First of all, you need a switch and not a splitter. Maybe it’s just your terminology, so share what you bought and we can help. If it actually is a splitter, especially since you say it says Cat7, it has to be some POS junk that should be returned. As for Cat8 cables, anything you can buy on Amazon that is Cat7 or Cat8 is probably garbage. You should only ever use Cat6 at home. I would replace those as well and pick up a CableMatters or Monoprice Cat6 patch cable in whatever length you need. Stay away from flat cables as well.















  • You can’t have multiple routers like that. If it’s rentals, you’d really need to get and pay for your own ISP and then you can register your modem on the coax line. Otherwise you’d need to convince the huge house owner or whoever owns the ISP contract to invest in a better network, whether it’s some kind of mesh system or a proper ceiling AP setup.