[Branston22]

I've had BTV set up for a while now and no problems. The hub is upstairs and plugged into one powerline. The vision box downstairs is plugged into the other adaptor. No problems.

Recently i've bought a blu-ray player that can take/access internet features via ethernet which now prompts me to ask:

Could i plug the downstairs powerline into a router then from the router run one lead to my BTV and the other to the blu-ray or will that simply not work.

[alderney1965dk]

Yes it should do, I use mine to get internet connection on My computer in the bedroom even though the router and Vision box are in the lounge, so I should see no problems

[stuntmaster]

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Originally Posted by Branston22

I've had BTV set up for a while now and no problems. The hub is upstairs and plugged into one powerline. The vision box downstairs is plugged into the other adaptor. No problems.

Recently i've bought a blu-ray player that can take/access internet features via ethernet which now prompts me to ask:

Could i plug the downstairs powerline into a router then from the router run one lead to my BTV and the other to the blu-ray or will that simply not work.

thats fine, I do it here.

but you need a 5 port switch, not a router. it looks just like a router, but doesnt do the internet routing, as you already have that via the homehub. a cheap 5 port switch is all you need.

wire it like so

Powerline --------> 5 port Switch slot 1

5 port switch slot 2 ----------> BT Vision

5 port Switch Slot 3 ----------> Blu-ray player

Click Here for what a switch looks like they cost around £10-£20 so really cheap, small too so can be hidden away.

[Branston22]

Thanks stuntmaster. i had a spare router so was thinking of using that but the switch is cheap enough to consider instead. Probably better all round rather than use the router for something other than its intended purpose.

[stuntmaster]

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Originally Posted by Branston22

Thanks stuntmaster. i had a spare router so was thinking of using that but the switch is cheap enough to consider instead. Probably better all round rather than use the router for something other than its intended purpose.

Yeh, im saving you the headache.

two DHCP servers would collide and cause a big confusion.

Glad I Could help.

[beerhunter2]

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Originally Posted by Branston22

Thanks stuntmaster. i had a spare router so was thinking of using that but the switch is cheap enough to consider instead. Probably better all round rather than use the router for something other than its intended purpose.

You can use the router but not as a router. Most domestic routers have a four-port Ethernet switch built-in.

All you do is switch off the DHCP service. (You can also give it an IP address if you want to get at it over your network at any time.) It won't attempt to 'route' because that function is between the upstream port and the built-in Ethernet switch, not between the Ethernet switch ports.