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Originally Posted by masraum
Exactly. If you have 3 devices in one room and no plans to add more cabled devices, then a 4 port switch in that room will do. If you want, pick up a switch with 8 ports and you can connect other stuff in the same room if needed.
As Dad911 has, if not all of the devices are in the same room, then you can put the switch where ever it makes the most sense. In the attic, in the room near the main router/modem, whatever
The key is that it needs to be a switch. A hub will look like a switch, but they function differently and reduce your connections to half duplex which isn't good. Switches will maintain a full duplex connection and provide other benefits.
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A hub can have full duplex but they also send all the communications to all the devices connected which is a heavy traffic situation think party line as opposed to private.
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