multi eithernet ports

[uPokerBrat]

i have a router with 1 either-net port what could i get to make to where i have more than one waht kind of switch would i need to put in the back of my router to make to where i have more than one ports.

[Geek-9pm]

First, the piratical answer.
Get a new or used router that has for or five ports on it.

Second, the direct answer. Almost any switch or hub with for or five ports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_hub
The reference has a photo of a Net gear box.I had one of those that lasted for years. I think it still works.

[uPokerBrat]

can u combine a motorola router with a netgear ethernet _hub?

[Geek-9pm]

Yes. If bother are 100mbps Ethernet they are compatible.
I assume you mean a Motorola router and a Net gear Hub.

Are you sure the Motorola is a router? Do you have the model number.
My guess is you have a Motorola modem that behaves as residential gateway.
If it is the one I am thinking about, you will need to replace it someday.

You might consider getting a new Como modem.router/wireless in on unit.

But yes, there should not be a problem using a hub after the modem.

OOPS. You have to make sure that modem does act like a router. Otherwise you can NOT use just a hub after it. I tried that on a Motorola modem and it don't work. You use a hub only after a router. Same for a switch. With current prices, you might as well buy a router.
Thee are other possibilities, but what I has said here is what you need to know for a typical residential gateway.

[Computer_Commando]

Motorola makes cable modems.  It's highly unlikely OP has a Motorola router, especially since he said it has 1 ethernet port.  A router wouldn't be a router with only 1 port.

[uPokerBrat]

i got road runner internet from brighthouse and i dont know if it a router or modem since it has 1 eithernet port.. i didnt buy the router or modem the guy just came and ran a coaxel wire from the cable box to the router and a chord to the router and to my computer and thats it

[rthompson80819]

If you have a coaxial wire running to the Motorola box, it's definitely a cable modem, not a router.  You need to feed the ethernet cable into a router and then distribute it to other computers from the router.

[Geek-9pm]

If you have a coaxial wire running to the Motorola box, it's definitely a cable modem, not a router.  You need to feed the ethernet cable into a router and then distribute it to other computers from the router.

Right.

[rthompson80819]

If you have a coaxial wire running to the Motorola box, it's definitely a cable modem, not a router.  You need to feed the ethernet cable into a router and then distribute it to other computers from the router.

Actually, I need to modify that statement a little.  There are a few (very few) cable modems and router combinations.  The OP only has a single ethernet port, where combination modems and routers will have usually four ethernet outputs.  In either case, if it has a coaxial input it has a cable modem built into it.

[uPokerBrat]

ok so if i have a cable modem ( inwhich i did chek and i do ) IF i get a netgear cable switch box with extra ports, Run the modems cable in to the switch box and another cable to my computer .. so is that right >? and will it work

[Geek-9pm]

Yes, it works that way. Go ahead.
If you have problems, come back and find someone who can walk you through it.
But chances are it will work right from the start.