Easiest way to expand wired ethernet ports on wifi router?

[Vetseun]

Having switched over to fiber the one ethernet jack on my router is now being used for the WAN connection to the openserve ONT, leaving me with just 3 jacks.

What is the easiest way to expand this? Can I simply plug an 8 port switch into the router and the plug all the cables into the switch? Will the router's DHCP still be able to do its thing etc?

 

[LazyLion]

Yes, correct. It's that easy! Make it a Gigabit switch!

 

[SYNERGY]

Having switched over to fiber the one ethernet jack on my router is now being used for the WAN connection to the openserve ONT, leaving me with just 3 jacks.

What is the easiest way to expand this? Can I simply plug an 8 port switch into the router and the plug all the cables into the switch? Will the router's DHCP still be able to do its thing etc?

In a nut shell, yes.

 

[Vetseun]

Awesome, thanks!!

 

[ISP cash cow]

Having switched over to fiber the one ethernet jack on my router is now being used for the WAN connection to the openserve ONT, leaving me with just 3 jacks.

What is the easiest way to expand this? Can I simply plug an 8 port switch into the router and the plug all the cables into the switch? Will the router's DHCP still be able to do its thing etc?

Doesnt the router have a seperate ethernet port (usually yellow) to plug your cat5 cable into for the ONT, still leaving you with 4 ethernet jacks?

 

[Vetseun]

Doesnt the router have a seperate ethernet port (usually yellow) to plug your cat5 cable into for the ONT, still leaving you with 4 ethernet jacks?

nope, It's an Asus that I used as an ADSL router initially, which can be configure to use one of the jacks for WAN.

 

[ISP cash cow]

nope, It's an Asus that I used as an ADSL router initially, which can be configure to use one of the jacks for WAN.

good to know, didn't know you could get that