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@Gordon #

By Tony Smith, Editor, Reg Hardware Posted Friday 31st October 2008 08:48 GMT

The only way to do this is to connect a hub to the HDX101 and your devices - the PC and Xbox, say - into the hub.

Depending on the availability of power sockets in your home, you'd probably be better off just buying one or two more HDX101s.

Another option is Netgear's XE104, which is a single powerline adaptor that has four Ethernet ports on board. You can read Register Hardware's review of it here:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/07/16/review_netgear_xeps103/

Switch #

By Bryan B Posted Friday 31st October 2008 09:51 GMT

A switch should work as well as a hub, and it'll be a lot easier than trying to find a 100Mbit/s hub!

Simple answer...... #

By Taomyn Posted Friday 31st October 2008 10:14 GMT

..... yes, using any ethernet switch

Or there's Plan B #

By Leo Waldock Posted Friday 31st October 2008 10:23 GMT

Or switch to the Netgear XEB1004 which has four Ethernet ports on each adapter

www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/XEB1004.aspx