Hi, I’ve got 4 computers set up here, and I thought I’d share with you how I allowed more than the two ports which the Livebox has open for LAN use.
What you need:
- A LAN Hub
- A Patch Network Cable
- A Livebox
First, examine your livebox. If you have two network ports (Lan) then you are ok to proceed. Have a look at this image:
(click to make it bigger)
You can see the livebox, and the two LAN points that it has on it’s right side. The Red-tipped cable that I have plugged in leads to my hub. This is the patch cable.
Now you need to take the cable and plug it in to your hub, as in the above picture. It can be plugged in to any of the ports apart from the “X-Ovr” port, as this is for a crossover cable, which can be bought and plugged into another computer.
The data will still be sent as it sees the livebox as another peer.
You can now plug further cables into the hub and use the internet (and any other services) through the livebox!
8 responses so far ↓
1 Stephen // May 19, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I currently have use of more Ethernet ports on my Livebox by plugging a normal ethernet cable from one of the ethernet ports of my livebox into the dsl port of a belkin cable/dsl router that I had lying around. Everything i either connect wirelessly or through the ethernet on that belkin router now has full access to the network and the internet… and i’m not sure why, just thought i’d share that with you
2 Tom Hallam // Jun 23, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Thanks Stephen!
3 john brett // Jul 19, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I have just changed to talk talk and want to use my existing livebox, are there any simple ways to alter the dns settings on the livebox. appreciate your expert advice
4 kevin // Oct 9, 2008 at 6:16 pm
hi i’m having problems connecting my ps3 through my livebox?
was working great til few days ago now nothing?
my laptops still connect but not ps3? can any1 help plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
5 Laura // Dec 28, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Hi
Can anyone help me? I’ve been trying to set up my orange livebox and ps3. I can get the internet working on the ps3, but I cannot access ‘playstation home’, or play games online. When I do a connection test on the settings I have entered, it says that there is aproblem with the IP address. When setting up the network connection I selected ‘ automatic’ in the ip address section. Does anyone know where I can find the correct IP address to enter manually?
Many thanks,
Laura
6 tony smith // Aug 18, 2009 at 8:55 pm
i can’t seem to set up a 2nd phone on live box, where do i begin?
7 John // Nov 8, 2009 at 3:21 pm
U can know ur IP on http://www.ip-adress.com/
8 Anthony // Mar 25, 2010 at 11:33 am
Any tips on using a second livebox to boost the signal to far flung parts of the house?
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