Running Out of Ethernet Ports
The FiOS router I have has four ports. Now that there’s a NAS in the family, I’ve got five Ethernet clients. I ordered a D-Link DGS-1008G 8-Port Gigabit Switch ($38 on Amazon). Just connect an Ethernet cable from one of its ports to one of the ports on the FiOS router and you’ve got 10 ports (4 on the FiOS and 8 on the switch, less 2 for the cable connecting them). No changes at all, it just works. And the gigabit Ethernet NICs on the HTPC and the Synology DiskStation were autodetected.