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This question is kind of ambiguous... <br />
Can you give us the model of the router at least?.<br />
doest the router has 6 physical ports or not?.<br />
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if the answer is no, you can use one port of the router to add one switch of the number of ports you want (from 4 to 64), of course the price of this will be the price of the ports that you want, 4 it's cheaper and 64 is more manageable with a Layer 2 or 3 switch.
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This question is kind of ambiguous...
Can you give us the model of the router at least?.
doest the router has 6 physical ports or not?.

if the answer is no, you can use one port of the router to add one switch of the number of ports you want (from 4 to 64), of course the price of this will be the price of the ports that you want, 4 it's cheaper and 64 is more manageable with a Layer 2 or 3 switch.

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I use a fast (gigabit) switch to do this. They are inexpensive and work well.
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I use a fast (gigabit) switch to do this. They are inexpensive and work well.

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Actually any switch will add ports. &nbsp;Pick the speed and functionality you need. &nbsp;Hers is a bunch...<br />
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<a href="https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100158106%20600015690%20600052101" rel="ugc">https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100158106%20600015690%20600052101</a>
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Actually any switch will add ports.  Pick the speed and functionality you need.  Hers is a bunch...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100158106%20600015690%20600052101 [https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100158106%20600015690%20600052101]

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What is the best way to expand the number of physical ports available on a five (5) port router to six (6) without having to configure a whole new router?
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What is the best way to expand the number of physical ports available on a five (5) port router to six (6) without having to configure a whole new router?

Expand number of physical ports for a router.

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