They call it a "gigabit switch": http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A121WN6/ref=pe_172010_119953950_em_1p_0_ti After my cable modem, I have a Linksys router, which now goes to a slower version 8-port switch. My Anan100D would plug into this switch, as would its controlling computer. Jerry W4UK