Splitting Ethernet output of dockstar

[qq220]

In my dorm I have a dockstar with arch arm setup to download from an ftp server, then auto share those files with samba.



I'm having an issue with nothing picking up the samba server, and I think that's an issue with the network not supporting it. I was wondering if there was a way to split the Ethernet of a dockstar so one port is connected to the internet and one is connected to a router, then my devices. I can get a Ethernet to USB adapter, but I have no idea if that would even work. I'd appreciate any insight into this.

[Socaltom]

If you put a router in your room, and connect the wan port of the router to the internet cable and If you connect the dockstar to one port of a router, and connect your other devices to the other ports on the router, then your devices should see the dockstar, and the dockstar should be able to download from the internet.

Tom

[qq220]

That's what I needed, thanks