Edit: I just realized I didn’t specify which Switches were Nintendo ones. I’m sorry.
Currently I live in an apartment with multiple access ports (2 of them in use), and I have them all running through a network switch.
Line 2 is connected to a wifi router which is connected to a second network switch which has a steam deck and 2 old Nintendo Switches™ connected.
Line 3 is connected to a small modem which is connected to a desktop PC.
I want to make a home server soon that also runs Home Assistant, so surely there must be a better setup to have everything actually be in the same network right? If I need any additional hardware let me know.
I can replace the wifi router with one that will actually have more than 2 LAN ports as well if needed.
From your description it already sounds like all of it is in the same network?
That cabling you have in the house doesn’t split your network, Router -> CAT6 - CAT6 - CAT6 -> Switch is the same as Router -> CAT6 -> Switch as far as your equipment is concerned.
This is oversimplified but catches most network topologies (including yours it seems):
Internet -> Router -> Switches -> Client DevicesI wasn’t sure, since when trying to find devices, the desktop seems to be isolated from everything else.
Also means I can’t use KDE Connect on it unfortunately, and the Bluetooth mode they have didn’t work either.
I’m hoping I’ll at least maybe be able to use it on a server in the future if everything is connected right