Gaming Network Setup, Switch/Hub/Router

MrPink

MrPink

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Hi guys i have about 3/4 computers in my house that i am looking to network together for gaming and file sharing and the like.

What is the best way to go about it Hub/Switch/Router heard that they have their benefits and downfalls. which is the best one to setup for a small gaming network?

any help much appreciated
 
thing that i read about a switch is that if i wanted to get these computers onto the internet i would have to setup one pc as the host or gateway, will that place limitations on itself or the other computers on the network if 4 computers were gaming simultaneously over the internet?
 
i have neither at the min. plugging in 4 computers into a switch and then plugging that into a router would do the trick?
 
at the min i dont, i get on the internet in work or down a cafe or wherever.

was looking at getting in a package 5 - 7MB bundles. they advertise coming with free wi fi routers, would it be as simple as getting one of these and plugging my computers straight into this for them to see and read each other? and all lan games working of this aswell?
 
ok so what should they be called, ime guessin they are called this cause they fulfill a specific purpose fall into a certain bracket?
 
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