Spec me a second router (must support 'client mode')

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Going to be moving into my second year student house soon, and with 7 of us in the same house there will be a total of 7 laptops + 2 Xbox + PS3, all of which will want to be connected to the network.
I'm going to have 20mb or 10mb virgin media broadband installed, which comes with a free wireless router. I don't know how many wired/wireless devices this will support, but I'm sure for 10 devices in the house we will need another wireless router.
I just found this link http://compnetworking.about.com/od/routers/f/two_routers.htm which explains how to set up a second router on a home network, and apparently I need a router that supports 'client mode'.
Preferably a cheap one 'cos im a cheap student :p
 
Let me explain more - my modem and router (Netgear WGR614) are both in my bedroom right now, and my PC and Xbox are connected to the router by ethernet cables, so I have no need for wireless with the current setup.
My 6 housemates all need wireless internet, but my room is in an extension on the house, so there's a thick wall between the router and the rest of the house, which is the main problem.
What I want to do is: either put a wireless range extender at the end of the corridor outside my room so everyone else gets a better signal,
or: run a cable from my router to a second wireless router (Linksys) that would be put somewhere central in the house, which would give them an even better signal.

Would the 2 router method I described work, and if so would it work with my current router and the Linksys.
 
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csmager said:
As we keep saying, you don't need a router for this. You need a wireless access point to do what you're describing.
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Sorry, I only just realised that a wireless AP is basically just a wireless router that connects to a wired router instead of a modem :o confused it with wireless range extender.

So what i want to do is the same as the top half of this diagram. Thanks for the advice.
 
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I also just realised, if I put the Netgear router in the middle of the house and had an ethernet cable going to my room, could I have an ethernet switch/hub in my room to give me all the wired connections I need?
 
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I don't know anything about ethernet switches, is there any particular model/type that would be suited to my needs? I would just need one to connect a PC and games console.
 
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