Very basic connectivity question

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I have a very reliable Netgear wireless modem/router. I gave up on the wireless aspect over a year ago as wireless sucks, especially in a block of flats like mine.

This router has 4 ethernet outs which are connected to two desktops and two laptops.

I also use it to connect wirelessly to my PS3, XBox 360 and Wii which are in an adjacent room. The connection is terribad.

What I would like to do is run three more wired connections. I've reached the limit of my internet connectivity know-how so I'm not too sure where to go from here.

I need a switch, yes? That switch would be connected to one of the ethernet outputs from my router?

Please correct any mis-assumptions I've made and spec me a nice, cheap "thingy" that will do the job.

Thanks :)

[EDIT] This? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-100-NG
 
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Thanks, Mr. don sir :D

I know I don't need gigabit - it's just in case I ever do anything networky-complex in future.

Erm, I need standard Cat5e patch cable rather than crossover? Never did know the difference between those two :o
 
It doesn't make any odds which you use. The switch (and probably the network cards within the devices) will adapt fine with either.
If you're OCD about these things, the "proper" option is straight-through (which would be standard patch), but pick whichever you can get easiest/cheapest.
 
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