Hello everyone

My bro wants to totally network his house.... now he already has a dlink 504 integrated modem/router which has 4 ports... but what he wants to do is provide 2 points in 2 of the rooms where a pc can be positioned to join a network and also in the other 3 rooms provide a single access point. now given that the current dlink has only 4 ports this will not suffice, so I reckon he needs a switch to accomplish what he wants... will this be what he needs?

Is it as simple as plugging a switch into his modem/router to provide the extra points that he wants ??

I have already mentioned/suggested wireless, but with the cost of pci and pcmcia cards, the switch looks extremely attractive ??

help??? is it/could it be this simple? BTW all cat 5e cabling and RJ45 sockets are already in my/our posession.

Thanks all