Hub, network, switch, splitter?

Greetings,
I have a wired network to my main PC in a room uppstairs. I need to hook up another network printer to the only ethernet plug I have upstairs. What do I ned to get to act as a "splitter" for this purpose to just allow more cat5 connections and not mess up the network? I have seen some small switches and hubs and I think that is what I need but I read somewhere some are faster and slower than other?
Please advise.
J

From your post I am presuming that you have a router from which the wire to your upstairs room comes from. In that case a simple inexpensive multiport switch is all you need. I bought a couple at Best a month ago for $10 each after rebates. The technology of the switch is very simple. If your network is 100 base T be sure your switch functions at that speed. If your network is 1GB you need a switch that can run at that speed.
A switch handles data a bit differently than a router but for most installations it doesn't seem to make a difference in sped. If you will be handling a constant throughput and very large files you might see a bit of a slowdown. Since one device will be a printer you shouldn't have a problem.
Your other solution is to install another router with the output of the upstairs ethernet plug going to the WAN connection on the router. It will require some set-up to assure that you don't have conflicting IP assignments from the routers.

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