On Jun 23, 2005, at 7:08 AM, Alex Hurst wrote: > I'm looking at a Netgear FS605 five port switch (for which I'll > presumably need at least three Cat 5 cables as I have three Macs to > link). Anyone got any experience of Netgear kit, or for that matter > any other brand which is simple and reliable to set up and use? At the consumer level switches are pretty much interchangeable with only very minor differences in features. Buy the cheapest one you can find. A local store has a 5 port switch for $8 and a PCI network card for $1. Phil