2 questions about LAN (10/100) cable.

[Elgin Clock]

Question 1:

I was just wondering if it was possible to split a lan cable into 3 ways from 1 source cable.

I know you can achieve this by buying a router, but that costs a lot of money.

Do they sell 3 way taps for LAN cable, and would it even be worth it in the long run? I'll even settle for a 2 way tap.

I know they sell inline connectors for LAN cable, but do they make taps, and is it even possible to do this..

Question 2:

How hard is it to cut an end off a piece of LAN cable, and splice a new end connector on it? That dumb little plastic tab that holds the connector to the laptop port broke of the connector, and now my LAN cable falls out of my laptop all the time. (It doesn't help that the LAN cable connection on the laptop is on the right of the laptop, and I use a mouse with the laptop on the right hand side as well so it is always in my way)

I was going to say the heck with it, superglue an inline connector on the bad end, and then use a sepearate 2' or 3' LAN cable to connect to my laptop. If that tab breaks, then I can always buy another 2' or 3' cable cheaper than I can buy another single 50' cable.