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steve07951 · 09-10-06, 09:59 PM

wired or wireless router for xbox which one do i need not that bright when i comes to pc things

cheers steve

nathan123 · 10-10-06, 10:30 AM

Wireless makes things easier because you can be anywhere and you dont have to run cables through the house, but i know the old wireless systems used to randomly drop your connection, not sure if its still true though. Personally i'd go for a wired solution

steve07951 · 11-10-06, 10:20 AM

i am going for the wired option thanks for your input

Bulldoguk1 · 29-05-07, 12:23 AM

bought my son a wireless one for xbox 360,works a treat

DBoyUK · 11-06-07, 01:35 AM

I found that a bit of both is best. I have a Netgear Rangemax next router as my main wireless connection in the house. I then use my old belkin wireless router to connect to this. Ethernet connects the belkin to the 360.

2 reasons for this. Firstly I'm tight and would rather figure out how to use the Belkin instead of buying the XBox wireless adapter!

And secondly, apparently if you use one router for all your connections then if busy performance can suffer for xboxlive. When using a second router, I can guarantee the bandwidth allocated to it. Therefore my surfing and downloading doesn't affect my online gaming.

If you do it this way then mke sure you either get a wireless gateway or a second router that supports client mode.

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steve07951 (super Mod) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: around somewhere Posts: 2,376 Thanks: 0 Thanked 36 Times in 17 Posts	wired or wireless router for xbox which one wired or wireless router for xbox which one do i need not that bright when i comes to pc things cheers steve

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nathan123 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: wired or wireless router for xbox which one Wireless makes things easier because you can be anywhere and you dont have to run cables through the house, but i know the old wireless systems used to randomly drop your connection, not sure if its still true though. Personally i'd go for a wired solution

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steve07951 (super Mod) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: around somewhere Posts: 2,376 Thanks: 0 Thanked 36 Times in 17 Posts	Re: wired or wireless router for xbox which one i am going for the wired option thanks for your input

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Bulldoguk1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Notts Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: wired or wireless router for xbox which one bought my son a wireless one for xbox 360,works a treat

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DBoyUK Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Belfast Posts: 52 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: wired or wireless router for xbox which one I found that a bit of both is best. I have a Netgear Rangemax next router as my main wireless connection in the house. I then use my old belkin wireless router to connect to this. Ethernet connects the belkin to the 360. 2 reasons for this. Firstly I'm tight and would rather figure out how to use the Belkin instead of buying the XBox wireless adapter! And secondly, apparently if you use one router for all your connections then if busy performance can suffer for xboxlive. When using a second router, I can guarantee the bandwidth allocated to it. Therefore my surfing and downloading doesn't affect my online gaming. If you do it this way then mke sure you either get a wireless gateway or a second router that supports client mode. __________________ DBoyUK A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.


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