Wireless - B Linksys 802.11 11Mbps (model BEFW11S4)

[GoatMother]

So I've finally moved and wiill be using MS brand wifi adaptor and my buddy/neighbor has a Lynksys as described above. Hooked it up last night and was able to download demo's fine and all..

Just curious is 11Mbps (according to the box) enough for good online gaming? What about hosting?

I know the comcast connection direct would be well more than adequate but I'm going to share the bill with my buddy and use wifi only.

[KEEZY]

As long as your signal is good, you should be fine. Since broadband is starting to get faster, routers will have more of an impact though. Before, the speed of broadband was the weakest link (2-3mb/s) and the routers were at 11 (which highly depend on the signal, I'd say 5-6?). Now, if your internet is 6 and your router is 5, you might not be getting the best that you could. Who knows though... I'm just making educated guesses, I've never really compared the two.

With any router, it's best to put you 360 in the DMZ, which should get your NAT setting to "Open." Look for the "NAT Settings" thread for info on how to do it.

[GoatMother]

ok, thanks a bunch.. Signal strength wise it is Full on the xbox360 dashboard under networks. I guess I'll just have to experiment. I only thought to ask since the Lynksys box shows another box (not checked off) for 54Mbps. I guess that would be for insane porn downloading speed

[Wood Ghost]

So what are good speeds? DL 4823 kb/s UpLoad 244 kb/s Ping 44 ms. Does Ping time still matter with the XBox?
http://www.speedtest.net/
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

[KEEZY]

Yessuh, ping will always matter.

[SHIBUMI]

Another thing to take into consideration, now with the new dashboard update, is streaming video.

Try it out w/ the b router, but if it can't handle the streaming vid (from your pc to your 360) you might want to bump up to the G model...

Although - I'm not even sure if the G's can handle the bitrate for good 720p streaming vid... anyone know??

[GoatMother]

I actually picked up the G card last night (as it is BC with B) and also noticed the G device that my friend could hook up to upgrade is only $50.. So I think I'll just tell him to toss the B and use the G. Then I will not have to worry about it ever.

[SHIBUMI]

Originally Posted by M.C.

I actually picked up the G card last night (as it is BC with B) and also noticed the G device that my friend could hook up to upgrade is only $50.. So I think I'll just tell him to toss the B and use the G. Then I will not have to worry about it ever.

Nooooot so fast... There is ALSO the new wireless N - 802.11n - which I believe is still in draft form, but is still included in some of the newer routers out there - it is supposed to do speeds up to 12x faster than G!

Question is - will they release an N adapter for 360 when it finally is ready...

[KEEZY]

Perhaps... but N will still take a while. Also, N is faster at longer ranges, so if you're far away N is probably the better way to go (once it is finalized). I'm sure they'll make N "Gaming Access Points" where it serves the same purpose as the MS adapter would.

[MadBryan]

If you ever get a media center pc, they recommend getting "a", I just did but don't wanna upgrade my router yet

[GoatMother]

Thanks. I'm actually very close and receive a great signal etc. I don't plan on networking my entire place. I think the N would be exessive for my needs (playing 360, PS3, various PC stuff).

[KEEZY]

The big thing that N (and even G for that matter) provides is high speeds between computers on the same network. Granted, streaming from PC to Xbox falls in this category, but online play does.

Yeah MadB, A is the balls for streaming. I think they should give away A routers with Media Center PCs.

[Crippler]

I have a 20 Mb internet connection and my wireless G router can't push the full bandwidth to my PC. I only get 17 Mb of the 20 Mb. Granted the signal is going through a wall and the PC is about 20 ft from the router as well. My mother has 10 Mb internet and can only get 7 Mb out of her B network. This is with encryption enabled also which adds overhead. This will all effect download speeds. Now hosting is all about upload. That will all come down to your ISP. No ISP is approaching the limits of even a B network. My upload is now 2 Mb so hosting matches has become much better. 16 player GRAW matches are now an option.

[KEEZY]

20Mb???? Geeze! I think I'm at like 5?

[Crippler]

Originally Posted by KEEZY

20Mb???? Geeze! I think I'm at like 5?

Come on Keezy. You don't remember playing on my phat pipe?

[KEEZY]

Yeah, but it was dark... I couldn't see how fat it really was. Not with 15 other people sharing it!

[ZoomZoom71]

Originally Posted by Crippler

Come on Keezy. You don't remember playing on my phat pipe?