StandingInAlley Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hey guys, I am planning to buy Linksys WRT54G router to connect my xbox360 wirelessly, so that i can access Xbox Live and other features. I already have the Xbox 360 Network adaptor. This router will just be used by xbox360 since i dont have any other devices that will take advantage of WiFi. I also wanted to stream content from my Pc to Xbox 360 using tversity and other such programs. Will this router work properly with the console ? Xbox 360 is currently located in the other room and the distance between my desktop and the console is not much with just one big wall acting as barrier. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FryzDog Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I use that same router and have had no problems with my 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trong Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 It'll be fine so long as you don't have omega slow internet speeds. The walls shouldn't bother too much. I'm across the house from my router, it's in the master bedroom, and there's a bathroom between it and the 360 but can stream videos just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 damn! i do have a slow internet actually, 300kbps ADSL line. When i had my laptop, it used to work fine in that room and i used to get good speeds too so i dont think that will be a problem with the 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuJu Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 ive had 300kbps, you can still run Live on it, upgraded to 1.5mbps, big difference you should upgrade if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhMuffin Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I use that same router and have had no problems with my 360. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtualmadden Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I have the wireless adapter and it works great with all major router brands. I'm also getting 3/4 bars signal strength through 2 floors and lot's of wires/pipes in an old house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Works, great, I've used it. I think Linksys makes some of the best networking products. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Riley Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 D-Link ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punklefish Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I use the same one wired and had some problems hosting games on live. The solution was to open ports UDP 88 and TCP/UDP 3074 to the 360 and it worked great. I think this depends on the firewall settings of the other person as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted August 13, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 13, 2007 I use the same one wired and had some problems hosting games on live. The solution was to open ports UDP 88 and TCP/UDP 3074 to the 360 and it worked great. I think this depends on the firewall settings of the other person as well. Bingo. Was going to say the same thing as well. I have the same Router as well, and I am also Wired, but I imagine the ports would be an issue Wired or Wireless. I had to Open up these same exact ports (which also included at least for myself assigning it a static IP address manually) and it worked like a champ after and my NAT always reports as open. I have the pages bookmarked somewhere at home, I think, so you can try googling for instructions on how to do both things, but if you need instructions on how to do so, I can post them later on tonight as long as I still have it bookmarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted August 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted August 13, 2007 Linksys Routers are great with Live. I've got a Netgear DG483GT or something. Automatically configured for XBOX Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Its Netgear DG834G Wireless ADSL Router. I have heard that this router gets heated pretty fast and hence starts dropping connections :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 From my experience: Netgear sucks. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted August 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted August 13, 2007 Netgear are the highest quality devices in my opinion. And the easiest to set up and configure. Though I wouldn't mind having a Linksys in it's place - it's just what I had at the time. I would totally avoid D-Link, Buffalo, US Robotics or anything tacky like that though. I've been using this router on XBOX Live for a while now and it's the best one i've ever used with it. Not a problem, didn't need to do any silly configuration, it was just working and it's always been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Maybe Netgear has improved from when I last used them, but I tend to stick to Linksys mostly and then sometimes D-Link. I have had positive experiences with US Robotics, but not much. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted August 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted August 13, 2007 I had 2 routers from US Robotics and they both broke within 6 months. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oido Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Performance on the linksys just plain sucks my last one died but the firmware changing probably bricked the network ports getting a D-Link lets see how that goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have the same router and it works fine. I did some tests with GoW and direct to my 1.5mbps/768kbps DSL connection (no router) and performance was about the same. DSL was the bottle neck, not the wireless connection to my console from that router. Streaming video and music works great. Vista Home Premium w/ its Media Center + Transcode 360, and TVersity highly recommended (Y). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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