ere's my setup.
DSL Line >> Linksys wireless G router >> transmit >> Linksys Wireless Gaming Adapter >> ethernet cable >> Linksys wired 5 port switch >> Ethernet Cables >> 2 PCs and 3 consoles.
Problem is, with only the 2 PCs turned on, if I play a game called Final Fantasy XI online, the other PC's internet connection will stop working. If I turn off the game, the internet on the other PC will run fine. It doesn't matter which PC i start the game on. If I try to download big files on the 2 PCs at the same time, they both download fine. The game itself does not use up a lot of bandwidth so I think it could be a port issue.
To check if it was a port issue, I decided to switch out the Gaming adapter and connected the Wireless router to the Switch using an ethernet cable and I can launch the two games fine.
Before I spend another hundred dollars on more equipment, does anyone know what's going on or can suggest a solution?
I was thinking if I bought the linksys wireless bridge things would work out fine... but thats another 100 dollars and I'm not sure if it will even work. I figured the gaming adapter was pretty much acting as a wireless bridge.
Wireless Router Settings:
IP 192.168.1.1
SUB 255....
DHCP start IP 192.168.1.2 and goes for 20 clients.
Gaming Adapter:
IP 192.168.1.19
Gateway 192.168.1.1
PC1:
IP: 192.168.1.15
GATE: 192.168.1.1
PC2:
IP: 192.168.1.21
GATE: 192.168.1.1
Here's the info from the gaming site about the ports (although I never had to forward ports for the game ever so I don't think that's the issue):
PlayOnline (including all related software such as FINAL FANTASY XI) may use any of the following ports. If you are using a router, please configure it to allow packets to pass through these ports.
+ Port numbers that may be used by the PlayOnline server group:
-TCP 25, 80, 110, 443 or 50000 - 65535
-UDP 50000 - 65535
Any help or suggestions is appreciated. If anyone can confirm that a wireless bridge would fix this problem I'll go out and buy it tomorrow.
Thanks,
Tom
DSL Line >> Linksys wireless G router >> transmit >> Linksys Wireless Gaming Adapter >> ethernet cable >> Linksys wired 5 port switch >> Ethernet Cables >> 2 PCs and 3 consoles.
Problem is, with only the 2 PCs turned on, if I play a game called Final Fantasy XI online, the other PC's internet connection will stop working. If I turn off the game, the internet on the other PC will run fine. It doesn't matter which PC i start the game on. If I try to download big files on the 2 PCs at the same time, they both download fine. The game itself does not use up a lot of bandwidth so I think it could be a port issue.
To check if it was a port issue, I decided to switch out the Gaming adapter and connected the Wireless router to the Switch using an ethernet cable and I can launch the two games fine.
Before I spend another hundred dollars on more equipment, does anyone know what's going on or can suggest a solution?
I was thinking if I bought the linksys wireless bridge things would work out fine... but thats another 100 dollars and I'm not sure if it will even work. I figured the gaming adapter was pretty much acting as a wireless bridge.
Wireless Router Settings:
IP 192.168.1.1
SUB 255....
DHCP start IP 192.168.1.2 and goes for 20 clients.
Gaming Adapter:
IP 192.168.1.19
Gateway 192.168.1.1
PC1:
IP: 192.168.1.15
GATE: 192.168.1.1
PC2:
IP: 192.168.1.21
GATE: 192.168.1.1
Here's the info from the gaming site about the ports (although I never had to forward ports for the game ever so I don't think that's the issue):
PlayOnline (including all related software such as FINAL FANTASY XI) may use any of the following ports. If you are using a router, please configure it to allow packets to pass through these ports.
+ Port numbers that may be used by the PlayOnline server group:
-TCP 25, 80, 110, 443 or 50000 - 65535
-UDP 50000 - 65535
Any help or suggestions is appreciated. If anyone can confirm that a wireless bridge would fix this problem I'll go out and buy it tomorrow.
Thanks,
Tom
