x box and network question?

[scottrico]

Can you connect an x-box to wireless network?

I am tring to get ready when x-box live starts and I dont want to run cable all through my crib. Is any one running an x-box using gamespy on a wireless network?

 

[Schnieds]

I want to do the same thing with my Xbox. I have a wireless network in my house, and my internect connection is upstairs whilst my Xbox is downstairs.

I don't know of a product that will allow you to turn an existing network card into a wireless connection. I.E. you plug a crossover cable between your Xbox and a wireless device that would get an IP address for the XBox and forward all packets to the wireless AP.

Because you can't install drivers on your own for the Xbox, I have a feeling that we are going to have to wait for MS to release a wireless solution of their own for the XBox and pay a premium price for it. :disgust:

 

[dexter333]

I saw one at compusa made by linksys. Thats what it appeared to be. It was a little box about the size of a deck of cards with an antenna, a power cable, and a cat-5 jack.

 

[scottrico]

dexter333

Did you see it in the Xbox area or was it in the network area?

also, it it say anything about "xbox" on the packaging?

 

[BCompDude]

This is exactly what I had in mind. Let me know if you find anything out. I really want my Xbox to be wireless as well.

 

[Tallgeese]

Originally posted by: scottrico
Can you connect an x-box to wireless network?

Ask and ye shall receive...

Wireless Ethernet Bridge - WET11
Product info
Pricing

 

[Schnieds]

Thanks Tallgeese... Linksys rules.

However... holy price batman! That is way more than I wanted to pay for a wireless XBox....:Q

 

[Tallgeese]

Originally posted by: Schnieds
However... holy price batman! That is way more than I wanted to pay for a wireless XBox....:Q

Yep...wireless bridges are 'spensive, Lucy (Ricky Ricardo kicks MUCHO bootay!)
But compared to the cost of an enterprise level bridge, $100 clams is kinda cheap.

 

[scottrico]

but is "802.11b" fast enough for online gaming?
I read somewhere transfer speeds are slow.
ANd it was only good for regular web surfing.

But if it was less than a hundred bucks, I would give it a try.
some really good online games are coming out.

 

[Tarmax]

802.11b is only 11Mb/s, which is pretty much equivelant to 10BaseT wired networks - which is 10Mb/s. Currently, most broadband connections hover around the 1-5Mb/s area in downstream, and around 512Kb/s upstream.

In short, a 802.11b wireless network is more than enough if all you're doing is internet gaming. For now, only look for 802.11a if you're going to be doing a LOT of file sharing. Games can barely saturate a 10Mb/s connection... why would they need 100+??


Deffinitions:

Mb = Megabits (!= Megabytes) divide this number by 8 to get MB

ie.
10Mb/s = 1.25MB/s
100Mb/s = 12.5MB/s
1Gb/s = 125MB/s

and so on and so forth...

 

[Tallgeese]

I'd be more concerned about additional latency.
Altho not a LOT, might be enough to make some titles jitter enough to render them unplayable.

 

[scottrico]

Too bad I am not in the beta.

I am going to give it a try when they roll out xbox live
and report back

 

[Woodchuck2000]

There can be latency problems using wireless. The throughput won't be a problem - no X-Box applictions need anything more than 10 meg ethernet and 802.11b provides that easily. That said, it's an awfully expensive way of avoiding an extra cable...

 

[tritium4ever]

I've noticed slightly higher latencies going wireless as opposed to wired. Where I would normally get 60ms ping, I might get something like 80ms. Although that's a 33% increase, the latency is still low enough that smooth online gaming is a very real possibility.