routers?

[bigisy]

im not much of a computer person but why in the fucks world does a router cost so much?! surely theres a cheap place to buy one!!!! damn thing, stopping me from talkiong on encircling and playing onxbox live!?

[The Judas Cow]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=33-128-008&depa=0

$22 That should do you just fine

[greg]

ha, some guy used nary in his review

[The Judas Cow]

Thats a good word, I need to use it more often.

[bigisy]

im not being funny or nyhting but will it work in europe?

[The Judas Cow]

Er... It should, but that website wont ship outside of the US. Sorry :sad:

Just look on the net for some cheap routers in the UK

[greg]

another thing to worry about is xbox live compatibility.

[bigisy]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! damn you greg!!!! lol, thats gonna make the whole thing very expensive

[iha]

newegg is awesome.. people that are outside of the US are missing out

[greg]

noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! damn you greg!!!! lol, thats gonna make the whole thing very expensive

yeah, i don't understand why it matters, but apparently it does. they have a list of compatible and non-compatible ones on their website.

[bigisy]

wheres the list? on the newegg website or the xbox one?

[greg]

wheres the list? on the newegg website or the xbox one?
xbox

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/start/connect/faq/routers.htm

they also mention something about uk routers

[The Judas Cow]

My router is not on the list, and it works just fine.

[bigisy]

wow.......im more confused now :LMAO:
ethernet??? DSL??????? firmware?!?!? wtf is all this?

[The Judas Cow]

Just ignore it, buy one and if it dosen't work, send it back.

[greg]

Just ignore it, buy one and if it dosen't work, send it back.
what he said

[bigisy]

yup, i';ll have to do thaat...........................man this shits confusing

[The Judas Cow]

Its not that bad, all this stuff comes with install disks, just pop the disk in, run the install and that should do it, as far as your PC goes. The Xbox is all plug and play, just plug it in and if it doesn't work nothing you can do.

[jazz]

i use a linksys etherfast cable/dsl router and i have my wife's computer, my computer, my ps2, and the xbox all hooked up to its four ports. it works flawlessly.

yeah, watch it fuck up now.

[The Judas Cow]

you forgot to knock on wood.

[jazz]

i knocked on particle board. :shrug:

searches frantically for real wood, taps wooden blinds

[Mufumonk]

Linksys is decent, but I highly recommend D-Link. Hands down, the best router on the market. Many of these no-name brands are highly prone to attack.

[The Judas Cow]

i knocked on particle board. :shrug:

searches frantically for real wood, taps wooden blinds
Ooohhh wooden blinds, arn't we Mr. Rockafeller

[bigisy]

hey, thanx guys for all the info, im gonna do some searching online to see if i can find a router that'll allow me to connect my modem to both xbox and pc, shouldn't be too hard ;)

[The Judas Cow]

hey, thanx guys for all the info, im gonna do some searching online to see if i can find a router that'll allow me to connect my modem to both xbox and pc, shouldn't be too hard ;)
Nah, most of them should work just fine.

[Keith Moon]

- Wireless or non-wireless, bigs?

[bigisy]

any dude........whichevas cheaper ;)

[Keith Moon]

any dude........whichevas cheaper ;)


- Wireless routers will definitely be the more expensive and I would advise against getting one. Go wired if do-able.

[The Judas Cow]

Wireless is a shit load more exspensive, go wired.

[bigisy]

my xbox is right next to the pc so i dont really need a wireless.

[The Judas Cow]

wireless is unreliable as all hell too.

[Keith Moon]

my xbox is right next to the pc so i dont really need a wireless.


- That's the best setup anyone could ask for...[translation: 'go wired']

[B]

Wireless G works great for LAN gaming and smaller file transfers.

[bigisy]

awesome! does all the wriring and shit come with the router do i buy that seperately? (the cable that connects the xbox to the router)

[The Judas Cow]

You may get one with the router, you will need a total of three.

I assume you have one now (modem to PC)

So you will more than likely only need one more

[B]

If you have patience (which i dont think any modern gamer really has), you can get very cheap cords online.

http://www.cablewholesale.com/

[bigisy]

cool, ny idea what they;re called? (and if i start to get annoying just say)

[B]

basic cat 5 ethernet cables i think. Im kinda a dumbass, so dont quote me.

[The Judas Cow]

Either cat 5 ethernet cable or a patch cable.

Just ask they guy at the store, he may roll his eyes at you but he only makes $8 an hour so just remeber, you're better than him

[B]

how so?

[bigisy]

errrr, i dont work..... :ontome:

[The Judas Cow]

even better

[B]

exactly what i thought.

[bigisy]

exactly what i thought.

thanks :kenny:

[Keith Moon]

awesome! does all the wriring and shit come with the router do i buy that seperately? (the cable that connects the xbox to the router)




- bigs, make sure (if you don't know already) that you get an RJ45 Male/RJ45 Male Ethernet cable(s). Meaning that one single cable will have the exact same clear input/connectors on both ends.

- It's basically a homosexual cable... :shrug:

[The Judas Cow]

also, make sure it is a "patch" or "straight through" cable, not a "cross over" cable

[kris46and2]

we sell DSL routers at like 40 pounds

[bigisy]

okay, thanks for the help guys it was much apppreciated. i got a cable/dsl router for around 40 pounds and it works fine! if nything my connection seems faster (WTF?!) nyway the routers a linksys and its got four ports so my box and pc are working fine

[Keith Moon]

okay, thanks for the help guys it was much apppreciated. i got a cable/dsl router for around 40 pounds and it works fine! if nything my connection seems faster (WTF?!) nyway the routers a linksys and its got four ports so my box and pc are working fine


- Nice big's...now all we need is to have you stay up a little later so us Americans can game with you. :bazooka:

[JDMCivicHatch96]

i dont even think you really needed a router if you have a USB port. I was using the USB cable to connect my computer to the modem and then used the open NIC card and connected my xbox to that... but now i do have a router since my gf just bought a new computer. :tongue2:

[dionysusolympus]

i dont even think you really needed a router if you have a USB port. I was using the USB cable to connect my computer to the modem and then used the open NIC card and connected my xbox to that... but now i do have a router since my gf just bought a new computer. :tongue2:

what kind? a Mac or a PC?

[JDMCivicHatch96]

a pc... did i miss something? :insecure:

was that question in reference to my gf's computer or mine?

[dionysusolympus]

whatever...you said your gf bought a new computer...for you or her or both of yous...whichever it is...the question is posed...

[bigisy]

lol, i'll try stayin up later keith :-p
i tried with the usb thing but it wouldn't work for some fucked up reason. nyway its working fine now so YAAAAAAAY!!!

[JDMCivicHatch96]

whatever...you said your gf bought a new computer...for you or her or both of yous...whichever it is...the question is posed...

I've had my computer. I had it hooked up to the internet via usb cable and the xbox took the open NIC port. Then Jessica wanted one so she bought a Dell. Then we needed a router so Live could still be up and running

[JDMCivicHatch96]

i tried with the usb thing but it wouldn't work for some fucked up reason.


probably didnt have ICS enabled :wink: