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[Strtsk8r321]

Anyone?

[tgm4883]

Don't double post

Wait at least 24 hours before you bump your thread

You shouldn't see a problem (other than stability issues)  The wireless connection is most likely much much faster than your internet connection.  What it really depends on is your connection strength

[Reaper527]

QUOTE(tgm4883 @ Aug 20 2006, 08:33 PM)

You shouldn't see a problem (other than stability issues)  The wireless connection is most likely much much faster than your internet connection.  What it really depends on is your connection strength

well, their is signal degradation to take into consideration, it really depends on how far away his xbox and his wireless router are. also, how many walls/ceilings the signal has to go through. also, while its true that with 802.11g, the network is theoretically much faster then your internet connection, this isn't necessarily the case with 802.11b (i have 10mbit down, 1mbit up, as is pretty standard now i belive, and 802.11b only provides bandwidth for 11mbit, factor in the signal degradation and my connection will be capable of pushing much more data then the 802.11b can handle)

[Reaper527]

QUOTE(Strtsk8r321 @ Aug 21 2006, 01:28 PM)

Well I have a B Router now. Would it be worth it to buy a G router then?

well, if you already have a b router, then you can judge by whatever your using with it now. just expect similar performance from it. like i said, the setup of your house is far too important a factor to to say "this will work" or "this won't work"

[CattyKid]

Ping for 802.11b won't be any higher or lower than with 802.11g.
However, 802.11g is a stronger signal, so it can go farther and penetrate more.  Also, if streaming media from your PC, it is faster.
Sometimes 802.11b reception, even a small distance away (IMO) is not too good. Since 802.11g is a stronger signal, it will be more difficult to become interfered with (simplified, of course).
I'd go with 802.11g if you can.

[TheIrishLad]

QUOTE(Reaper527 @ Aug 21 2006, 11:54 AM)

(i have 10mbit down, 1mbit up, as is pretty standard now i belive,

Since when did 10mbit down/1mbit up become standard? Most people I know are on 3mbit down/256k up.  I doubt many people have a 10mbit service available to them that they can afford.

802.11a is faster then both G and B.  The problem is range compatibility, it has about 50 feet less range on average.  And isn't compatible with B/G making A a bad choice, unless you buy an A compatible wireless router.  And are close to your router.

[Reaper527]

QUOTE(TheIrishLad @ Aug 27 2006, 12:18 PM)

Since when did 10mbit down/1mbit up become standard? Most people I know are on 3mbit down/256k up.  I doubt many people have a 10mbit service available to them that they can afford.

802.11a is faster then both G and B.  The problem is range compatibility, it has about 50 feet less range on average.  And isn't compatible with B/G making A a bad choice, unless you buy an A compatible wireless router.  And are close to your router.

well, i know in my area there are 2 cable providers, one is 8mbit down/1mbit up and the other is 10mbit down/1mbit up, then there is verizon fios, which is a little bit faster then that. the only much slower solution is DSL (can't remember what the speeds where for that off the top of my head), and i have heard other people from other parts of the country saying the same thing (hence the reason i said i belive its pretty standard now, and not it is standard)

as far as 802.11a being faster, thats not true. it operates on a differant wireless specrum though, 802.11a is 5ghz while 802.11g is 2.4ghz. as far as actual transfer bandwidth, 802.11g is 54mbit per second (with special speed boost hardware its possible to eek it out to 108mbit per second), while 802.11 i seem to remember being 36mbit per second, but wikipedia claims that it can handle up to 54mbit per second.

http://en.wikipedia....ki/Wireless_LAN

[twistedsymphony]

run a wired connection...  

IMO if something sits in one spot it should make use of a wired connection the only excuse is if you don't own where you're staying and your landlord wont let you run wires.

The only thing I've ever used wi-fi for is my laptop... because it's not stationary.  

[alsybub]

Laptop, PSP and DS.

Everything else should be wired. Why bother? Run a cable for pennies or spend a load of money on a wireless adapter or a bridge.