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Best Xbox Live Modem/Router

  • 23-11-2010 04:50PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40


    Hi All, hopefully someone can give me words of wisdom on this one. I what to replace my eircom netopia router with a faster, better model. I am hoping this will help with on line lag.

    I am looking at different models and like the look of some d-link ones. But im not sure what I am looking for! Most of the models I have looked at dont seem to have a port in the back for a telephone line to connect to like my netopia one? Would I have to buy two different products and piggy back one off the other?

    This might seem a stupid question to you guys but I dont want to spend money and then find out I can use it


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    i guess you are using DSL connection, which means you need router with built-in modem, thats why there is the phone cable there. or buy two seperate units. modem and router.

    for normal use i would recommend the buffalo WBMR-HP-GN where it have built-in modem


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 jdonagh


    Thanks for the reply akamossie, I bit the bullet and bought a netgear RangeMax Dual Band N300 router.

    Dont know what has gone wrong but my speed has halved since I set it up and my Xbox will not connect to it at all. Nightmare :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 387 ✭✭Gooch2k4


    I have one of those too, works fine, i have the Xbox in the DMZ that said


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭akamossie


    DMZ or portforward the ports for your xbox, check http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netgear/WNDR3300/Xbox_Live_360.htm

    for the speed issue, what encryption you using for wireless


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