Buying a wireless router, anything to remember?

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:16 pm

I'm going to jump onto the xbox live bandwagon for 2008.

I have a broadband connection roughly 1 mbps through tiscali, Wondering what would be the best wireless router for my xbox 360?

I know the range of the 360 reciever is 2.4ghz and 5.0 ghz.

I take it I just buy a router compatible with my isp (tiscali) that emits at the same frequency then bingo?

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:35 am

Can't advise on the technicalities of different routers, but don't assume that Wifi encryption is one of those things that the system sets up automatically. On my router the factory default was for encryption to be off. I had to pick between WAP or WEP and manually set the encryption keys when configuring my router.

Make sure it's the first thing you do, too. Worthless assholes who'll leach off your bandwidth are everywhere. Also, make sure you get a router that supports WEP encryption if you ever plan on using it with a DS, as that's the only type it supports.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:32 pm

Yeah when I lived in the city you really noticed the leach effect, I'm out in the country at the moment could probably get away without securing the network. I'd just be worried about blocking the xbox out by mistake!

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:35 pm

Setting up encryption is not different than password-protecting something, and giving out the password to whoever is authorized to use the network. Just RTFM, and you'll be fine.