gtijames

just a quick question folks,my son has an xbox360 and he wants to get live for it,we currently have a netgear n150 router and i think that this does not have the ability to run the xbox.basically we need a router that will run the xbox and a couple of laptops at the same time with a range that will work in an average sized 3 bed house and be reasonably priced.hope this makes sense i havent got a clue about this wireless/xbox stuff.

thanks

james

jura11

iTrader: (7)

Not sure but Xbox don't have Wifi only newer models have wifi.


Jura

gtijames

sorry should have said its less than a year old,so has built in wi fi

bigbruiseral

iTrader: (1)

The netgear n150 router is wirless so it will work as normal with xbox live. All of you on at the same time will be slow for a budget router bear in mind

mart360

If he has a fat Xbox, it will need a wireless G or N dongle to enable wireless connectivity . This must be a genuine MS dongle!

if he has a slim Xbox then it will have inbuilt wireless G/N

Re your router:

Netgears are 50 / 50 with xbox's dependant on model & firmware

Both my DG84n's would accept and connect to live, but wouldnt media stream

Another thing to check when you connect to live, is the NAT status.

If you have a router with an open NAT, your fine - Moderate is not so good, but still workable - Strict is a nightmare, and you would be better off buying a new router


Mart

gtijames

thanks for the replies,its a slim line model,where can i find this nat status thing is it on the xbox setup menus?i have tried to connect to the internet but it wont let me