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Originally Posted by JollyRoger
There is a difference between a "wireless router" and a "wireless access point". Since you already have a router, you only need a wireless access point, the one from Linksys is a snap to install. You could use a wireless router , but installing it will be more involved because you have to disable all the crap you don't need and it might conflict with your existing router, giving you a PIA. Go buy yourself one of these:
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WAP54G
Or a better model, there are a bunch of them out there, just make sure it is an "access point".
When you run the install, make sure you select WEP key security, it's the easiest. If you don't secure it, the whole neighborhood will be using it. Some hacker crooks just cruise around neighborhoods looking for open wireless connections. |
This looks like a plan to me.
I already have the wired router and the XBOX wireless adapter. So if I get the Linksys WAP54G (the one you pointed to) and connect to my wired router, it would pick up the XBOX wireless adapter? (That's a question.)
I have 3 computers already connected to the existing Linksys wired router, which can connect up to 4 devices.
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Originally Posted by dannym
I highly doubt that you would get decent graphics on the xbox that far from the router. I'm not sure you would get good graphcs close to it.
What I did was put the router in the room with the xbox and plug the xbox into the router and run wireless through the rest of the house from there.
Danny
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I'm much more concerned about the speed of the connections and security on the 3 computers than my son's XBOX, and besides, it will be very difficult to run a wire to the spot where the XBOX is located. Hence that's where I need the wireless connection.
If/when I get a chance, I'd like to hardwire it for security reasons, but I don't think my kid is willing to wait that long. (He'll probably be out of the house by then anyhow.)
BTW - if I password protect the wireless connection, will I have to do anything new on the wired connection?
BTW2 - if I want to connect a computer where the XBOX is located, do I just get a wireless adapter for the computer? And the computer and the XBOX would share the wireless access point?
Thanks for the help.