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| King Mob 2004-11-04, 12:47 am |
| Im concidering buying Live and was wondering if Ill have to buy a
seperate router to split the connection from my DSL modem to Xbox, or
does the Live setup come with a router?
Thanks
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| Philip B Kirschner 2004-11-04, 6:47 am |
| No! You must buy the router.
"King Mob" <n0@nobadspam.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Im concidering buying Live and was wondering if Ill have to buy a seperate
> router to split the connection from my DSL modem to Xbox, or does the Live
> setup come with a router?
>
> Thanks
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| JBDragon 2004-11-05, 12:49 am |
| Yes, you will have to buy a router. They're Cheap. I've used a Linksys
I've had for years, and just recently switched to a Netgear. I'm using
Wired routers. Cheaper, and more Reliable I think, besides Faster if your
networking computers together. You don't have to buy a Router, you can
always unplug the Cable from the computer and plug it into your Xbox. It's
a hassle, but if your a little short on funds for a router right away, you
do what you have to do.
"King Mob" <n0@nobadspam.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Im concidering buying Live and was wondering if Ill have to buy a seperate
> router to split the connection from my DSL modem to Xbox, or does the Live
> setup come with a router?
>
> Thanks
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| Tuomas Salo 2004-11-05, 6:48 am |
| King Mob wrote:
quote:
> Im concidering buying Live and was wondering if Ill have to buy a
> seperate router to split the connection from my DSL modem to Xbox, or
> does the Live setup come with a router?
No, you don't have to buy a router, you can share the Internet
connection from your PC - but for that to work you'll need to install a
second network card anyway. At least Windows XP and 98 have a
semi-automatized wizard for Internet connection sharing.
But I'd go for a router. It's easier to set up, works even if your PC is
not on, gives better performance and is not too expensive. (Hubs are a
tad cheaper, but not as intelligent as routers.)
A router could prove useful for other purposes as well, if you want to
set up a second computer for home networking, or buy a second online
capable console, for instance.
Tuomas
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| David Randall [MS] 2004-11-05, 5:49 pm |
| Another reason to buy a router is to add more protection between your PC and
the internet in the form of a firewall and/or NAT. If you can find a
combination wired/wireless router, you've got some extra options down the
road as well. Many of the 802.11b routers are becoming very inexpensive now
that 802.11g is sold almost everywhere.
Dave
"Tuomas Salo" <Tuomas@spam.fööbär.fi.INVALID> wrote in message
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quote:
> King Mob wrote:
>
> No, you don't have to buy a router, you can share the Internet connection
> from your PC - but for that to work you'll need to install a second
> network card anyway. At least Windows XP and 98 have a semi-automatized
> wizard for Internet connection sharing.
>
> But I'd go for a router. It's easier to set up, works even if your PC is
> not on, gives better performance and is not too expensive. (Hubs are a tad
> cheaper, but not as intelligent as routers.)
>
> A router could prove useful for other purposes as well, if you want to set
> up a second computer for home networking, or buy a second online capable
> console, for instance.
>
> Tuomas
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