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Post by metshaz on Oct 15, 2007 5:12:17 GMT
I've edited post to more accurately reflect what i was asking!
So i just got a 3UK usb modem for internet access whilst away from home (yes thats right, to use laptop at work!) And i am getting an astounding 1mb average connection.
So the question is could i (in theory) connect my 360 using a wifi connection to my laptop and use the modem to play games online...Not likely to do it but interested in the technology1
ps the 3uk modem connects via Hsdpa
One other question, how much data would you use for a one hour session of RB6V
Cheers
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Post by amazingreflex on Oct 15, 2007 20:58:14 GMT
Sorry to sound negative,
You may well have problems with long ping times, poor upload speed (important for online gaming) and inconsisent connection.
Other than that you should be cooking on gas!
I might be proved wrong though.
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Post by metshaz on Oct 26, 2007 7:30:35 GMT
I think i understand ping times, and that a low one is good and a high one bad, is that right?
If this is correct then assuming 0 would be a good, what is the range of ping times what about 120 or 300 or 500, whereabouts do they come?
Cheers
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Post by soggyshoe on Oct 26, 2007 8:16:25 GMT
For online video and gaming you should be looking at between 0 to 50 if possible.
For example, my ping to bbc is 27
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Post by amazingreflex on Oct 26, 2007 14:40:41 GMT
My ping can range from 30 - 90 and it seems fine for gaming. Remember that your ping will suffer once you test against another country's server. Try to test your ping against a UK server. Use www.speedtest.netMy upload used to be 256kbps. That was fine if I joined other peoples games or only hosted rooms of 4 people max. If you want to host larger rooms then the faster the better. Frequent drops of connections or no responses will kill your online gaming. I think you will know when you're getting these problems! Hope this helps. |
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Post by nathanrutherford on Oct 29, 2007 19:03:08 GMT
Just to put my 2p in .
You've probably sorted this now, but in theory it's possible you just having to ensure that your 360 picks it up as an Wi-Fi access point, So you'd have to set the lappy to broadcast it's wi-fi or use a crossover cable if you wanted to hardwire it. The only problem I can think of is that a modem is a very basic bit of kit and is literally designed to allow access to the t'interweb, the main issue is with windows allowing the 360 to share the connection. As I say it probably can be done, it'll probably just take a bit of fiddling with network connections. Ping times are very important or online gaming and anything over 50 and you'll really notice it. you ideally want to get under 30. A ping can never be 0, You can ping your laptops internal gubbins and it'll more than 0.
An hours gaming session is really neglible, I used to monitor my usage when I was in Australia and got frequently shaped, but an average game would use between 10 - 30 meg. But no more than that. I used to have a 40 gig upload/download limit, and when I was having my COD3 MP marathons it barely made a dint into the quota.
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Post by Acksaw on Oct 29, 2007 19:38:56 GMT
When I first had Xbox Live I used my PC for connecting to t'internet. It sets up easily through internet connection sharing and I had no adverse effects other than having to leave the PC on.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the Xbox has a special gadget built in that will perform the crossover on a standard ethernet cable.
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Post by nathanrutherford on Nov 1, 2007 16:39:52 GMT
Dunno about it being built in Acksaw, as i've never really looked into it, but obviously if it has got a gadget built in you'd just use a normal lan cable.
Although it would make sense to have a gadget built in as a lot of people who have a 360 wouldn't have a clue what a crossover cable was
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Post by amazingreflex on Nov 3, 2007 23:30:07 GMT
Most devices with ethernet ports tend to be auto-sensing now so you don't need to worry about cross-over or patch leads unless you're dealing with industrial stuff.
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Post by mabozaritchie on Nov 4, 2007 0:54:04 GMT
i had no problem using ethernet to router ,perfect connection ,very little lag,switched to wireless got strict nat problem,connecting to router ,etc etc.when i want to talk to anyone i need to get the old ether net cable out .well worth the £60 wireless xbox thingy i bought (slight hint of sarcasm in the sentence!!!!!!)tried the forums etc etc gave up in the end,straying away from point of laptop thing,honestly dont much about ping or wi fi, etc, etc
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Post by metshaz on Feb 4, 2008 0:16:52 GMT
Dunno about it being built in Acksaw, as i've never really looked into it, but obviously if it has got a gadget built in you'd just use a normal lan cable. Although it would make sense to have a gadget built in as a lot of people who have a 360 wouldn't have a clue what a crossover cable was That would include me then...so if i set up internet connection sharing on my laptop what would be my next step? when you talk about just using a lan cable, isn't the lan thing on my PC an "out" connection for connecting to a router, rather than in "in" connection?  |
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Post by metshaz on Feb 5, 2008 6:02:12 GMT
Holy shit i got it working.
I used a standard CAT5 cable and set the 3UK modem up for internet sharing. ran the network setup wizard and it worked!!!!!!!!
Just waiting to get home and check i can still connect to that network or if i've gained one connection but damaged another one (more like my kind of luck!)
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Post by metshaz on Apr 23, 2008 18:20:41 GMT
well it's all gone wrong..got a new vista laptop and managed to get it all up and running okay...three weeks later, need to use this connection again and it won't work...just like that....Been on the phone to xbox 360 support for 1 1/2 hours today and no joy using either my wireless connection or three modem...seriously p*ssed off about this now, been going all day
360 reports "ip address" failed...used three 360's three cat 5 cables, and am totally convinced it's a setting on laptop...all firewalls disabled, have set up ipv 4 to obtain ip etc automatically
Been into local services and restarted upnp and dhcp services, allowed ics and set media sharing in wmp11....but nothing i can do to make the 360 see the pc, or vice versa...
anybody offer any advise?
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Post by metshaz on Apr 23, 2008 23:11:46 GMT
Well i don't know.....I fannied around with the settings for a bit, and it works!
But what winds me up almost as much is that i don't really know which bit of tinkering is what got it going.
I don't know why it stopped working in the first place.
But I've written myself a checklist for if it goes again.
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