Wireless xbox/router question (1 Viewer)

[Joe Szott]

Quick question, I'm sure there is a simple answer. I have a wireless 802.11b router that I use to share cable modem and as print server. Since the xbox is in another part of the house next to TV, I have a wireless dongle (extender?) to get it on the network. This works great for now, but soon I might get the PS2 network adapter and add an HTPC next to this TV.

So I need to expand the wireless xbox dongle from handling 1 client to 3-4 ethernet client. Since the wireless thingie has only one port in back, do I just need a hub to expand the # of ports, or is a switcher more appropriate? I've never understood exactly what the difference between hub and switcher is, so not sure what I want for this setup.

Any advice is welcomed...

 

[Joe Szott]

Quick question, I'm sure there is a simple answer. I have a wireless 802.11b router that I use to share cable modem and as print server. Since the xbox is in another part of the house next to TV, I have a wireless dongle (extender?) to get it on the network. This works great for now, but soon I might get the PS2 network adapter and add an HTPC next to this TV.

So I need to expand the wireless xbox dongle from handling 1 client to 3-4 ethernet client. Since the wireless thingie has only one port in back, do I just need a hub to expand the # of ports, or is a switcher more appropriate? I've never understood exactly what the difference between hub and switcher is, so not sure what I want for this setup.

Any advice is welcomed...

 

[Arthur Legardo]

A switch is basically a smart hub. It knows what information goes where, while a hub will send the information to all ports resulting in more collisions than with a switch.

 

[Arthur Legardo]

A switch is basically a smart hub. It knows what information goes where, while a hub will send the information to all ports resulting in more collisions than with a switch.

 

[Joe Szott]

So will a switch solve my problem?

 

[Joe Szott]

So will a switch solve my problem?

 

[Arthur Legardo]

If DHCP is handled by the router then, yes, a switch is all you need. I have the same thing going on in my basement, except that everything is wired and everything works well.

 

[Arthur Legardo]

If DHCP is handled by the router then, yes, a switch is all you need. I have the same thing going on in my basement, except that everything is wired and everything works well.

 

[Joe Szott]

Yeah, the wireless router handles the DHCP for the network. Cool, I'll pick up a switcher next time at BB.

 

[Joe Szott]

Yeah, the wireless router handles the DHCP for the network. Cool, I'll pick up a switcher next time at BB.