gianluigi
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Registered: 9th Mar 05
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I'm getting fed up of my one klonking out every time i turn my xbox on, then having the pull the plug once or twice to reset it, then wait for it to all load up before I can go on XBL.
So, wireless routers please, £50, £60 could stretch to £70 maximum.
Would like to pick one up on the high street this week ideally, but not adverse to ordering online.
thanks
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_Allan_
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This will do you.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/52244
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gianluigi
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someone reccomended this:
http://www.zyxelstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=184
thoughts?
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John
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Not worth the extra money over the netgear.
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gianluigi
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Netgear is what ive got now....could it be just a faulty unit? or a lesser model? (got it off Virgin media for £40 when buying a broadband package about - god, over a year a go! - but it was sat in a box til november lol)
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John
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It'll just be faulty, i've got the exam same router and it's working fine, I had a different make one previously and it eventually started overheating and randomly cutting off, just happens.
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stubbsy05
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I binned my netgear and got a Belkin G+ and its the nuts for xbox/laptop.
My netgear connnection was up and down like a prossies knickers but the netgear has no problems 
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Voyto
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
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Billion 7300G / 7300N if you want 802.11n draft
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Voyto
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http://www.billion.uk.com/product/wireless/7300g.htm
Includes QoS to make sure you have lag free gaming when others are using the network 
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pow
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QoS is included in packet headers anyway
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Voyto
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Excuse me? I thought QoS is a switching feature that will priorotise (i can't spell i know) certain traffic over others - based on packet header information
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pow
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QoS is set in packet headers, which routers will respond to
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John
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That looks like just what he wants, draft n and QoS to play his xbox, because the QoS packets will mean anything outside his network, and probably not in it either.
He wants to play on live without the thing crashing, the cheap netgear will work fine.
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Voyto
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yes, a priority value is set in the packet header, but still requires a compatable switch to do anything with it?
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gianluigi
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QoS? Packet Headers? WTF do these mean?
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pow
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QoS = Quality of Service
Packet Headers = A packet is a small amount of information that is sent over the network. THe header is a small amount of infomration that a network device adds to it.
Don't worry about it all, egt the netgear
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