Xbox 360 gaming router

Jals_2

Hi,

Hoping for some help. I need to get a wireless router to run 2 xbox 360's plus one pc from a cable broadband connection, but have no idea as to which one would be best. Money is tight at the minute, so that's another consideration, and I don't want to spend a lot of money on one if a cheaper one would do the job just as well.

I've been looking at the D-LINK DIR-615 which is around the £35 mark.

If anyone has any recommendations/suggestions I'd really appreciate it.

DCFC79

Whos your isp ? and have you picked that router as you know your isp

also some isps will give a free router

Will.ii.am

I think it will be slightly more expensive but i swear by the bt routers,i run a pc(wired connection) laptop and ps3 no problem.

Jals_2

Thanks for the reply.

I'm with Virgin Media. We've been running one xbox quite happily for a while, but my son got an xbox of his own for Christmas, and the router we have won't support both.

The D-LINK was because it looks like it would support both xbox 360's (with open NAT), but it seems very cheap compared to others, so I'm not sure whether to go for it or not.

I'm not techy at all, I'm afraid (as you can probably tell ).

DCFC79

Jals wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.

I'm with Virgin Media. We've been running one xbox quite happily for a while, but my son got an xbox of his own for Christmas, and the router we have won't support both.

The D-LINK was because it looks like it would support both xbox 360's (with open NAT), but it seems very cheap compared to others, so I'm not sure whether to go for it or not.

I'm not techy at all, I'm afraid (as you can probably tell ).

what router do you currently have as the 1 i have from virgin allows you to change the nat

the 1 i have is this 1

Jals_2

We've got a Micradigital F5d7230 connected to the VM router.

We've got the NAT open for one xbox, but we can only get moderate NAT for the other.

DCFC79

Jals wrote: »

We've got a Micradigital F5d7230 connected to the VM router.

We've got the NAT open for one xbox, but we can only get moderate NAT for the other.

i cant remember what i did but i had problems with my router letting 2 360s be online at same time so chnaged sometihng in the routers page and it worked (im sure it worked) well i know ou can open the nat on the router i have form virgin

Jals_2

OH has been changing the NAT settings (he says by port forwarding, whatever that means); it's getting both NATs open at the same time that's proving a problem.

Thanks for your help.

Rossy.

BT homhub is a c*nt for closing the NAT setting

I've forward ports etc but it still goes nuts at times.

A reset usually sorts it though. I've rung BT many times on the issue as i couldn't get into certain xbl games,

BT say there is nothing they can do

DCFC79

Rossy. wrote: »

BT homhub is a c*nt for closing the NAT setting

I've forward ports etc but it still goes nuts at times.

A reset usually sorts it though. I've rung BT many times on the issue as i couldn't get into certain xbl games,

BT say there is nothing they can do

your better off starting your own thread if you have problems yourself

blackshirtuk

Jals wrote: »

Hi,

I've been looking at the D-LINK DIR-615 which is around the £35 mark.

If anyone has any recommendations/suggestions I'd really appreciate it.

I had the same problem bought the D-LINK DIR-615 router for £20 off ebay. sorted the problem 3 xbox's all open nat!:beer: