# Networking question.
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889
**Category:** Shift518 Off Topic
**Created:** [March 12, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889 "2010-03-12T17:08:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/21 "2010-03-13T09:50:13Z")
> [@Excelsior Orthopedics](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/excelsior-orthopedics/30110/5):
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> wireless on the PS3 is shit compared to a Cat-5 cable link to the modem.
THIS.
Wired connection is the only way to fly on PS3. You will notice a difference, especially when streaming video to the PS3 from a server to watch movies.
Edit: You don’t want a cat-5 link to the modem though, you want a cat-5 link to the router, and open the appropriate ports or DMZ.
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### Author:  [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/22 "2010-03-13T18:02:19Z")
yeah i meant router not the actual modem, although you could go direct to the modem if you felt like it.
And yeah I’ve used the PS3 both in wireless and cable configs and the cable config is far superior in terms of speed and feed.
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/23 "2010-03-13T19:11:01Z")
> [@dc2nick"](#):
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> Ive always run Wireless for gaming and have had no problems ever. even in fast paced gamed like COD and HALO
:beer
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### Author:  [@Oppie1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oppie1)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/24 "2010-03-14T08:57:25Z")
Get another N router and set it up as a repeater bridge (make sure the router supports this mode). Use the wired ports on the back of the bridge router (which will be next to your TV) to plug in your accessories. Basically, it will still be a wireless connection, but you will plugged in via Ethernet from the bridged router. The signal strength will be rock solid in an Apt. This setup works really well in my house. Played COD MW2 on my xbox for a couple hours last night with absolutely NO hiccups and I am only using a WRT54G with a Dlink N router. Eventually, I would like to get another N router, but this setup works so well that I don’t wanna screw it up.
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### Author:  [@Oppie1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oppie1)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/25 "2010-03-14T09:28:48Z")
BTW, Cossey, depending on the revision of your router, you can put DD-WRT on it. Running DD-WRT on both the N routers would be sweet and very easy to get working…
[http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database](http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database)
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/26 "2010-03-14T09:35:33Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/653):
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> BTW, Cossey, depending on the revision of your router, you can put DD-WRT on it. Running DD-WRT on both the N routers would be sweet and very easy to get working…
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> [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database](http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database)
THIS. \<3 DD-WRT
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/27 "2010-03-14T10:44:53Z")
> [@For the hottest XXX chatting..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-hottest-xxx-chatting/30128/15):
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> Get another N router and set it up as a repeater bridge (make sure the router supports this mode). Use the wired ports on the back of the bridge router (which will be next to your TV) to plug in your accessories. Basically, it will still be a wireless connection, but you will plugged in via Ethernet from the bridged router. The signal strength will be rock solid in an Apt. This setup works really well in my house. Played COD MW2 on my xbox for a couple hours last night with absolutely NO hiccups and I am only using a WRT54G with a Dlink N router. Eventually, I would like to get another N router, but this setup works so well that I don’t wanna screw it up.
Be aware that any bridged setup you will loose 50% connectivity speed just from the bridge.
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/653):
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> BTW, Cossey, depending on the revision of your router, you can put DD-WRT on it. Running DD-WRT on both the N routers would be sweet and very easy to get working…
>
> [http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database](http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database)
DD-WRT FTW. I’ve been running it for years.
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/28 "2010-03-14T11:01:15Z")
> [@OK. who's the smartass.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-whos-the-smartass/30126/43):
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> Be aware that any bridged setup you will loose 50% connectivity speed just from the bridge.
Wayne stop your nonsense!
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/29 "2010-03-14T11:06:36Z")
🙂 Just don’t see the point in all that equipment when you could just run a $5 cable and be done with it.
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/30 "2010-03-14T11:20:31Z")
Cat6 FTW
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### Author:  [@Oppie1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oppie1)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/31 "2010-03-14T11:40:10Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/29846/61):
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> 🙂 Just don’t see the point in all that equipment when you could just run a $5 cable and be done with it.
Yea, but someone who doesn’t want to do that has no other option. I wanted to, but can’t the way the house is. I can’t run underneath the floor and I can’t through the ceilings. The bridge works great!
Edit: Wireless N adapter for the Xbox new is like $90 from newegg. FTL. Saved myself $90 using a router I had laying around. 😉
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/32 "2010-03-14T12:52:59Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/29846/61):
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> 🙂 Just don’t see the point in all that equipment when you could just run a $5 cable and be done with it.
Thats why i offered to make him a long enough cable to run underneath the base boards so no holes or extra hardware would have to be made.
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### Author:  [@Oppie1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oppie1)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/33 "2010-03-14T16:02:39Z")
> [@WFF: Tops bags](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wff-tops-bags/30084/10):
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> Thats why i offered to make him a long enough cable to run underneath the base boards so no holes or extra hardware would have to be made.
I would just do that if baseboards are the only thing you have to deal with.
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### Author:  [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/34 "2010-03-14T17:58:58Z")
Must just be differences in providers/hardware because there was a **noticeable** difference between wireless and cat5. Even things like system updates would take ~15 minutes on wireless, Cat5 would be done in a couple minutes. Games always ran much smoother with a cable than the wireless connection.
Then again I “abused” my PS3 so much that it said it was overheating, even with ducted AC cooling into the fan system. Should have sent those videos to Sony. Fuckers for denying my warranty.
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### Author:  [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/35 "2010-03-14T18:57:19Z")
If you are going to stream Blu-Ray, wireless just won’t cut it. I tried and failed hardcore. I am not that good at networking but I’d guess either running a wire (try running it against the wallboard to avoid dealing with room modifications that will fuck you in the end. Perhaps a repeater will work and allow you to have a strong enough connection to run Blu-Ray? If you are not considering Blu-Ray, you should be OK with a repeater for gaming but it depends on what bandwidth you need.
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### Author:  [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/36 "2010-03-14T19:00:11Z")
Move your road runner next to the game system and hard wire the two systems. Have your PC’s run off the wireless.
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### Author:  [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/37 "2010-03-14T19:01:19Z")
> [@24 Hour Gyms?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/24-hour-gyms/30088/20):
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> Move your road runner next to the game system and hard wire the two systems. Have your PC’s run off the wireless.
That will work too as the real question mark is the game system. Typically, people have WAYY Too much bandwidth for basic browsing.
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/38 "2010-03-14T20:00:23Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/656):
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> If you are going to stream Blu-Ray, wireless just won’t cut it. I tried and failed hardcore. I am not that good at networking but I’d guess either running a wire (try running it against the wallboard to avoid dealing with room modifications that will fuck you in the end. Perhaps a repeater will work and allow you to have a strong enough connection to run Blu-Ray? If you are not considering Blu-Ray, you should be OK with a repeater for gaming but it depends on what bandwidth you need.
Unless teh run is over 100ft, shouldent need a repeater at all
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### Author:  [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/39 "2010-03-14T20:08:30Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/661):
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> Unless teh run is over 100ft, shouldent need a repeater at all
I was referring for possibly streaming Blu-Ray
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/networking-question/250889/40 "2010-03-14T20:14:51Z")
> [@\*\*\*\*Official: Southgate Meet Thread\*\*\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-southgate-meet-thread/29171/663):
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> I was referring for possibly streaming Blu-Ray
over cat5? still shoudlent need one at all…
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