[Kraetos]

Is anyone here using their Xbox 360 or their PS3 with an ethernet hub?

I don't like playing games over Wi-Fi. Too much latency when compared to Ethernet. Even if I wanted to use Wi-Fi, I would want to use 802.11n, which is supported by no console at the moment. That said, I have my Mac Pro, my Xbox 360, and my 20GB PS3 which I will probably purchase sometime soon, hopefully before October, when GTA4 comes out. (I know GTA4 will be on the Xbox 360 too, but I have a sneaky feeling that the PS3 version will be slightly better).

Problem is, I remember back in the day when I had my Xbox and my PS2, and using a hub caused a problem. My PS2 handled ethernet through a hub just fine, but the Xbox didn't like being connected to anything but the router. I cant just connect all three to the router through the Ethernet ports, because I am in a different room in the house which is only being fed a single Ethernet cable, directly from the router.

Does anyone here use their PS3 or Xbox 360 with an ethernet hub? Does it work fine?

[Windowsrookie]

Several of my friends use the Wi-Fi thingy for their 360's. They don't seem to have any problems with it.

[Wyatt]

The 360 works fine like that, and I can't imagine why the PS3 wouldn't work just as well.

[neiltc13]

I have my PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 connected to my home network (powered by a Netgear DG834G, the best consumer wireless router in the world) via 802.11g WiFi. I see no latency issues whatsoever.

You should consider the possibility that the latency is caused further down the line ie - your internet connection is not up to scratch. Remember - online gaming requires a speedy upstream connection too, especially when there is voice chat.

[Kraetos]

Originally Posted by fcgriz The 360 works fine like that, and I can't imagine why the PS3 wouldn't work just as well.

Okay, but I don't wanna spend the extra $100 per console for wireless connectivity when I could be using a gigabit ethernet connection and a $40 hub. I have live ethernet next to the consoles already, what's the point of spending extra money for a slower connection - unless a hub wont work.

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by Kraetos Okay, but I don't wanna spend the extra $100 per console for wireless connectivity when I could be using a gigabit ethernet connection and a $40 hub. I have live ethernet next to the consoles already, what's the point of spending extra money for a slower connection - unless a hub wont work.

I meant it works fine through a switch. I've never used a 360 over ethernet. Sorry, I should have been more specific.

[Kraetos]

Originally Posted by fcgriz I meant it works fine through a switch. I've never used a 360 over ethernet. Sorry, I should have been more specific.

Ahh, confused. Works over the switch or over Wi-Fi? (Did you perhaps mean "never used a 360 over Wi-Fi"?)

[Kamanchi Slide]

I've got my 360 wired up via ethernet to my Linksys router, i used to use the wireless network adaptor but found it too tempramental and way to much lag. I got my PS3 on Friday and thats using the built in wireless and it hasn't missed a beat.

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by Kraetos Ahh, confused. Works over the switch or over Wi-Fi? (Did you perhaps mean "never used a 360 over Wi-Fi"?)

Wow. Yeah, you're right. Works with a switch. I never used one over WiFi. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me.

[Kraetos]

Originally Posted by fcgriz Wow. Yeah, you're right. Works with a switch. I never used one over WiFi. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me.

Too much Xbox 360, probably.

Which switch, specifically?

[bassplayinMacFiend]

Originally Posted by Kraetos Okay, but I don't wanna spend the extra $100 per console for wireless connectivity when I could be using a gigabit ethernet connection and a $40 hub. I have live ethernet next to the consoles already, what's the point of spending extra money for a slower connection - unless a hub wont work.

If a hub doesn't work, then buy a cheap used router/switch. I have a Linksys wired only 4 port router that's just taking up space (got a b/g wireless router last December) that I could get to you for <$40 if you're in the lower 48 (PM me if interested. Mods, if this needs to go into the FS forum, let me know).

BTW, most multiport routers act as switches, which I like to think of as intelligent hubs. Instead of splitting your bandwidth among whatever devices are connected to a hub, the switch timeshares the full bandwidth of your LAN between each piece of hardware requesting it. This gives a higher throughput rate than using a hub.

[Schnauzer]

Switch>Hub

Hubs forward all traffic that is given to it to all connect devices... which causes collisions, and data loss

A switch, uses MAC address to "switch" data to the right device; therefor, there are no collisions... I personally would never use a hub, ever

[Kraetos]

Thanks guys for the responses.

So it sounds like this would be perfect for my needs.

[Schnauzer]

yuppers

[Wyatt]

Originally Posted by Schnauzer yuppers

2nded. That would be perfect for what you're doing.