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**Spawn153** · 05-03-09, 06:22 PM

ok keeping it simple, the official wireless usb dongle, is overpriced and essentially crap, as wireless will mean you tend to lose a little connection speed meaning higher ping (ie more lag)

so the best option is to use a switch, cheap little things too, plus if you have mates over with their xbox's then its all gravy (system link ftw)

**Kenny007** · 05-04-09, 02:47 PM

Get a router.

/thread (or at least it should be...)

**Fyndler** · 05-08-09, 12:28 AM

Attacked much ? lol why would i ? Its a linux dedicated server so they can attack as much as they want ^^

Must say spawn153 and all the other that suggested switch was the best i heard, some ppl still suggested router after i said i dont want to use router, to much work for me to open ports all the time lol

Switch it is, did only cost $15 here

Wireless was around $100 and router around $80

Thanks for the reply guys, helped alot

**Scase** · 05-08-09, 12:31 AM

EH open ports all the time? Open them once and they stay open.

**Kenny007** · 05-08-09, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Scase

EH open ports all the time? Open them once and they stay open.

lol indeed.

OP was just quite new to networking it seems.

**Flashpoint Gold** · 05-08-09, 02:03 PM

Routers, switches, and hubs are not the same things.

**uberuser** · 05-09-09, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by Flashpoint Gold

Routers, switches, and hubs are not the same things.

Yes, this is very true, but mostly what you will find off the shelf are Switches with Routing / NAT capabilities. Anyways, I didn't want this to get too technical for OP. Get a 'Switch' then /thread