Jamster001
Regular Contributor
Hello Everyone.
As this is my first post, I would like to thank you all for your discussions and past threads on this forum. A lot has been learned but plenty more to explore.
Anyways,
My question is whether or not a newer router, such as the NetGear WNDR4500 or Cisco E4200v2, will have a very noticeable WIRED throughput when connected to a game console such as the PS3 and XBOX360; when compared to my 5 year old WNDR3700 router? My current setup is this...
My ISP is Time Warner Cable and I pay for their Extreme cable service for 30MBps down and 5MBps up. At first, they gave me a Motorola SBG6580 modem/wireless router combo and I consistently had issues when bridging the modem to work with my WNDR3700 router. Finally, my ISP allowed me to swap out modems and I received a Motorola SB6141 modem. I now have that paired with my WNDR3700 router and the game consoles are hardwired directly to the router. I have setup static IPs and DMZ, and have tried port forwarding, but I constantly deal with lag as well as lost packets. So, my question again is, will it be beneficial to and noticeably better to purchase a newer wireless router such as the ones I mentioned earlier; and will I receive a noticeable difference while using any hardwired devices? Also, will I notice a huge difference in both speed and range when using a newer routers WiFi?
Again, thank you all for your knowledge and sharing any of your advice.
As this is my first post, I would like to thank you all for your discussions and past threads on this forum. A lot has been learned but plenty more to explore.
Anyways,
My question is whether or not a newer router, such as the NetGear WNDR4500 or Cisco E4200v2, will have a very noticeable WIRED throughput when connected to a game console such as the PS3 and XBOX360; when compared to my 5 year old WNDR3700 router? My current setup is this...
My ISP is Time Warner Cable and I pay for their Extreme cable service for 30MBps down and 5MBps up. At first, they gave me a Motorola SBG6580 modem/wireless router combo and I consistently had issues when bridging the modem to work with my WNDR3700 router. Finally, my ISP allowed me to swap out modems and I received a Motorola SB6141 modem. I now have that paired with my WNDR3700 router and the game consoles are hardwired directly to the router. I have setup static IPs and DMZ, and have tried port forwarding, but I constantly deal with lag as well as lost packets. So, my question again is, will it be beneficial to and noticeably better to purchase a newer wireless router such as the ones I mentioned earlier; and will I receive a noticeable difference while using any hardwired devices? Also, will I notice a huge difference in both speed and range when using a newer routers WiFi?
Again, thank you all for your knowledge and sharing any of your advice.