XBOX LIVE connection speed
01-30-04 | 04:33 PM
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XBOX LIVE connection speed
Hey everyone, I just switched over to cable connect for my xbox. Now when I test my connection speed on my computer it says about 1.5mb down and 767 upload. So I'm thinking wow that's pretty sweet to host games on xbox. *DING* WRONG!
Oddly when I checked my xbox connection
(dashboard--->network setting--->connect--->let it check your connection then hit the Y button you get a special menu which tells you your latency, packets lost and Download/Upload.)
My xbox numbers are as followed:
UL: 165kb
DL: 9765kb
L: 114ms
P: 20/20
What concerns me is that my upload is drastically lower that it should be. It's always as if my xbox is a huge bottle neck.
My question is what is causing this big difference in upload?
Oddly when I checked my xbox connection
(dashboard--->network setting--->connect--->let it check your connection then hit the Y button you get a special menu which tells you your latency, packets lost and Download/Upload.)
My xbox numbers are as followed:
UL: 165kb
DL: 9765kb
L: 114ms
P: 20/20
What concerns me is that my upload is drastically lower that it should be. It's always as if my xbox is a huge bottle neck.
My question is what is causing this big difference in upload?
02-01-04 | 12:12 PM
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Well the PCX2600 just sucks! I switched over to the PCX2200 and it works great! Hosting 16!
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02-01-04 | 12:25 PM
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Originally posted by White Knight
Well the PCX2600 just sucks! I switched over to the PCX2600 and it works great! Hosting 16!
Well the PCX2600 just sucks! I switched over to the PCX2600 and it works great! Hosting 16!
02-02-04 | 02:00 AM
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I too believe the speeds my XBOX reads to be WAY off. My numbers are always really low and I've never had a problem that I can see and I've never been told I'm lagging. I believe that if you test you speed with your computer and it is good that way....then you should have no problems on LIVE.
02-02-04 | 09:11 AM
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Re: XBOX LIVE connection speed
Originally posted by White Knight
L: 114ms
L: 114ms
Maybe you have a lot of interference with your cable, or that you are using too long of a cable?
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02-02-04 | 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by White Knight
Wow, so wireless was better?
Wow, so wireless was better?
I now have the D-Link DWL-810+ wireless adapter and the Microsoft Wireless Basestation MN-500 router. Both are 802.11b. I'm in a small apartment but the two are in separate rooms, and the connection is great.
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02-02-04 | 06:02 PM
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Originally posted by jrutz
For me, yes. It might have something to do with the ethernet cable I was using. It was a 25 foot cable that I would keep coiled up when not using. So it might have been something to do with the length, or maybe interference or a problem with coiling up the cable.
I now have the D-Link DWL-810+ wireless adapter and the Microsoft Wireless Basestation MN-500 router. Both are 802.11b. I'm in a small apartment but the two are in separate rooms, and the connection is great.
Jeremy
For me, yes. It might have something to do with the ethernet cable I was using. It was a 25 foot cable that I would keep coiled up when not using. So it might have been something to do with the length, or maybe interference or a problem with coiling up the cable.
I now have the D-Link DWL-810+ wireless adapter and the Microsoft Wireless Basestation MN-500 router. Both are 802.11b. I'm in a small apartment but the two are in separate rooms, and the connection is great.
Jeremy
