A little off topic.....

09-07-05, 12:21 PM

I haven't played SHIII online, as I'm not really into co-op play; but I did play SHII/DC online for a while, and at first I tried a wireless. I couldn't get it to work at all (apparently too much metal and concrete in the house's structure), so I finally bought a 50' cable and used the wired version. It worked fine for surfing the 'net, but I still couldn't play online. It seems my D-Link had security issues that I couldn't get around (I had to hook it to my landlady's PC, so I couldn't just shut it off from mine).

I'm told the Linksys router lets you fiddle with the security features more easily, so you might want to check into some different models before you buy. Of course if it's hooked to your computer you can just disable it when you play, but your family might not take too kindly to that option.

On the other hand, a friend of mine's kids have one at their place and have no problems I'm aware of. I'll try to find out what kind they use.

09-07-05, 12:21 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I haven't played SHIII online, as I'm not really into co-op play; but I did play SHII/DC online for a while, and at first I tried a wireless. I couldn't get it to work at all (apparently too much metal and concrete in the house's structure), so I finally bought a 50' cable and used the wired version. It worked fine for surfing the 'net, but I still couldn't play online. It seems my D-Link had security issues that I couldn't get around (I had to hook it to my landlady's PC, so I couldn't just shut it off from mine). I'm told the Linksys router lets you fiddle with the security features more easily, so you might want to check into some different models before you buy. Of course if it's hooked to your computer you can just disable it when you play, but your family might not take too kindly to that option. On the other hand, a friend of mine's kids have one at their place and have no problems I'm aware of. I'll try to find out what kind they use.