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RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

ricedg — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:28:53 GMT

I use a wireless "bridge" or "Ethernet Converter" or "gaming adapter" as they're now being called.
Basically it's wireless at one end and ethernet at the other such as this [url]http://tinyurl.com/3dvvsv[/url]

It's totally transparent to the client, so the X-Box thinks it's got a wired connection.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

aidy48 — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:35:04 GMT

[quote][b]ricedg (07/05/2008)[/b][hr]Ahah, it now supports WPA but not WPA2 (there is a difference).
Still better than just WEP though.

And no it shouldn't interefere with gaming.

EDIT - £55 for the official crappy plastic USB device :w00t: Daylight robbery.

Much better if you use one of these: Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP Turbo G High Power Wireless Ethernet Converter [url]http://tinyurl.com/3dvvsv[/url] @ £40[/quote]

Thanks for the reply ricedg ........

How have you got around not using the official £55 dongle though? I caved in and bought one of the dongles over a year ago!!

It just looks like a router to me?

Forgive my ignorance:D

I have 128bit encrypted wep, broadcast SSID is also disabled, I know wep isnt the greatest but hey ho.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

ricedg — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:29:16 GMT

MAC addresses are broadcast in plain text making it easy to spoof them.
"Hidden" SIDS are not hidden at all.
2 minutes with Netstumbler (free) and it's detected and hacked.
The only security measure that is bullet proof is WPA.

As for doing something dodgy with YOUR broadband connection...
Do you really want the rozzers knocking on your door and confiscating your PC to look for God knows what?
Your IP address is easy to find out, I can see it now.
A quick Whois? tells me your ISP and if the rozzers asked they would point them in your direction.

Sorry Speeders I cannot disagree with you more strongly.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

Spedley — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:40:04 GMT

If ever I setup peoples wireless networks, I disable encryption and leave it with just permitted MAC addresses and a hidden network name.

I find that unencrypted networks are far more reliable and in most circumstances it isn't worth security. I mean come one, realistically who is going to hack into your X-box and do something dodgy with your broadband connection? If you live in a tower block then maybe but otherwise, WEp can be easily broke too so I don't see the point.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

ricedg — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:21:34 GMT

Actually, that Edimax is exactely what I have attached to the X-Box too at the moment!
But it's just not sensitive enough for video streaming from 3 floors away.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

Drezha — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:14:08 GMT

I trump your Buffalo with an Edimax ;)

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=5376&category_id=155&manufacturer_id=0&tid=ew-7206apg for £20:) Tis what I use.

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

ricedg — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:49:36 GMT

Ahah, it now supports WPA but not WPA2 (there is a difference).
Still better than just WEP though.

And no it shouldn't interefere with gaming.

EDIT - £55 for the official crappy plastic USB device :w00t: Daylight robbery.

Much better if you use one of these: Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP Turbo G High Power Wireless Ethernet Converter [url]http://tinyurl.com/3dvvsv[/url] @ £40

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

MartenReed — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:09:37 GMT

I thought it was the other way around?

RE: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

ricedg — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:51:33 GMT

The X-Box is WEP only.
I use an ethernet convertor so I can use WPA.

WEP/WPA/WPA2 and the wireless Xbox 360

aidy48 — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:15:54 GMT

I have a wireless Belkin router that is downstairs and a Xbox 360 with a wireless adapter that is straight above it upstairs, I currently have WEP 128 bit security enabled but was thinking of switching it to WPA/WPA2 for extra security.

My question is would this have any knock on effect as to how smooth my current online multiplayer performance is ?

Many thanks in advance. :D