Airport Express - Can this be used to connect my wired Xbox360?
Hi
I currently have a Timecapsule set up as my main internet and network hub. I wanted to connect my Xbox360 and Mac Mini to the internet and network but they are in a different room and I wanted to use ethernet cables (the Xbox doesn't have wifi).
Could I use an Express for this - i.e. connect the express near the xbox and within the signal from the Timecapsule and then run an ethernet cable from the express to the xbox - would this work? Would I get close to 802n speeds this way. My Mac Mini only has 802g so if I connected this way would I get closer to 802n speeds when transferring data across the network etc.
Let me know - my other option is to just an ethernet cable from the Timecapsule to the Mac Mini and Xbox - flat ethernet cable - but this would need to be run under the carpets.
I'd like to know which option would give me good speeds etc.
With regards to plugging your XBox into the Airport Express, then yes, it appears this is possible - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1515 (Although I don't have an xbox or an Airport Express so I can't guarantee this).
In theory you should get 802.11n speed between the wireless points although your speed via the ethernet cable is slower (in theory) than n-mode. In practice, the n-mode won;t connect at full speed all the time and you're likely to get a better speed from a cable running from the mac-mini to the TC.
I use my Macbook over the air to my TC in n-mode and while the speed isn't lightning fast, it gets the job done.
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ok, cpu is fine, between 0 and 25% when playing
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