Does time capsule give wifi to my ps3 and wii

Question

I just got a macbook air and need a new router, so the time capsule seems like a good fit. We already have ipads, and iphones in my household, but my kids also have dell laptops, a ps3 and a wii. OK, I know that the time capsule can work with the non apple laptops if they are configured (I think) but what I'm totally not sure of is can my ps3 and wii use it for wifi? and please correct if I'm misunderstanding whether or not the dell's are compatible. Thanks for all help

Answer 1

There is no issue in getting wifi generally.. although some devices have issues.. it is the nature of wireless that not everything works together.. the technology is still in voodoo phase.
But the TC use NAT-PMP which is the Apple auto port opening protocol.. whereas the rest of the known world uses the Microsoft Upnp method. That means playing online games will be an issue if it requires ports opened.. you will need to do it manually.. which is a pain. Some people have little problem .. others cannot get things to work.. it seems to be a pity we are not yet past the vhs vs betamix realm of technology. Surely apple could include upnp.. that they don't is more informative of their view of whole problem.
As far as getting internet.. there is nothing out there that should fail to get basic internet connection.
Use SMB type names.. for everything.. TC name, wireless name, hard disk name. That means short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
There a few other tricks but starting right helps.
There is nothing wrong with using your current router.. (if it works properly) and a TC in bridge.. This does not create a different network.. merely a different WAP.. which will match the apple standard better.. you can also do it in reverse and use the TC as the main router and another wireless router in WAP setup.. all wireless routers can work as a pure WAP.. but the upnp issue will still be there in this setup. That is a router protocol not related to wireless.