In order to your Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter to successfully connect you to Xbox Live through your high-speed internet connection you are going to need a WiFi router.
Below you'll find some of the best wireless routers from the top brands available today.
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Linksys Wireless Router
Linksys is known for building quality wireless components for both the home and small business. |
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D-Link Wireless Router
D-Link has built a name for being one brands for wireless connectivity designed specifically for games. Their wireless components are built to stand up to some of the most brutal treatment hardcore PC gamers dish out, and their quality has been transferred over to those looking to connect to Xbox Live with their Xbox 360 wireless adapter. |
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Netgear Wireless Router
be sure to check out the WiFi wireless gaming routers from Netgear. Current models support both a/b/g/n bands for high performance, multi-player gaming.
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Note: It is usually a best practice to get a router that is from the same manufacturer as your other network components. So if you have a D-Link cable modem, then it makes sense to get a D-Link wireless router. If you are looking to purchase a Linksys xbox wireless adapter, then it might be best to get a Linksys wireless router. The official Xbox 360 wireless adapter should work well with any brand of router, so if you have a Netgear wireless router it should work fine with only minor settings adjustments.
Getting a new D-Link Wireless Router is a known way to provide a better wireless signal for your network than existing wireless 802.11a/b/g technology...but you don't need to upgrade to their newest wireless routers in order for it to work with your Xbox 360 wireless adapter.
All of the routers made by D-Link in the past 3 years have been known to provide all of the wireless signal and reach that you'll need when playing your favorite games online. Upgrading your home network to Wireless N does have it's benefits though as the newer units provide an premium solution for sharing an Internet connection so more than one person can access videos, music, photos, documents and more.
D-Link Wireless Routers right now on eBay
Linksys is Cisco's private label consumer electrionics division which is known for their high-quality networking gear. You can't go wrong with one of these at the core of your wireless home network.
Available in dual-band and "N" platforms, all the Linksys wireless routers are backwards compatible with other 802.11 a/b/g networking equipment and are known to perform well when communicating with your Xbox 360 wireless adapter.
Linksys Wireless Routers right now on eBay
NETGEAR Wireless Routers and gateways are known to enhances the speed and range of your wireless home network.
They use advanced Wireless-N technologies that increases the maximum speed of wireless up to 150 Mbps while at the same time ensuring backward compatibility with legacy 802.11 networking gear.
In addition to interacting with you Xbox 360 wireless adapter for online gaming, the 150 series routers provide enough bandwidth to surf the Internet, download MP3s, make Internet phone calls, share files, and stream videos...all simultaneously from one unit.
Netgear Wireless Routers right now on eBay
US $199.32
