Ethernet Switches

I was looking at these

http//www.amazon.com/Netgear-FS605NA-5-Port-Desktop-Switch/dp/B00006B9H8/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5799390-5626342?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188677545&sr=1-1

http//www.amazon.com/Trendnet-TE100S8P-8-port-Ethernet-Switch/dp/B00006JQQN/ref=sr_1_1/104-5799390-5626342?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188677584&sr=1-1

I want to connect my Xbox 360 and internet connection to my computer at the same time, but will they both be slow (internet especially). Would it make the internet really slow if I was on Xbox live?

It depends on your internet connection bandwidth, but if you have broadband then no. Internet gaming uses relatively little bandwidth, latency is far more important.

Unless you maxed out your connection downloading large files or streaming HD videos or something, you won't notice a difference having multiple systems online at once.

Are you sure your broadband router doesn't already have available switch ports in the back? Most do nowadays. And if you don't have a broadband router, you're going to need one -- you can't connect a modem into switch and have it work. So in that case you could buy a router with a 4-port switch built-in and kill two birds with one ethernet cable. ;)

I have a switch in my dorm room because there are only 2 ethernet ports and my roommate and I both have computers, but I wanted to set up my XBOX 360 for Live, so I bought a switch and I can do both. IU has a really fast connection so I notice nothing affecting anything.

You'll be fine....I did the same thing w/ cable and had like 15 devices on one cable connection at the same time w/ no worries.

[quote0eb58bfe04="dmorris68"]It depends on your internet connection bandwidth, but if you have broadband then no. Internet gaming uses relatively little bandwidth, latency is far more important.

Unless you maxed out your connection downloading large files or streaming HD videos or something, you won't notice a difference having multiple systems online at once.

Are you sure your broadband router doesn't already have available switch ports in the back? Most do nowadays. And if you don't have a broadband router, you're going to need one -- you can't connect a modem into switch and have it work. So in that case you could buy a router with a 4-port switch built-in and kill two birds with one ethernet cable. ;)[/quote0eb58bfe04] that sounds like a good idea. I bought a linksys router once but it sucked real bad. Say, if my brother is on the internet and im on xbox live, it will still work?

I have a linksys router that has a switch in it. My wife can be playing her ds online and I can be downloading something on the pc and playing my wii online and still not notice a slow down...

Is something like this good?

http//www.amazon.com/Linksys-BEFSR41-EtherFast-Router-4-Port/dp/B00004SB92/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-3712186-0963323?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188782497&sr=1-1