Need to do some survey on this, seeing if the router setups has any influence on the NAT readout, or your Xbox Live connections.

Also list down, if you can, the model name/number of your network equipments.If you're the one who did the router setups, also put down what you did with the router config.

I'll start first.

Home Network setup listing
Stringfellow Setup


Marauderz Setup


Welwitchia Setup


MobiusVyper Setup


Yoroi Setup


Ah Chak Setup


MK84 Setup




CerebralRogue Setup



Keantan Setup



EDIT: Setup listing updated, into the first post

Please state is you are using wireless means of getting your internet, eg. Jaring Wireless, or Time Broadband Webbit.

My qualm is that, even with encouraging setups like Open NAT, i still cannot get good amount of players listed in particular lobbies in Xbox Live enabled games. The slightly worse case is i can get the list of players, but the connection is sohwn as "Red", meaning weak connection. How can i alleviate this? It is frustrating when i've got players who added me in their friendslist, and they are on the other side of the globe, and unable to play decent online matches with them. Or is this ENTIRELY TMNet's fault? Does subscribing to better lines like SDSL, or business-like line subscriptios helps?

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Jun 22 2006, 12:11 AM

From your Media Center tab on your Start menu, choose NEtwork Performance Tuner. Go through the prompts,the program will test network performance that will takeapproximately 20 seconds.Next page, tick "Monitor Network performance" , clik "Next",and then tick "Measure performance for HDTV" and click "Next".. The next screen shows the chart , either in bar graph or line graph. Mine is slightly above the "HDTV" line.

Interested to know about your Linksys.

What about the fact that some of the game lobbies are sparsely populated and they show up as weak connection in the lobbies? Are all local/Asian gamers play on privately hosted matches, or are there something else at work here?

Ive removed the NAT hurdle, now getting connected for an online match is a hit-or-miss thing.

Are our connection that weak?

I was enquiring about other options other than TMNet for better connection. From Yoroi's suggestion we talked the other night, it is either one of the TimeBroadband packages, or the new 2MB line offering from TMNet. I wanted to move from TMNet , after all i've been giving them cash for shitty line in return, and wanted to try other offerings. Called Time and sadly, they only cater to condominium building in ther listing, they done provide one-to-oneresidential house basis.

Until when do we have to suffer, before we see some real performance from our so called "broadband"?

Oh yeah, i've updated the first post with setup configs you guys have posted in here. Keep them coming!

What's AVR btw? Audio Video Receiver?

Oh, a surge protector.

Are SDSL setups available for home users? Are they AFFORDABLE for home users?

Boss, i already ask about Time, they dont do houses.

Trust TMNET for more expensive packages?

I wish there is a middle ground between the standard fare RM88 package and the crazier priced SDSL packages.

For me, it is either the provide the middle ground or with the current package, provide a much better connection to support xbox Live for us. I dont mind if it is slightly slow but im able to pick from a roster of players to play with......

512/128 bro. That's like downgrading.

How do we explain Ms's own webpage that listed out those prefered router model? Im as green as it comes when setting up any sort of wireless network myself, and i'd rather avoid having to contend with non-compatible router models with the amount of setting i have to tinker.

If logic dictates here too, i should be playing fine with those few foreigners in my list as well, theirs are listed as Open NAT as well. Maybe the problem here is latency? More often than not, i have my downloads hanging halfway on me, and needed to be refreshed to get the whole thing done, sans a download accelerator/manager of sorts.

Adding Cerebral's and Keantan's setup as we speak. All setups are updated on the first post.

A thought just crossed my mind. Does the modem somewat influences what quality of connection you have, including NAT? How about the wiring ( copper vs fibre optics)?