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Old 07-12-2011 at 10:14 AM   #1
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Res Quesions? (techie)
hey, so im a bit of a gamer, and i have an xbox 360 with a 46inch flatscreen, and apple tv. Does anyone know if you can plus a router into the LAN cable in your room bc my apple tv and xbox are wireless. also do xbox live, netflix, and apple tv features work with macs internet?
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:23 AM   #2
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You can, however there are certain instructions you need. The router needs to have a correct static IP address, so DHCP will work properly I will see if I can find the link for you.
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:26 AM   #3
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thanks itd be great if you could get the instructions, plus any tips on what router to buy?
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:28 AM   #4
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I'm pretty sure you can, but beware of Res' 2GB a night limit. If you're lucky enough to live near one of the study rooms like I was last year, you can connect to MacSecure / MacConnect and have virtually unlimited bandwith, but friends of mine got their internet throttled when using the wired connection at Res.
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:30 AM   #5
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is matthews hall near that? or is there any way around it lol
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:38 AM   #6
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is matthews hall near that? or is there any way around it lol
I mean most residences have study/ common rooms on the floor, and if you happen to live really close to one of them, it's amazing.

I used their WiFi all year, and my room-mate and I would get like 4MBps download speeds on uTorrent at night.
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:50 AM   #7
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thanks itd be great if you could get the instructions, plus any tips on what router to buy?

Here is the page you will use to set up your router, and obtain a static IP for it

page can only be accessed in res:

http://netman.mcmaster.ca/maconly/reg_nonpc.html

As for a router, doesn't really matter. D-Links are pretty good. You dont need anything extreme
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:57 AM   #8
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when is the 2GB limit in affect? all hours or?
Old 07-12-2011 at 10:57 AM   #9
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and thanks for the link
Old 07-12-2011 at 11:17 AM   #10
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I'm kind of confused here, do you need a router to go online if you live on residence?
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I'm kind of confused here, do you need a router to go online if you live on residence?
No you do not, you just need an ethernet cable which is supplied to you when you get to McMaster.
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Old 07-12-2011 at 11:23 AM   #12
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No you do not, you just need an ethernet cable which is supplied to you when you get to McMaster.
Thanks for clearing that up, but does that mean you need a router if you want to use wireless devices?
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Thanks for clearing that up, but does that mean you need a router if you want to use wireless devices?
There is no wireless in residence except for the common room and/or study rooms. If your room is close enough you may get wireless. Also, if your room is close enough to campus buildings you may get internet from there as well (I think the only residence may be Edwards getting wireless from CNH though).
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Old 07-12-2011 at 12:54 PM   #14
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Just about the 2GB limit, I went over 2GB almost every day last year and I noticed no throttling other than when I was using Bit Torrent.
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I used to get wireless in my room sometimes in Moulton and Wally, but it slow a lot of times.
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