I think my Xbox 360's ethernet card/port is slower than the internal wireless...

SandM1tch · Apr 4, 2014

So I've had this issue since the October 2012 dashboard update I was beta testing for and it seems that in games like gears of war, shoot many robots, etc. (games that seem to have delayed action to when the shot actually "hits" your opponent) are laggier/higher
in latency than connecting my same console by my home network's Wireless N.

There's no reason for wireless to be "better" on paper than wired, but one way I know for sure that the wireless in the console is not corrupted like the Ethernet adapter, is when you test your xbox live connection on the dashboard, Every so often, i get a
NAT error until i retest and retest and it goes away. Using wireless, I've done the test 10 times in a row and not once do i get the NAT error unlike every 2nd or 3rd time with the wired connection.

My router isn't the culprit as my PC is hardwired which I have acceptable latency on the games I play. But on my Xbox 360, the connection types are night and day.

My 360 is not under warranty anymore so I'm not finding it worth the limited funds I have to send it in for this small problem, but if anyone else feels like they have this issue, please share. I believe there is a problem with the ethernet adapter's driver
on the console that isn't fixed by system update or system rollback. So unless it was fixed by the factory, there's obviously no way to fix it from home.

:)

Mister Fitzer · Apr 4, 2014

using an ethernet switch

Hey Solid, I don't believe that ethernet switches are officially supported, and I think you're going to run into issues trying to use multiple routers. Are you currently using an external wireless adapter for your console, or the internal wireless in the
Xbox 360 S?

KillamPH · Apr 4, 2014

My wired connection wont work to my 360

Also: when i set my laptop to wireless then select properties and click on sharing the device's connection, and run an ethernet cable from the laptop ethernet port to the 360's ethernet port, then run the wired network connection test, it works.

Your Dead McFly · Apr 7, 2014

Hit up the support forum. May find multiple answers that will better assist you.

Your Dead McFly

Hit up the support forum. May find multiple answers that will better assist you.

Mister Fitzer

Hey Solid, I don't believe that ethernet switches are officially supported, and I think you're going to run into issues trying to use multiple routers. Are you currently using an external wireless adapter for your console, or the internal wireless in the
Xbox 360 S?

KillamPH

Also: when i set my laptop to wireless then select properties and click on sharing the device's connection, and run an ethernet cable from the laptop ethernet port to the 360's ethernet port, then run the wired network connection test, it works.

HassanB

Hello guys that are experiencing this problem, you will have to send your consoles in for repair. If you had a storm in your area and it caused power outages, this could have caused your XBOX 360's Ethernet port to fry and it will have to be repaired, there's
really no way around that unless you guys want to purchase either a wireless XBOX 360 adapter or use the XBOX 360 Slim's internal wireless.

nialldowney

Other than the ethernet port on the xbox being faulty it could also be the ethernet cable so I would recommend testing the console with a second ethernet cable. Also it could be the router's ethernet port so try changing the port you are using for the xbox
on your router.

If you have checked the console with another cable and verified the router is not faulty by connecting a pc to the router and connecting to the internet then the xbox ethernet port is unfortunately the fault.

If your console is out of warranty you should look into purchasing an xbox 360 wireless adapter.cheaper than a repair.

I think my Xbox 360's ethernet card/port is slower than the internal wireless...