Wireless router for the ps3 ?

I'm needing some recommendations from some of you "experts" out there. I'm not a techy...so need some help. I will be using it to connect my new ps3 to the net....and the unit (ps3) will be in my living room and the router in my office off the living room....approx 25-35 ft away. My desktop computer will also be on the router and that is it. I have cable modem/access to net provided by COX communications.

Two questions:

1) will going "wireless" with the ps3 diminish my "online gaming experience"? Or would I be better running a long ethernet cable? (which I'd rather not do)

2)Is there any specific makes and model numbers of routers out there that you all feel is a good fit for my needs?

Thanks.

1) If you have a good internet service provider along with minimal interferance, wireless should do fine for your PS3. Personally, I'd rather do the old fashion way of running a long ethernet cable though.

2) This will entirely be up to your budget. I would recommend a ****** N1, but its costly.

1. No, but distance will be a factor. I've been playing a lot of COD4 online, and I always have a strong signal with no lag on my end. But I'm only about 15' to 18' feet from the router that sits in a bedroom. When I first hooked up my PS3 in my other living room I only had about half signal strength from about 25' away (also a brick wall between).

2. I'm using a linksis wrt54g, but I'm sure there are newer better routers. If signal strength is a concern find one that produces a stronger signal if you can.

My linksys WRT54GS works great. linksys has a great tech support area that will help you do everything that you need to setup the router with the ps3. Make sure you check out my recent posts on how to set it up. Its a little tricky at first but works just fine once it is setup. FYI, here is some stuff from my other posts on how to set it up. Refer to linksys technical support for indepth directions however to set everything up. Its pretty cool once its all setup. If you want a great game for online and you like first person shooters, Resistance Fall of Man is it.

SETUP LINKSYS WIRELESS ROUTER with PS3:
Follow these instructions for Linksys:

Step 1:
Open a web browsersuch as Internet Explorer.

Step 2:
Go to the Address bar and enter your router's IP address ("192.168.1.1" is the default IP of most Linksys routers) then press [Enter].

Step 3:
When the router's web-based setup page appears, click Applications& Gaming thenclick DMZ.

Step 4:
Select Enable on DMZ and under DMZ Host IP Address enter the PlayStation®3's IP address.

- Try 192.168.1.10 or 192.168.1.20 Save Settings.

- This IP address will need to typed in manually during online setup on ps3. I think its the first address you enter (I think this is the game'sIP address).

- Use 192.168.1.1 for thewireless router's IP address on your PS3.

Step 5:
Now, click Administration and Disable UPnP. Make sure you also disable UPnP on your ps3 online setup. Save Settings.

Step 6:
Click Status. Write down the DNS 1: dns number and DNS 2: dns number on a piece of paper. You will enter these for DNS 1 and DNS 2 numbers during online ps3 setup. NOTE: The IP address listed on the Status page for your wireless router is not used for any setup on your ps3. Remember, to get into ps3 online setup, you have to choose Manual during setup so you can enter these numbers.

Step 7:
The WP key crap and whatever during online setup should be skipped unless you specifically setup somekind of password for your wireless router when you installed it. I didn't and just left that part blank and skipped over it.

That should get your wireless router and game setup. If you're still stuck, drop me a message.

And, remember to do this setup after that:

Linksys has a great tech support at their site. http://www.linksys.com/ Give it a try to fix your problem. I had a very similar problem and here's how I fixed it:

I have a ps3 and did all of the wireless and ps3 online setup for it using their site technical support. Doing that seemed to throw a monkey wrench into my internet connection a while after that. I just left all of my game settings in place and did this:

Logon on to your wireless router. To do this, you will probably go to http://192.168.1.1/ by typing this address into your address box on your internet explorer. Logon. If you don't know how to logon, go to http://www.linksys.com/ and follow the instructions in technical support.

Now, go to this web page and it will specifically get your computer that is connected with an ethernet cable to the router going:

http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=4031&lid=5584161879B07

If that doesn't work, check around the linksys site and see if you can get some more information from there. I have a wireless laptop that I had to use to change my router settings because my other pc wouldn't get a connection to the internet.