A VERY Nooby Question

[RELZ]

Ok simple question here, and very nooby.

If i am on a wired connection via ethernet to my console, does port forwarding do anything? Or is port forwarding just for wireless?

Thanks.

[Nopanic]

no mate its used to control access to your PC. You can set port access for certain applications, for example gaming servers, allowing the connection to and from your PC..

As I understand it anyway ..

[RELZ]

no mate its used to control access to your PC. You can set port access for certain applications, for example gaming servers, allowing the connection to and from your PC..

As I understand it anyway ..

But some ports are for Xbox Live and such, and if specific ports are forwarded then gameplay improves, what I am asking is does the console have to be on a wireless connection or can it be connected via ethernet?

[Skie]

Makes no difference what connection method.

Well it shouldn't, though with the superhub being "special" who knows? But with any normal router, you forward a port to an ip address and that's it, the device shouldn't care about how that device is connected.

[zekeisaszekedoes]

Yeah, but that's "special" as in "special school". ;)