Using a Pre-Configured VPN Asus RT-N16 Router with Xbox 360

Well I thought I would give you guys an update as to how my new VPN router is going. In one word it's simply AWESOME! First of all when the delivery from Sabai Technology came I was a little worried that it could be either too difficult for my dumb ass to figure out or it would just not work as planned. I started to set up all the wires and install the configuration settings from the instructions provided by Sabai. With in about 15 min I was up and running and could surf the net on my US IP with out a hitch. The set up was very easy to do and I truly believe anyone who has moderate computer skills could have this all set up with no problems.

Next was seeing how my Xbox 360 Live account would work and if I could access Netflix and ESPN through the main video section. I have to admit my fingers were crossed because there hasn't been much information on forums if this method works on Xbox as of February 2011. Navigated to Netflix and was very happy to no longer see the "We're unable to connect you to Netflix. Please try again later." message anymore. Now it said please copy these 6 digits and paste them into your Netflix account to active your console....YES!!! After entering the code and hitting enter things worked and now I can use Netflix and their Instant Que to instantly watch movies and TV shows. The only thing that I can't get are their DVD's that are sent in the mail but that's ok because there's enough content to keep my happy! Rumor has it too that Netflix actually wants to become 100% streaming and retire sending DVD's through the mail. For just $7.99 a month it's totally worth it and saves me from downloading all the time.

Next was trying to connect ESPN 3 to the Xbox360. This activation didn't go as well but get this, I can get regular ESPN but not ESPN3. It seems ESPN3 has certain broadband providers that they will only allow access for. But I'll take regular ESPN because the interface looks just amazing with Sports desk along with all the shows that comes with them.

One other feature that is unique to Xbox 360 is the ability to control your videos through either your Kinect or hand gestures. So for instance if you want to pause, fast forward or rewind your video's it's very easy to do so. Here is an example of how it looked with my VPN and ESPN.


So overall my new VPN router is doing exactly what I thought it would do with no problems to report. Of course speed is not blazing fast compared to my Japanese LAN.  Usually I'm accustomed to super high speeds but really when you're able to stream Netflix and ESPN into your home the family is certainly happy.

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