Any problems with a WIRED internet connection?

I feel like I'm almost purposely trying to make my life difficult in my other post about trying to decide between the 20 or 60 Gig versions, but say I go with the 20 Gig model, and wire it to the PS3 with an ethernet cable, has anyone experienced any connection/internet/game performance problems this way? Is by-passing wireless the best way to go, in a functional way for the internet? I have about a 16 foot run from my computer room to where the PS3 would go. (The cable can be easily fished through under the floor.)

The number of problems people seem to be having with their wireless routers is making me less than enthusiastic to go out and spend a hundred dollars when it might not work properly, anyway.

Now that's exactly the kind of thing I like to hear!

And there I flip back, yet again, from the 60 to the 20!
Sigh.

And there I flip back, yet again, from the 20 to the 60!


I don't own a PSP, and I don't even know what a card reader is...Dare I say I'm flipping BACK to the 20 Gig????????

Wired, either way, though.
At least so far! Ha.

Whichever system I FINALLY decide to go with on my seemingly endless never-ending quest (the 20 or the 60) I'm going to be setting the PS3 up with a wired connection. I probably won't even by a router at this point for my single-output DSL modem (cash, and even more-so, my wife's patience with me spending extra cash definitely has its limits so soon after Christmas!)...so to make things easier on myself, I'll just swap ethernet cables at the modem when I need to. I would never be on the computer and PS3 at the same time, anyway.

Anyone know what the maximum ethernet cable length should be from my modem? Like I say, I've got about a 16 foot run from the computer to where the PS3 is going to go.

I feel like the old woman at the grocery store counting out pennies, but would about 16 feet of ethernet cable cost more or less than a wireless router? I have no issues running wire underneath the floor. (My basement ceiling is open to the floor joists.)

Cool! So far nobody's reported any problems at all with a wired connection!

What kind of cable are you using? How long is the run? And how much did it cost?

That's good news.
Thanks for the info.
I'm going to stop counting pennies now.
(Or at least I'm going to try!)

Thanks for the info. Very helpful. I feel pretty good about making a decision about the 20 or 60 now, too. And I will be getting a router eventually. Just trying to save a little of the upfront costs, for now.

Groan, I've flip-flopped back and forth between the 20Gig and 60 Gig so many times I'm embarrassed to say. However, I just phoned up the Sony Store and put a...60Gig on hold. The first thing the salesman I always deal with said when I asked if they had a 25 ft length of ethernet wire was, "You've been on the computer again, haven't you?"

I have to be confident in my decision. Or at least try to be! It's going to be WIRED no mater which system I end up bringing home, though. Looking through all the wireless router info in here really made me nervous. Price-wise and technically speaking. I understand a wire better. My brain can handle the signal path through floor joists in the basement a lot easier than trying to stop my phone from interfering with a broadband signal that I can't pull through the floor and plug directly into something.

Now, what was wrong with the 60Gig in my situation, again?
I wonder if it's too late to phone the Sony Store back?

Tell me about it! I feel your pain.
I was at the grocery store last night and it took me ten minutes to pick out a salad dressing. A salad dressing! I wonder if there's a self-help group for my condition. Sadly, even that I would research to death. I appreciate everyone's help and suggestions, though.

In about 5 minutes I'm going to run an ethernet cable under the floor. Hey, what do you know? Progress!