ADSL X6v User Guide
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The X6v and Online
Gaming
This chapter covers the setup of the X6v for online gaming with
a desktop, notebook, Xbox® or Xbox 360, or
PlayStation® 2 or 3.
Do I Need to Do Anything?
There are three cases where you need to set up your modem in
order to play online games:
• If you are using your computer to play a peer-to-peer or
head-to-head game over the Internet, you always have to
set up the modem unless you linked up to your partner by
going to a Web site. A peer-to-peer game is a game where
two players are competing directly against one another.
Popular peer-to-peer games include World in Conflict
™,
Madden NFL 08, Counterstrike
™, Age of
Mythology®, and Unreal Tournament 2004®. If you
are unsure whether your game is a peer-to-peer game,
check the game instructions.
• If you are using your computer to play a multi-player
game. Popular multi-player games include StarCraft®,
Everquest® I and II, Diablo II®, Hexen II, the Myth
