Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Alternatives?

ScottieBoy

Anyone know of any good wireless alternatives to the official adapter? I read up a little on the Logitech Playlink, but I believe it was originally developed for the first Xbox and PS2, plus, I don't think Logitech really supports this product any more. So, any suggestions on adapters or advice on configuring internet connection sharing so I can see other 360s on the same router?

gilrain

Hmm, I bought the official adapter, and it works great with my 802.11g WPA-PSK wireless connection, which is nice. Very fast, almost wire-fast speeds, which is more than I can say for my laptop. I'm impressed, overall, even though it cost one-fucking-hundred dollars, which is exorbitant.

If this thread exposes that there is a third-party solution which works just as well, I will be halfway pissed. Just half.

Edit: I mean, really -- I can buy those frequencies from the FCC for one hundred fucking dollars.

Cantido

The original Xbox Wireless Adapter works. That's how mine is, and it works great. Not as cool though.

supersloth

I had a linksys one and it was nothing but problems. The official one works great though.

Six

Pretty much any wireless bridge will work. The official adapter works great but is a bit expensive.

Xeddicus

If your PC is anywhere near plug it into that, share the wireless connection and off you go.

ScottieBoy

I'm currently using ICS, but my 360 can't see the other 360 connected to the network via a wireless adapter, so link play is not an option. In addition, I have to turn off my firewall to connect Live and that's something I'd prefer to avoid.

Anyone know of a good place to find the old Xbox adapter?

cooljammer00

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

Daedalus

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

NickTheNewbie

Couldn't you theoretically just plug your xbox via ethernet into a cheapo wireless access point that can connect to your wireless router elsewhere in the house?

Fristle

I bought a Linksys WET54GS5 a few years ago for about $100. It's a 5-port Ethernet switch that bridges to an 802.11g network, and it supports WPA. Its range is fantastic. I wired my whole living room into it. PS2, Xbox360, Tivo, etc. And I never have to dick around with entering my WPA passphrase into multiple devices. If someone visits with a laptop, no need to divulge my WPA passphrase. I hand him a CAT5 cable and he hooks into the WET54GS5.

Too bad Linksys doesn't sell these anymore. I guess they'd rather sell you a $100 "gaming adapter" for every console you own.

solsovly

I got 2 of the Linksys WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter when they were on sale for $10 each. Amazon has some from from others sellers starting at 16.

ScottieBoy

solsovly wrote: »

I got 2 of the Linksys WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter when they were on sale for $10 each. Amazon has some from from others sellers starting at 16.

I'm a little curious about the B wireless standard. I think we just have the normal Linksys router that everyone I know seems to own. Do I need to worry about B/G/etc. if I were to score one of those cheap WGA11B game adapters?

Fristle

NickTheNewbie wrote: »

Couldn't you theoretically just plug your xbox via ethernet into a cheapo wireless access point that can connect to your wireless router elsewhere in the house?

Well, normally, configuring two wireless access points to bridge to each other like this would kill their ability to function as access points.

But, some access points support a mode where they can bridge to each other while still accepting clients. If you're interested in learning more, this setup is called WDS (Wireless Distribution System).

Fristle

ScottieBoy wrote: »

I'm a little curious about the B wireless standard. I think we just have the normal Linksys router that everyone I know seems to own. Do I need to worry about B/G/etc. if I were to score one of those cheap WGA11B game adapters?

An 802.11g access point is backwards compatible with 802.11b clients, they'll just be slightly slower. For gaming and downloads to your Xbox though, the speed bottleneck is the connection from your ISP, not the 802.11 network. So go for it, get an 802.11b adapter if it's cheap and has no other apparent limitations.

cooljammer00

The Warlock wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

then why are there two? It's got the VGA wire with the pins, and then two audio wires like for a TV. I've only got the green port for speakers.

Geek Lord

cooljammer: they probably assume that you plug them in to a TV that accepts a VGA connection (like reasonably recent LCDs and plasma), so it would have the red and white audio inputs. If you want to plug them in to a computer, you would need an RCA to stereo jack adapter (pocket change at radioshack)

sir_pinch-a-loaf

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The Warlock wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

then why are there two? It's got the VGA wire with the pins, and then two audio wires like for a TV. I've only got the green port for speakers.

You'll need to get yourself one of these: Radio Shack Y-Adapter

Jelloblimp

sir_pinch-a-loaf wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The Warlock wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

then why are there two? It's got the VGA wire with the pins, and then two audio wires like for a TV. I've only got the green port for speakers.

You'll need to get yourself one of these: Radio Shack Y-Adapter

And if you want to have the output into earphones? (Is it even possible, that is if you don't have a receiver & cannot use speakers).

jclast

Jelloblimp wrote: »

sir_pinch-a-loaf wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The Warlock wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

then why are there two? It's got the VGA wire with the pins, and then two audio wires like for a TV. I've only got the green port for speakers.

You'll need to get yourself one of these: Radio Shack Y-Adapter

And if you want to have the output into earphones? (Is it even possible, that is if you don't have a receiver & cannot use speakers).

Then you'll need what is called a barrel. At least that's what I know it as. It's a small cylinder with a female port on either side. There must be an official name for it though because I can't find one at Radio Shack, and I know they make them because I own one.

BladeofTheImmortal

That's why I'm glad PS3 has both, and wish the Wii would have more than just wireless. Yeah, old xbox wirless adapters work as well.

Shadowfire

jclast wrote: »

Jelloblimp wrote: »

sir_pinch-a-loaf wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

The Warlock wrote: »

cooljammer00 wrote: »

on this same note, what do you guys know about the XBOX 360 VGA HD wires? Do they hook up to a computer monitor? If so, why are there audio cables too, and where do they plug into? Does hooking a 360 up to the monitor mean I cant have any sound?

I don't mean to be insulting here, but this doesn't require a whole lot of brain-think-ness.

You plug the audio cables into your speakers, or the line-in on your computer, or headphones, or something. Sound goes through them.

then why are there two? It's got the VGA wire with the pins, and then two audio wires like for a TV. I've only got the green port for speakers.

You'll need to get yourself one of these: Radio Shack Y-Adapter

And if you want to have the output into earphones? (Is it even possible, that is if you don't have a receiver & cannot use speakers).

Then you'll need what is called a barrel. At least that's what I know it as. It's a small cylinder with a female port on either side. There must be an official name for it though because I can't find one at Radio Shack, and I know they make them because I own one.

Stereo phone coupler.

MooT

I use a 360 VGA cable, and mine actually came with one of those red/white to stereo plug y adaptors. Not that it matters, I run the red and white plugs into my speakers anyways. Also, if Stereo isn't your thing, the VGA also has the optical audio plug the component adaptor has.