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xbox 360 wireless - what should I do?
thefais
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I recently got an xbox 360 (GTA!), but there is one problem: I have no wires in the basement to hook it up to the webs. Upstairs there is a DLink N-router. My PC is also down here, connected wirelessly.
Should I:
a) Get a wireless adapter for the xbox? Subquestion: will regular old usb wireless adapters work, or just the branded, $100 adapter?
b) Use my pc as a gateway, connecting the xbox using traditional internet tubes? I have an additional wired router to make that possible.
Money's not a huge issue, but $100 for an adapter is something I'd not want to do purely on principle.
Thanks!
Should I:
a) Get a wireless adapter for the xbox? Subquestion: will regular old usb wireless adapters work, or just the branded, $100 adapter?
b) Use my pc as a gateway, connecting the xbox using traditional internet tubes? I have an additional wired router to make that possible.
Money's not a huge issue, but $100 for an adapter is something I'd not want to do purely on principle.
Thanks!
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If you have a Fry's nearby, I believe the Airlink AR430w is on sale through Tuesday for ~$18, and can be flashed to DD-WRT.
LANs and networking has always been my weakness, computer-wise. Everything else I'm quite savvy with, but I can never make heads or tails of anything to do with networks, and IPs, and ports, so forgive me if I'm asking stupid questions.
ICS seems to be the way to go, but is it possible to hook up a non-wireless router with my PC and Xbox, and that will work?
Also: would the ethernet cable coming out of the pc go into the main internet port of the router, or into any of the regular ones (like the 360)?
If you didn't set it up right, you'd end up with double-NAT, which sucks.
Something I wouldn't have noticed to be sure. How would I get around this issue, if I'm trying to use the second router as a bridge from my wirelessly connected PC to my 360 - and it isn't connected to the net except through the PC? Or would I have to try something else?
totally ignore any apple heebee jeebies you may or may not have and get the airport express. Wireless extender from hell, VERY SMALL footprint, easy to use it to hook up a ton of wired devices, 802.11n (if you get an 802.11n base station), USB device extension, etc. etc. Its a very handy thing, and costs the same as the much more limited wireless adapter for the 360.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
As much as I like Apple products, why would you recommend an Airport Express when he can buy a Microsoft Xbox 360 wireless adapter for the same price and have it work right out of the box?
Airport Express: $99.00
Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter: $99.99
Even going the Amazon route, the wireless adapter is cheaper than the Airport Express.
The Apple adapter supports between 1 and as many devices as you have switch ports for, the 360 one does not
The Apple one can act as a range extender, the 360 one cannot
The Apple one can do AirTunes, the 360 one cannot
The Apple one has a usb printer port, the 360 one does not
The Apple one has other uses, besides being an Xbox Wireless adapter. Does the 360 one even work in windows?
The Apple one is not an overpriced usb adapter, the 360 one is.
Edit: The Apple one will even charge your iPod
That being said - if I can do it the cheaper way, setting up a gateway connection via my PC, I will do that.
Well yeah, free/the cost of a network card (practically free these days) always has its benefits
I have my ethernet cable that came with my 360 running from it to my laptops ethernet port, and bridge my LAN and wireless internet connections, and I am able to connect to the internet through it.
Works perfectly.
Unfortunately, the play link doesn't seem to be available in Canada, and shipping across the border is unnecessarily expensive at the best of times.
Looks like I'll be trying the ICS tonight (once I get home from work). Wish me luck!
wireless g is much faster than your cable or dsl internet connection
wireless n is much much faster
choosing n for increased speed is a moot point
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This is me, as well, which is why I just went with the $100 Xbox one. If you're able to get a cheaper route to work, I applaud you - I would've if I wasn't such a network 'tard, but it was worth the extra money to me to just never have to worry about it.
If you're super-worried about the connection while gaming, well, you should probably look into the "long ethernet cable + power drill" route.
N also has better range and he already has an N router in this case, would be nice to keep to the top speed, and as BubbaT said, deffo can't hurt for media streaming (although I used to steam high def content to my 360 on a G network with no issues at all).
I cannot in good conscience recommend the 100 dollar microsoft adapter at this point.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
But the $100 adapter is white! It matches the 360!
Internet Connection Sharing Cannot be enabled
A LAN connection is already configured with the IP address that is required for automatic IP addressing.
What does that even mean? Does one of the other computers on the network have ICS enabled already, or do I have to do some sort of funky IP forwarding business with the wireless router? I tried changing the router's IP address, but to no avail. What's taking the IP, and how do I stop it?
Networking, why must you be my kryptonite?
This works perfectly for me also. Though I did have to change the MTU on my router and a few other settings, but they probably should have been changed to start with.
When I tried that on my laptop, the wireless connection (which works perfectly otherwise) shuts off and won't reconnect. It'll talk to the xbox, but it can't access the tubes. Then when it's off the bridge, it works. It's like it knows exactly what I want it to do, but decides to do the opposite just for shits & giggles.
I tried to find the Play Link, but the only site that had it for $20 wouldn't let me complete my transaction. Every other place seemed to have it for $50-80 in varying states of new and used.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124266
I have an earlier version of this product, so I can't comment on this one specifically, but they do the exact same thing.
Basically, for $110, you can supply not only your Xbox360 with connectivity to your wireless router, but also your Tivo, your HTPC, your PS2, your friend's laptop when they visit and you don't want to give them your wireless security passphrase ... everything. If I had a PS3 I would plug it into the bridge too. It is always more convenient for me to connect into the switch since it means not having to configure the device for WPA.
It doesn't stream music or act as a wireless print server like the Airport Express, but I just rely on a network printer (after giving up on finding reliable print server doo-dads).
I was able to set up a bridge connection through my PC, so I can now play GTA4 online!
Would you mind posting how exactly? I seem to be having the same problems you are.
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