Sharing internet and xbox live help

[Benji]

Hey guys, this is the deal...

My laptop connected to a wireless router through a wireless network card... xbox 360 also in the same room as the laptop...

How do i get both to work... because at the mo i can't get the 360 online...

thanksssss

[MJ]

You need the 360 wireless adapter, which connects to the console, then it will be able to communicate with the router.

[Benji]

Can't i just use the ethernet cable, can't really afford to fork out for a wireless adapter at the mo

[MJ]

You can indeed.

Our desktop and my 360 are wired and then my DS Lite and two Dell notebooks are wireless. I use a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router.

[EvilBoris]

I'm wrong

[ShadowmanUK]

All you need to do is set-up bridging. I cover how to do it on my website see my profile.

[Benji]

Gonna give that a go in the morning, nice one people

[bootmonster]

shadowman your guide is fantastic! btw, will a standard ethernet cable defo work with the 360 using bridging/ics as my crossover cable has chucked it lol.

[MJ]

All I did was plug my 360 into the router and ensure the MAC address was in the allowed list and it worked; this was the same for my Xbox too.

[ShadowmanUK]

shadowman your guide is fantastic! btw, will a standard ethernet cable defo work with the 360 using bridging/ics as my crossover cable has chucked it lol.

Cheers bud

Yeah the standard cable will work 100% The 360 network card has MDIX support, so it can autosense what the cable type and cross/uncross the connection as needed.