Save $100, Get WiFi On Xbox 360

[matchboxmatt]

I couple months back when I got a 360, I bought an extra ethernet card for my PC so I could use network sharing for both wired and wireless connections.

Works great and is incredibly convenient if your 360 is close to your PC. It's also ballin if you're stuck behind a network that needs software to sign into like a college dorm connection.

 

[random1283]

Mavroxur, Where i got to Overclockers AU and Fuzilla and I have not seen an article, Im not saying they don't exist I'm just saying that there not that common.

 

[AARRGGHHH]

I'm happy and mildly shocked to say that the 192.168.2.12/192.168.2.1 suggestion for macs actually worked. I can connect my XBox thrugh my mac. Thank you, TomsGuideRachel!

 

[geckoar]

I got my Xbox 360 Wifi for sale liek 89. But that was when the Router was not close to my room. Now I run the network for my house from my room. I got my antec 900 case with my router on top... Look real cool. And I run wires and all other rooms get wireless.

 

[dainsane1]

another option is:
ASUS WL-330GE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT, ETHERNET ADAPTOR 802.11 B/G (WL-330GE)
sells for ~&60 CAD likly less anywhere else

 

[uwgibson]

I like Toms Hardware Articles... and you can quote me on that!

 

[solymnar]

[citation][nom]matchboxmatt[/nom]I couple months back when I got a 360, I bought an extra ethernet card for my PC so I could use network sharing for both wired and wireless connections.Works great and is incredibly convenient if your 360 is close to your PC. It's also ballin if you're stuck behind a network that needs software to sign into like a college dorm connection.[/citation]

That's my plan. Get a draftN card for a PC near the 360. N is fast enough to stream media without hickups assuming you've got a good router and card. Otherwise you're better off going ethernet than trying to make things work with G.

 

[hurbt]

This article is ridiculous in 2 ways. First, I hate the fricken picture page format. Second, a wireles bridge is a very simple alternative to the Microsuck 360 product, doesn't require you to read 10 pages of a picture page article and spend 3 hours trying to configure your network... and is 1/3 the cost of the MS wireless solution.

Here's a link to what you REALLY need to make your xbox wireless:

http/www.linksysbycisco.com/us/en/products/WET54G

 

[mavroxur]

[citation][nom]AARRGGHHH[/nom]WTF PimpTarts... I think you work for Microsoft. I haven't seen these particular Mac suggestions anywhere before. Every site I've seen says to connect a Mac to 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1 as the gateway. And it never works. This article says to connect a Mac to 192.168.2.1 - which I'm going to try first chance I get.[/citation]


The reason that they tell you to use "192.168.1.1 and 10.0.0.1" is because they are both in the private address range. If you cant make it work with either of those two, changing it to 192.168.2.1 isnt going to make it any easier. You could use 192.X.X.X, it's all in the same private address range.

 

[mavroxur]

[citation][nom]hurbt[/nom]This article is ridiculous in 2 ways. First, I hate the fricken picture page format. Second, a wireles bridge is a very simple alternative to the Microsuck 360 product, doesn't require you to read 10 pages of a picture page article and spend 3 hours trying to configure your network... and is 1/3 the cost of the MS wireless solution.Here's a link to what you REALLY need to make your xbox wireless:http/www.linksysbycisco.com/us/en/products/WET54G[/citation]


Summed up in 1 paragraph. Props, hurbt. Much easier and better than using a laptop / computer / mac / blender / toaster to provide the bridge. Wireless bridges can be had for $30'ish on e-bay, so all the hassle (and additonal wear and tear on a laptop) isnt worth it.

 

[TCeleste]

[citation][nom]mavroxur[/nom]The reason that they tell you to use "192.168.1.1 and 10.0.0.1" is because they are both in the private address range. If you cant make it work with either of those two, changing it to 192.168.2.1 isnt going to make it any easier. You could use 192.X.X.X, it's all in the same private address range.[/citation]

I usually don't comment on my own articles, since I feel that this forum should belong to the readers. However, a brief note is needed here, since the above information is incorrect, and will point readers in the wrong direction.

192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1 are not used simply because they're in the private address range, they're used because they're typical router IP addresses. If you don't point the Xbox 360's Gateway setting to the router that's feeding the Xbox, you're not going to connect. For the same reason, you cannot use 192.X.X.X, unless you like the idea of a 1 in 16.7 million chance of the setup working (there are 256 ^ 3, or 16,777,216, addresses in that range, 192.168.2.1 is the only correct one for the Gateway). The Gateway address MUST point to the router, and in the case of a Mac, the Mac is acting as the router. And unless you dive into the underlying Unix architecture to change it, Macs expect IP addresses in the 192.168.2.x range, with 192.168.2.1 as the Gateway. Otherwise you'll fail to make the connection.

Here's a screen shot of terminal output showing the relevant underlying Unix configuration: http/picasaweb.google.com/Anthony.Celeste/MacUnix?authkey=Gv1sRgCKP51c6Jy4SKzwE&feat=directlink

 

[Guest]

Forget all of this - get the Netgear WGPS606 print server. It has a 4-port switch in it and bridges perfectly with your existing access point. Then you can plug in not only your 360, but also your DVR, your Vonage box, basically any other ethernet appliance. And you can do all of this for around 80 bucks. I bought this thing over a year and a half ago and it has been a vital extension to my home network, bringing WiFi to devices that are only ethernet intelligent.

 

[pakistexican88x]

Hi. sorry to bring up an old guide, but i've been trying to follow this, and i've been able to get my 360 connected, but i can't seem to open the NAT. The 360 is getting an odd IP address. I'ts 192.168.137.### rather than the usual 192.168.0.### or 192.168.1.###. It's not even in the list of connections to the router on the hope page for the router's settings. I've tried forwarding to the laptop instead but that didn't work either. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

what if you ethernet port is not working