XBox 360 wireless network adapter?

JohnnyG · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:15

Do I have to get one of the Microsoft WNA's or is there a cheaper alternative?

ic1male · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:21

Guess it has to be Microsoft's or else the Xbox software won't do anything.

Soulja · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:24

I'm pretty sure you don't need to use the official adapter, someone else will know for sure though.

Sinny · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:26

JohnnyG said:
Do I have to get one of the Microsoft WNA's or is there a cheaper alternative?

Their is an alternative as far as i can remember, Wireless ethernet bridge but requires a free socket and is quite less "discrete". I would get the official version and have a look around for a 2nd hand one

. I just bridge mine into my laptop

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Psymonkee · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:28

I prefer cable

Just my house and wireless is sketchy though

Bri · 28 Sep 2008 at 19:32

You can get a wireless bridge for about £15 I think.

BassPunk · 28 Sep 2008 at 23:25

use your PC as a bridge or maybe a laptop which is what I do

matty114 · 29 Sep 2008 at 02:55

BassPunk said:
use your PC as a bridge or maybe a laptop which is what I do

I had a lot of problems with that, i couldn't chat or play on live.

ali825 · 29 Sep 2008 at 08:51

could you not try home plug for the price of the xbox wireless adator.

Mull3t · 29 Sep 2008 at 08:52

Bridge your connection, (if you have a laptop) its so easy to do, and works great.

mburn_83 · 29 Sep 2008 at 10:52

Is it possable to share a Laptops Wireless connection wih the 360?

Do you have to use a crossover cable?

Can anyone provide instructions on how to get this to work?

Cheers

orderoftheflame · 29 Sep 2008 at 11:14

ali825 said:
could you not try home plug for the price of the xbox wireless adator.

+1

thepigf@rmer · 29 Sep 2008 at 11:43

Look around for second hand version's, I know of 2 high street shops that sell them second hand and another big chain had them on special for £45 new, not sure if it's still running though.

Had to buy 2 for my house, but recently installed some CAT5 cable, had a good few months use out of the adapter though....traded it in for £25.

NokkonWud · 29 Sep 2008 at 11:53

You don't have to, but it is a quality Wi-Fi device none-the-less.

scratch · 29 Sep 2008 at 12:32

You could do what I'm about to do tonight and buy a cheap wireless access point from ebay, run the DD-WRT firmware on it and set it up as a wireless receiver:

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/02/how-to-cheap-wireless-for-your-xbox-360/

The list of DD-WRT supported routers/access points can be found here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices I bought myself a Belkin F5D7230 off eBay for a tenner..you can't get much cheaper than that!

Will let you know how things go tonight!

E61 Grouphead · 29 Sep 2008 at 12:48

Bri said:
You can get a wireless bridge for about £15 I think.

Any ideas of where from anyone? I only seem to unearth £40+ wireless ethernet bridges by googling

If they cost much more than £20, may as well buy the official dongle. I'll investigate the MIP though for a pre owned unit.

Sinny · 5 Oct 2008 at 14:58

Andrex said:
Any ideas of where from anyone? I only seem to unearth £40+ wireless ethernet bridges by googling

If they cost much more than £20, may as well buy the official dongle. I'll investigate the MIP though for a pre owned unit.

Second hand is your best bet.