Xbox 360 wireless

jimmyob · 30 Mar 2006 at 17:41

Can i use any Usb wireless Adaptor or do i have to use the official one?

GuruJockStrap · 30 Mar 2006 at 17:50

Offical only and blooming expensive it is too!

Suppose the good thing about it is:

1. It works superbly
2. Looks neat and tidy

NokkonWud · 30 Mar 2006 at 17:55

It's also very good! I don't have an issue with the price.

Whappers · 30 Mar 2006 at 18:50

my mate doesn't use the official one as he forund his own wireless access point to offer a far stronger signal.

Sagalout · 30 Mar 2006 at 19:05

you can use any other wireless ethernet bridge though, which you can get from about £20 upwards

oweneades · 30 Mar 2006 at 20:12

Can't you use any sort of USB WIFI dongle for it? I thought you could.

AdWright · 30 Mar 2006 at 20:17

oweneades said:
Can't you use any sort of USB WIFI dongle for it? I thought you could.

You can use any wireless bridge by connecting it to the ethernet port of the 360. The only USB dongle that works (at the moment) is the official MS one (Drivers etc.)

Mr Latte · 30 Mar 2006 at 20:29

My grandma wants to know how you get the radio errr as she calls it "wireless" on a X360?

Joking aside although MCE can have too long of delays for my liking what is superb is streaming your music wirelessly from a PC or laptop. There you go all your music sitting ready at hand for custom soundtracks via your blade.

I just added a D-Link DSL-904 54mbs that easily allows the X360 to connect via ethernet and then also wifi to laptop. not having to turn on my desktop PC anymore for broadband is another benifit as the router takes care of that.

Vogon · 30 Mar 2006 at 22:50

So just to clarify for us networking numpty's for wireless on the 360 you need:

A wireless acsess point connected to Xbox ethernet port
A wireless router connected to modem of the same standard (or does it need to be the same make ?)

Is that correct guys ?

What make is best for going through walls and "upstairs to dowstairs" or is it much of a muchness ?

GuruJockStrap · 30 Mar 2006 at 23:05

Vogon said:
Is that correct guys ?

1. A wireless acsess point connected to Xbox ethernet port
2. The official MS Wireless Adapter

Both would then be connected to your Wireless router wirelessly. Wireless router is then connected to the Internet.

FrankJH · 30 Mar 2006 at 23:14

GuruJockStrap said:
1. A wireless acsess point connected to Xbox ethernet port
2. The official MS Wireless Adapter

Both would then be connected to your Wireless router wirelessly. Wireless router is then connected to the Internet.

Huh sorry I must be being really stupid

Surely you mean either one or two?

Isnt an access point basically an ethernet cable with a hub on the end ( and if its wireless it will have an aerial) so your wireless router connects to the xbox thru the access point?

I am not up on access points but I thought thats what they were - ie what we call a router without the firewall, switch and modem capabilities?

Vogon · 30 Mar 2006 at 23:34

Yes .. I too thought the wireless acsess connected to xbox ethernet was all you need that end, and a wireless router at your modem

FrankJH · 31 Mar 2006 at 07:03

Vogon said:
Yes .. I too thought the wireless acsess connected to xbox ethernet was all you need that end, and a wireless router at your modem

At least I am not being completely stupid

Nismo · 31 Mar 2006 at 07:34

GuruJockStrap said:
1. A wireless acsess point connected to Xbox ethernet port
2. The official MS Wireless Adapter

Both would then be connected to your Wireless router wirelessly. Wireless router is then connected to the Internet.

You just need one of those, not both. Would defeat the object of buying the cheaper access point

GuruJockStrap · 31 Mar 2006 at 07:37

My bad.

Was meant to put "either" in there somewhere but my brain was clouded with assigments and work to do.