xbox live via laptop wi-fi
- Thread starter Venster
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it makes perfect sense.. But i had lots of problems trying a similar setup on mine. Becuase u cant really use internet connection sharing with a router. So you might have to bridge the connections or somthing.. i had to give up in the end and just get a long ethernet cable. Which is a bit of a pain.. as £60 for a wireless adapter just seems like a rip off.
You could get a wireless ethernet bridge for a tenner: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges.html
Buffalo 54 Mbps Wireless Bridge Access Point WLA2-G54L (NW-034-BF)
Buffalo 54 Mbps Wireless Bridge Access Point WLA2-G54L (NW-034-BF)
You should be able to create a software bridge between the laptop's ethernet adapter and its wifi adapter which will enable the 360 to connect to live via a crossover cable to the laptop.
Select both adapters in the network settings part of win xp control panel, right click and select bridge connection.
Select both adapters in the network settings part of win xp control panel, right click and select bridge connection.
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from personal experience, avoid wireless for games at all costs! i had the exact same setup, 360 getting connect thru crossover cable connected to laptop on the wireless network, and i just kept dropping all the time, the wireless was fine for browsing but just not for gaming, in the end, i purchased a massive phoneline extension, and the 360 is now plugged into the router direct. No more droppage! (yay 1st post etc too)