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Xbox 360 wireless gear
by Mamastilts - 2/16/09 9:12 PMMy son just got the 360 and would like to play some games with others via internet. Can I use a wireless, not the xbox version, gear to connect it to the internet via my router? I have a wireless gear (USB) already and don't want to invest in the more expensive 360 gear.
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by Jimmy Greystone - 2/17/09 6:02 AM In reply to: Xbox 360 wireless gear by MamastiltsNo, you can't use a USB wireless adapter with the 360 besides the official one from Microsoft. What you CAN do however, if you think you can manage it, is turn some cheap wireless routers into wireless ethernet bridges. Basically you turn the router into a wireless adapter that plugs into an ethernet port.
It's a bit on the early side, so I'm at a loss for any specific models. I know some of the older Linksys WRT line can do this quite nicely if you put a custom firmware on them.
Another cheap option is just running an ethernet cable to the wireless router. Just go to some place like Monoprice.com where you can get 100ft of ethernet cable for about what 25ft would cost you in some store like Best Buy. I've been using Monoprice quite a bit since discovering them, and they sell quality stuff. Usually better than the cheap stuff you find in stores with outrageous markups.
Only non-xbox gear is an ethernet to wireless bridge
by slappie - 2/19/09 2:43 PM In reply to: Xbox 360 wireless gear by MamastiltsHowever, you don't actually need a product that says bridge on the box. These go for about $90 (linksys WET54G is one). I have personally used the dlink 2100AP to do exactly this. The big difference between the products that can be a bridge, is the number of devices that can be plugged into them. The linksys bridge as well as most of the "wireless gaming adapters" can only allow one device to be connected to them. The dlink will allow unlimited devices to be plugged into them, like a good bridge should.
Here is an awesome list of most available products that can act as bridges and which ones can handle multiple devices
http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi#Wireless_Ethernet_Bridges
RE: Wireless Bridges
by DComander1 - 2/19/09 4:38 PM In reply to: Only non-xbox gear is an ethernet to wireless bridge by slappieI have a Linksys WRE54G that im using as both a Wireless bridge and a Wireless range Expander, and it works well with the setup i have it on, although the first couple of tries were horrible, as i was using wireless to access the range expander rather than the ethernet recommended, but now its as simple as running the provided setup CD on a windows based computer and then plugging the ethernet cord from the WRE54G into the Xbox 360, and it runs well
wre54g with xbox 360 help
by quanahk - 4/28/09 5:59 PM In reply to: RE: Wireless Bridges by DComander1I just got a wre54g for this very purpose but I am having problems getting it setup. I put in the cd and I just doesn't detect it. any help would be appreciated.
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