Getting my 360 on WIFI without the adapter

[Scouzer]

Right now I'm planning on moving my router away from my 360. The 360 is right beside my HTPC which I'm buying a WIFI USB stick for.

How hard will it to be to connect an ethernet cable to my HTPC and use that WIFI connection? I assume the HTPC has to be turned on of course, which is annoying... but so is paying $50 for a damn dongle.

Furthermore, do I need a patch cable or a crossover for this?

I'm considering retiring my WRT54GS v4 and turning it into a WIFI bridge the Xbox as well.. it just seems like a PITA. Hell, could it be a wireless bridge for both my Xbox and my HTPC simultaneously?

 

[nsafreak]

Well if you're going to hook up the 360 to the HTPC you'll need to use a crossover cable and make sure ICS is turned on. You could also use the WRT54GS that you have as a wifi bridge for both the 360 & the HTPC.

 

[basslover1]

http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/xboxlive/getconnected/hcxl/consharing.aspx

MS Doesn't mention anything about needing a crossover cable.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Save yourself the trouble and get a wireless bridge and plug the PC and the Xbox into it. I use a D-Link bridge (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6&Tpk=dap-1522) so my Xbox downstairs can connect to the rest of my network, located upstairs. It works great and I'm able to stream movies both from Netflix and from my media center.

 

[chedrz]

You can use a regular ethernet cable to connect your Xbox & HTPC. That's how I've connected my Xbox 360 for years. It's almost plug-and-play. I think I had to enable internet sharing to that ethernet port on my PC, and that was it. It's really simple.

 

[Scouzer]

I went the WRT54 wireless bridge route. I've wanted GBLAN and Wireless N for quite some time, so it makes a lot more sense than buying a $50 Wireless G adapter for an Xbox.

Thanks guys.