• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Queasy smash!! Raaawwwrrr...Snarl (360 wireless adapter)

Queasy

Queasy

Moderator<br>Console Gaming
Drove over to my sister's house tonight so I could help her setup her wireless network and get my nephew's 360 connected (her previous wireless router's wireless ability conked out).

Get the new router setup and go hook the Wireless Adapter up to the 360 and it doesn't work. Oh yeah, it needs a disk to do the install. Where's the disk? Where the hell is the disk???

Nope, can't find it. Call Xbox Support and they're not much help. Ask them if there's a place where I can download the installation disk and they say nope. Seriously? Why wouldn't you have a place where you can download the installation disk in the event someone loses their disk or the adapter gets re-sold without it? Every other hardware manufacture does this. Yeeeesh.
 
WTF, the Xbox 360 supports what, three different wireless adapters? And it needs a disc for the drivers?
 
Ah, here we go. I just need to find a way to hook my nephew's 360 up to the router with a wired connection. Then it will automatically download the necessary update for the adapter.

It hasn't been connected to Live yet since it was opened so it hasn't downloaded the updates.

Now to drag the TV and 360 in here somehow...
 
Queasy said:
Ah, here we go. I just need to find a way to hook my nephew's 360 up to the router with a wired connection. Then it will automatically download the necessary update for the adapter.

It hasn't been connected to Live yet since it was opened so it hasn't downloaded the updates.

Now to drag the TV and 360 in here somehow...
Click to expand...

Xbox 360 is why I own a 100 ft Ethernet cable.

Actually I own three of them. Two 360s, one backup.

I don't actually use them in my home, but sometimes I travel with my 360s.
 
Hmm, my N adapter did not come with a driver disc. I just plugged it in, set the SSID, set the WPA password, and was good to go.

EDIT: Ahh, I guess I should read the whole thread before replying. Did not see that the driver is downloaded as part of an update.
 
I drilled a hole through a wall and pass an ethernet cable from the 2nd bedroom (which is a study/computer room) to the living room. Instead of having to go wireless or use an 80+ foot cable all that is needed is a 10 or so foot cable.
 
Kabob said:
I drilled a hole through a wall and pass an ethernet cable from the 2nd bedroom (which is a study/computer room) to the living room. Instead of having to go wireless or use an 80+ foot cable all that is needed is a 10 or so foot cable.
Click to expand...

I did something similar. I passed a cable through an air vent.

It needed cleaning, anyway.
 
Do you have a tomato/dd-wrt capable router? If so you could use it as a wireless ethernet bridge and just hook the xbox up through that.
I'm assuming the reason you don't want to move the xbox next to the router is you don't want to move the tv...perhaps you could use a laptop or computer monitor as the output? I assume that would work as long as you have a hdmi port on a monitor/laptop, or a dvi/hdmi adpater/cable.
 
I just carried the TV and 360 into the office where the router is. Was a pain but it was quick.
 
Kabob said:
I drilled a hole through a wall and pass an ethernet cable from the 2nd bedroom (which is a study/computer room) to the living room. Instead of having to go wireless or use an 80+ foot cable all that is needed is a 10 or so foot cable.
Click to expand...

I ran 2 drops to each room, one for TV (UVerse) and one for anything else.
 
Queasy said:
Nope, can't find it. Call Xbox Support and they're not much help. Ask them if there's a place where I can download the installation disk and they say nope. Seriously? Why wouldn't you have a place where you can download the installation disk in the event someone loses their disk or the adapter gets re-sold without it? Every other hardware manufacture does this. Yeeeesh.
Click to expand...

Give them a break. Margins on the wifi adapter are razor-thin so they just can't afford the bandwidth costs to put the ISO on microsoft.com.


😉
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top