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sharing wireless connection through laptop?

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gotrdun

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Hello!

I am disgusted by MS trying to charge $100 for their Xbox 360 wireless dongle, and heard mention of a way to connect the xbox to the internet through another pc.

Is it possible to plug the Xbox's ethernet cable into my laptop (which has a wireless card) or my desktop (which has a USB wireless adapter) in order to share the connection? I have a belkin G mimo router connected to a cable modem for our wireless internet.

Thanks for your help!
 
Yes, due to where the cable comes in, the router has to be in a separate room, and I don't think my roommate would appreciate cat-5 running across the middle of the floor.

From the bit that I've read already on that site, it looks like the best option would be to create a 'network' consisting of my laptop and xbox, and then create a network bridge between that and our existing wireless home network?
 
And, to directly connect the xbox to the laptop, would I need a crossover cable, or can I just use the standard cable that came with the system? Also, I will have to run the 'setup network wizard', yes?
 
If one of the NICs involved is MDX it would work with straight.

Since you have already a cable, try it, if it does not work get a crossover.
 
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