Hey, I have a friend who has a wireless internet connection. Now his computer is in his room and so is his Xbox. He wants to use his xbox live but needs an internet connection. Is it possible to plug his xbox in his eathernet plug on his motherboard and use the wireless to go through his computer out to the xbox?

Yes, you mean taking the connection, via the pc connected to wireless?
If so, yes, i do that with my lap.
Dont forget to share the connection

Well how would I do that?

Connect Pc to wireless.
Right click share this connection blah blah
Connect the xbox
Let it connect

Would this work with a PS2 too?... We have a computer in one room connected to the outlet in the wall.... Then a computer in another room connected wirelessly.... If I plugged the PS2 into the computer with a wireless connection it would work right?... Assuming I had a signal.

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Originally posted by groessl35
Would this work with a PS2 too?... We have a computer in one room connected to the outlet in the wall.... Then a computer in another room connected wirelessly.... If I plugged the PS2 into the computer with a wireless connection it would work right?... Assuming I had a signal.

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sweet thanks!

It says the IP is being used by onther LAN connection so I can't enable it.

Did you set a bridge?

This is most certainly possible, but you need to take in account the following:

1. If you are connecting the Xbox/PSP/whatever to the PC directly (without a switch or a hub in between) you must use a special type of cable -- ethernet crossover cable.  They are not hard to find, most computer stores will have some and it will clearly say "crossover" on the package.

2. For "Wi-Fi" wireless connections to an access point / router somewhere else in the house or nearby, you do not want to use Internet Connection Sharing.  Simply bridge the wireless and wired adapters, as described here.  If you have previously enabled ICS you will need to disable it.

You can get the "gaming" wireless packages for the xbox, so you don't need to buy a wireless card.

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Originally posted by Adeptus
This is most certainly possible, but you need to take in account the following:

1. If you are connecting the Xbox/PSP/whatever to the PC directly (without a switch or a hub in between) you must use a special type of cable -- ethernet crossover cable.  They are not hard to find, most computer stores will have some and it will clearly say "crossover" on the package.

2. For "Wi-Fi" wireless connections to an access point / router somewhere else in the house or nearby, you do not want to use Internet Connection Sharing.  Simply bridge the wireless and wired adapters, as described here.  If you have previously enabled ICS you will need to disable it.

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Yes I do something very similar to this to play my xbox 360 in my bedroom.

I have a PC in my bedroom, another pc downstairs and then the xbox 360 and a PS2 in my bedroom. The pc downstairs connnects to the internet with a usb modem which I then share with ICS to the pc in my bedroom wirelessly via a LinkSys router.

I then connect my xbox 360 or my PS2 to my pc in my bedroom via ethernet.  All I had to do was share the wireless internet connection and then it worked fine.

If you have trouble with getting it to connect or would like help with some of the IP settings then I will be happy to help.


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