Unwire Your Xbox

or, for a few extra bucks but more convenience, you can create a home-network over the AC wiring in your house with something like the Asoka Pluglink 9650 (Homeplug Turbo) Starter Kit. AT&T has it for $90.

mooshoo that doesn't solve the problem of getting a wireless connection to your xbox without dishing out $100 for the microsoft wireless adapter

Thanks for the alternative Mooshoo345, but Drxl_UGrad is right. The $90 Starter Kit implies a cost totaling over $100 which defeats the purpose of a $40 solution.

I have heard of users rigging their XBOX to play wirelessly but sharing an open internet connection from another computer. This sounds too easy, anyone have a step-by-step?

Hi!

I have this wireless bridge in my home, everything works but the Xbox, I mean I have a DSL router setup in lets say room A , in room B I have the dd-wrt router setup in wireless bridge mode... attached to this router there are 2 desktops via ethernet cable, everything works fine.. speed and link is ok, i can see both routers and everything...

But if I connect the Xbox to the dd-wrt router it cant connect to live.. i have tried with DHCP and manual configurations...

I dont remember the version of the dd-wrt but its something like v23 micro not sure... and the dsl router is a thomson st585v6 :( any ideas?

You can do this without a router --- all you need is an AP that supports "bridge" or "AP client" mode. I am currently using Linksys WAP54g's, but had WAP11's before I got the faster model. You can find the WAP54's on ebay for $30-50.

You can use a crossover ethernet cable (or standard cabling if using a switch) to plug your XBOX into the AP.

You will of course need to already have wireless networking in your area that you have access to, and you will need to configure the client AP with any security settings you would normally need to get online.

I have been running my setup for many years... since whenever the original XBOX came out. Currently I have a WAP54g in my living room connected to a small 4-port switch with the XBOX 360, Tivo and AppleTV all plugged in. I recommend an 802.11g model if you are doing streaming within your own network (otherwise an 802.11b unit should be fine for gaming since few people have home network connections any fast than that anyway).

jiubreyn you can use an ICS connection to use the wireless from a computer to connect to xbox live. I have my xbox hooked up to my computer monitor so it works out really well for me. Here is the link for step by step instructions http://www.adamsdvds.co.uk/blog/wordpress/2007/11/23/connecting-xbox-360-to-xbox-live-via-vista-using-ics/
Hope that's what your looking for. This is probably the cheapest solution but only works if your near a computer with a connection to a wireless network.

I think I must be doing something wrong as far as the instructions go.

I modified everything down to the letter until I plugged the sucker into my XBox. My network has an SSID and WEP key and what have you, so I wonder if the fact I can't put those into the XBox because it says it's "wired" as opposed to wireless is why it won't connect.

I'm using a Linksys WRT54Gv.8 for this. I switched it to "Client" mode and got nothing. XBox fails to connect at the DNS server test.

Ah well.

Mikenno ---

You have to pre-configure your wrt54 with the WEP/SSID that your wireless network uses since this is the device that will be talking to your wireless network. Your XBOX is correct... it thinks you are using a wired connection.. you cannot use the XBOX to do this unless you use the MS wireless adaptor...

Microsoft needs to lower the price of there adaptor to $29.99 so people can buy it in droves.$100 is a rip off!!!

Microsoft needs to lower the price of there adaptor to $29.99 so people can buy it in droves.$100 is a rip off!!!

BTW Happy New Year To All...2009...Yeaooow

This is in interesting article, but if a person really wanted to 'Unbox their Xbox', well someone did this already.

And they did it several years ago. And it was and still is cheaper and simpler to do.

It was called the Logitech Play Link. And you can still buy them for under $30.00 bucks.

And get this. You don't even need a wireless router. True I tell you. No need to download any software or purchasing a wireless router.

Copy and paste the link below for the real 'Unboxing of Xbox'. (Word to the wise, these things actually work for the PS3 too).

http://xbox.about.com/od/xboxaccessories/fr/playlinkreview.htm

You can also buy relatively less expensive devices to wirelessly connect a Blu-ray player or Xbox to Internet that may be called by many names including wireless bridge, wireless gaming adapter, wireless access point, and AP client. Their prices vary all over since it is hard to compare them. Here is a page at http://www.rayinblu.com/blu-ray-wireless that lists all the Blu-ray wireless connection options available and their pricing.

Ok, so I have a new xbox, and I saw this article. I went to dd-wrt.com, but when I got there, I couldn't locate anything about a FREE download! there was only a store, and there was some kind of software you could buy, but no free dd-wrt downloads. I'm no computer geek, so the link might have been staring me in the face, but I couldn't have deciphered it for the life of me! Any suggestions?

The original article is much too abbreviated to help. There are more settings that must be changed to get this working.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge#Example

I still have more changes to make.

Could someone please give me a direct link to the download page? I can't seem to find my way.

Also does anyone who did this with a router and could teach me have an xbox live gamertag because then we could talk live? Thanks.

They are looking at around a 0% containment with it comes to the xbox retention. This is pretty much the same figures http://menexis.com . Mostly due to the price that Microsoft has on the product which we think needs to be lowered.

At Walmart, I bought a Belkin wireless gaming adapter for $60. Worked perfectly, and it is a nice white color that matches the xbox.

Xbox 360's aint wireless and you need a cable to connect the Xbox 360. www.unclepayday.com

I have turned my Xbox into a mini server, rather than a game machine. I used to store all my photos as well as being the streaming server to the house!

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I have turned my Xbox into a mini server, rather than a game machine. I used to store all my photos as well as being the streaming server to the house!

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These instructions are a bit light. I've tried the wireless bridge method and the more detailed one at GeeksAreSexy.net. Not sure if the problem is the firmware version, the configuration, or the fact that I'm trying to interconnect different brands of wireless. Trying different firmware next.

I'm no computer geek, so the link might have been staring me in the face, but I couldn't have deciphered it for the life of me! Any suggestions?

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