Xbox 360 Wireless Internet Without Spending $100
- Save your money
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
So, you’ve got an Xbox 360 and you’re ready to jump onto Xbox Live and get your butt handed to you by a foul-mouthed 12 year old. Only one problem: your 360 is 123,413 ft away from your internet connection. Unfortunately, this is the problem I have.
If it were up to Microsoft, you would have to buy a $99 wireless network adapter. Unfortunately, many people do this even though they may have one on which they’ve already spent good money: their laptop.
So what’s the big idea, yo?
If your lap top was made anytime after the Carter administration, it should be equipped with the ability to go online both wirelessly and wired…um…ly. If we are using the wireless, then the wired port is going unused. We are going to be connecting our Xbox 360 to the laptop through the wired port as if it were an internet source and then piggy back off of it’s wireless internet connection. Note: This is only one application of internet sharing. There are a number of additional ways in which this ability may be used.
Dividing the wallet rape by 10
Besides a laptop, there is one additional cheap item you will need: a crossover cable. Basically, its just a special type network cable, but looks exactly like any other. You can get this for about $10 over at radio shack. It’s a cost, yes, but I’m pretty certain that you’d much rather part with Mr Hamilton than Mr Franklin.
Now lets get this bad boy set up. First I’ll show you how to do this in Windows Vista, then we’ll cover Windows XP. Note: If after following these steps, you are unable to get a connection, either “repair” your connection or restart your computer. Either of these will allow the change to be set.
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