XBox 360 live

*sanchezf* ^(Premo) · 01-01-2009, 03:25 PM

My son has XBox 360 and got the live card for Christmas.
I have a wireless router can he connect up that way or does it have to be hard wired.

Ay advice, I have never hooked a video game system to the internet before..

TIA

*sanchezf* ^(Premo) · 01-01-2009, 03:45 PM

come on guys help me out

01-01-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sanchezf

come on guys help me out

Xbox Live

XboX Live Wireless

OICU812 · 01-02-2009, 01:05 AM

You can do it either way. Obviously wired will get you better performance, but if you have wireless dead spots in your house you can kill 2 birds with one stone by buying 2 netgear WG602V3 wireless access points. Set them up in wireless bridging mode. You can connect the Xbox up to one of the access points. The other plugs into your existing router, it sucks that you can't use your existing wireless router for this, but this works really well. The additional access point will also act as a repeater to extend your wireless network range. Sounds complicated, but it's really easy and for about 70 dollars (cost of the 2 access points) you can connect the xbox and extend your wireless network.

Just my 2 cents.

Floyd2004 · 01-02-2009, 08:43 AM

I bought the 99 dollar wireless adapter for my 360 and I have no issues with it at all.

frogman123 · 01-02-2009, 08:45 AM

dont forget you need a the wireless connectivity piece for the xbox. It plus into the back of the xbox and has an antenae (sp?)- they are, i believe ~90-100$, plus the cost of access points from linksys, dlink, netgear etc. It would be cheaper (if thats what you are looking for) to run an ethernet cable. I prefer wireless, but thats just me.

Beta84 · 01-02-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by RadioPatrol

Xbox Live

XboX Live Wireless

The support website is probably more useful than anything we could tell you since they have tons of information.

frogman123 · 01-02-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Floyd2004

I bought the 99 dollar wireless adapter for my 360 and I have no issues with it at all.

yeah that ^^

forceofnature · 01-02-2009, 09:30 AM

If you think you will use the Netflix ability on the Xbox360, you might want to go with a wired connection. I have mine wired as of now. I did not think 99.00 for wireless on the system was worth it since I can wire it up.

frogman123 · 01-02-2009, 10:03 AM

Netflix sucks on 360- there are no good/recent movies for "watch instantly"- i hate it...

01-01-2009, 03:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
sanchezf ^(Premo) Little ol' Me Member Since: Apr 2005 Location: with the good ol' boys Posts: 4,125	XBox 360 live My son has XBox 360 and got the live card for Christmas. I have a wireless router can he connect up that way or does it have to be hard wired. Ay advice, I have never hooked a video game system to the internet before.. TIA __________________ ~Happiness is not having what you want, it's wanting what you have~
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01-02-2009, 01:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
OICU812 Registered User Member Since: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	You can do it either way. Obviously wired will get you better performance, but if you have wireless dead spots in your house you can kill 2 birds with one stone by buying 2 netgear WG602V3 wireless access points. Set them up in wireless bridging mode. You can connect the Xbox up to one of the access points. The other plugs into your existing router, it sucks that you can't use your existing wireless router for this, but this works really well. The additional access point will also act as a repeater to extend your wireless network range. Sounds complicated, but it's really easy and for about 70 dollars (cost of the 2 access points) you can connect the xbox and extend your wireless network. Just my 2 cents.
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01-02-2009, 08:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
Floyd2004 -Void- Member Since: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,404	I bought the 99 dollar wireless adapter for my 360 and I have no issues with it at all.
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01-02-2009, 08:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
frogman123 Registered User Member Since: Mar 2008 Posts: 216	dont forget you need a the wireless connectivity piece for the xbox. It plus into the back of the xbox and has an antenae (sp?)- they are, i believe ~90-100$, plus the cost of access points from linksys, dlink, netgear etc. It would be cheaper (if thats what you are looking for) to run an ethernet cable. I prefer wireless, but thats just me.
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01-02-2009, 09:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
forceofnature Registered User Member Since: Jul 2008 Location: Saint Leonard, MD Posts: 457	If you think you will use the Netflix ability on the Xbox360, you might want to go with a wired connection. I have mine wired as of now. I did not think 99.00 for wireless on the system was worth it since I can wire it up.
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01-02-2009, 10:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
frogman123 Registered User Member Since: Mar 2008 Posts: 216	Netflix sucks on 360- there are no good/recent movies for "watch instantly"- i hate it...
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