X-Box 360 Wireless Networking Adapter: in Off Topic

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Nov 2 2007, 6:35 pm
Okay, I have a question. If I buy the X-Box 360 Wireless Networking Adapter and use it on the X-Box 360, I can connect to the Internet with my X-Box 360 and play on X-Box Live without using any Ethernet cables or anything else, right?

Thanks in advance.
#1 Nov 2 2007, 6:46 pm
Yeah, you won't have to use cables to connect your xbox to the internet. However before you buy it be sure to check it's compatible with your router.

There's a list somewhere on the internet of the routers it works with.
#2 Nov 2 2007, 6:49 pm
Maggeh wrote:
Yeah, you won't have to use cables to connect your xbox to the internet. However before you buy it be sure to check it's compatible with your router.

There's a list somewhere on the internet of the routers it works with.


Ah, thank you so much! It would really help me a lot if you can find the link that shows which routers it works with, because I cannot seem to find it.
#3 Nov 2 2007, 6:53 pm
Personally I don't think it's worth the price. $100 is a pretty steep price for what I consider to be a laggier, less reliable internet connection. You can get longer cables at a far cheaper price.

But, if your going to buy it; The Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter supports 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a.
#4 Nov 2 2007, 6:59 pm
Lucky me, I found the wireless adapter at a local Ebay PowerSeller shop for 49.99.

Works like a charm.

:D
#5 Nov 2 2007, 7:27 pm
Akiyo wrote:
But, if your going to buy it; The Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter supports 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a.


I have no idea what that means. I'm really bad at this stuff. =/



Akiyo wrote:
You can get longer cables at a far cheaper price.


The thing is, my X-Box 360 is in my room while my Internet is downstairs. I have wireless Internet so my computer upstairs just senses the Internet downstairs and yeah, you know the rest. So I can't really get a long cable to go all the way upstairs and stuff, too much of a hassle. This is why I wanted to know if this Wireless Adapter is good.
#6 Nov 2 2007, 7:31 pm
Generally routers have the numbers slapped on them somewhere. 802.11a is the more common out of the three I believe. What brand of router do you have?

I'm not saying it's horrid, but I perfer cable just because I feel it's faster.

EDIT: The numbers mean the frequency that the wireless connection is set on, meant to put that in the comment.
#7 Nov 2 2007, 10:07 pm
Akiyo wrote:
Generally routers have the numbers slapped on them somewhere. 802.11a is the more common out of the three I believe. What brand of router do you have?

I'm not saying it's horrid, but I perfer cable just because I feel it's faster.

EDIT: The numbers mean the frequency that the wireless connection is set on, meant to put that in the comment.


My Internet is Cable, and my router is a Linkys's. I could not find the frequency number you were talking about on my router. Where could I find it?

I found an Ethernet cable in my house, and I plugged one side into my modem and the other into the X-Box 360. Instead of the Network Connection saying "Disconnected" it said "Wired". Then it tried searching for the I.P. and it said "Failed". My I.P. and all that jazz from my computer was logged into the X-Box 360, but for some reason it could not do it for me for the X-Box Live or whatever it was doing with it.

I have no idea why this didn't work for me.