Connect an Xbox 360 to Wireless without an official Adapter

Step 3 Your Finished!!!

Plug the Ethernet into your 360 and your laptop and Refresh Both Connections and You now have internet!
NOTE: YOU MAY HAVE TO MANUALLY CONNECT TO THE WIRELESS NETWORK YOU USE ON YOUR LAPTOP TO GET THE BRIDGE TO CONNECT.

Comments

[JacmanPones]

Bro! After all of these years, this finally worked. Simple and effective steps! Thanks a miL!

-Pones

[animaonline]

Use OpenDNS it's always working.

http://www.opendns.com/

Even if the one provided by your ISP goes down.

Primary DNS: 208.67.222.222
Secondary DNS: 208.67.220.220

[mattrlc00]

i got it to work and it would keep going even when i close my laptop and then i unplugged it from my laptop for a minute and then later plugged it back in....now i cant even let it go to screen-saver without it disconnecting from live. Anyone know why it is doing this and how it can be fixed? thanks

[kal1fornia]

hey it has to be a crossover ethernet cable correct....?

thanks

[meesarjarjar]

Can someone please help me this is extremely frustrating. I followed all the steps but when I test it IP fails. Wireless Network is greyed out (is it supposed to be?) For some reason when i bridge my wireless to my LAN the wireless stops working, and when i remove it from the bridge it starts working again. Could someone please help?

[delphi]

your wireless connection is supposed to be grayed out...your using a bridge to your laptop through an ethernet cable so if you passed the ethernet connection test then it should be fine

[tikka786]

Hey Guys This Tutorial Is Not As Good As The One I Found, I Had Mine Hooked Up After A While. It Took Me A Decade... Ok Im Joking :D But it took me a long time!

But here Is the link for you

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/bridging-tutorials/23255-ics-bridging-laptop-wireless-bridging-using-command-prompt.html

This Way Is Alot Better! Please Comment Here Thanks!

P.S: For Those Having Problems Opening Command Prompt. Open Via Start> All Programs> Accesories> Command Prompt :)

Thank U

[Program]

Thank you for pointing out the way to use Command Prompt to do this action. As my tutorials aim to be the most user friendly, I make a note not to use Command Prompt of it can be avoided. As most people will not remember word-for-word what to type in Command Prompt when trying to set this up where access to tutorials like this one and the one you posted are not available. It seems much easier for most people to use the Windows GUI instead of command prompt. I Value your comment. -Nick

[hoodlum3]

When you are on a laptop you can only be on Live or on the internet but not both at the same time.

[imlqqn4her69]

did some1 one help u? im having exact same problem

[z3ddrocksz]

if u go in your network connections and right click on the wireless one go to properties click on advanced and check off allow other network users to share this connection

[burnam09]

If your using vista and the message shows say you need at least 2 LAN or wireless connections follow these steps. Right click your connection symbol on the toolbar, and click network and sharing center. Then click the manage network connections on the left. Then right click LAN and go to properties. Click the sharing tab and make sure the first box is unchecked. You should be able to bridge now

[Chiiip]

it just says for me, to create a network bridge, you must select at least two LAN ... that are not being used by the internet I'm confused, please help

[fwjs28]

lan port+wireless port +bridging= bridged connection

[Nick Datilio]

got it thanks alot!!!

[outwestjake]

Just a quick question, now when I disconnect the ethernet cord from the laptop, must I unbridge the connections? or do I just disconnect and connect it for next time?

[Program]

You can leave the bridge on the computer, it really doesn't matter, but with the bridge it may say something about the network not connected, and that is because the Ethernet cable isn't plugged in.

[Beierlejk]

Do I still need a Xbox live 3, 6, or 12 month card?

[gblax123]

Any will work

[banananaman3579]

yes, this is a way to avoid buying a 100$ device that allows you to connect to the xbox servers through the internet, this system allows you to connect to the interet, not the xbox servers.

[phillip8222]

I have xbox 360 trying to connect to live threw my laptop threw vista I got them bridge every thin says its ruining rite but the xbox wont get an ip any suggestions

[C85 Vaio]

manually put in your IP and DSN and everything.

[imlqqn4her69]

i bridged my connections and then wireless said not connected and we failed ip address test....i manually went in and tried to connect and it said i was connected but the wireless icon still said disconnected.can some1 help me please...i have a phone # if that will be better

[aninepointstar]

try right clicking on the bridged connection and go , do that and it should work

[RawXBOXgamer]

OMG YOU ARE GENIUS!!! Im on Live through my laptop!!! Thank you I passed all the network tests!!!!

[reignofpain]

did u have any problems doing this

[rech]

Hello, you can do the same by selecting the wireless connection end stet it for 'share this connection'. Then you can connect your "hard line" network card to a small switch (router, or even a cross cable) and connect the x-box to the switch, the advantage of using a switch is that it allows you to connect more devices to the 'wireless Internet connection', that bad part is that with more devices your bandwidth will get full.

[dragonscreed999]

i did all ur steps and it will not let me connect to xbox live it fails on the ip address test what do i do?

[mrob65]

awesome idea. question though: i can create the bridge just fine (with Vista) but when I go to sign in to Live/Marketplace, it loads continuously. i.e. it never signs me in. also the bridge says its a part of an unidentified network? any help with this?

[Program]

You may be having problems with the DNS, the method I have shown sometimes has problems with certain applications.

[mrob65]

I fixed it. It was created with limited connectivity and Live needed more than it had. So I just deleted the bridge, restarted the 360, and voila. It seems that whenver I'm finished with the 360 though I need to remove the bridge. Oh well, I'll just have to deal. Thanks for getting this together!

[savior]

You have to have a hard drive on your 360 and a xbox live account I believe and make yourself a home network. There's a wizard for that. Don't know if that is relative or not to you.

[MesoZombie]

I don't have a laptop just a wireless card in my desk top same thing will work here right?

[Program]

Yes, It should work fine.

[vg92]

yeah i have done everything, but when i test the connection, the IP adress fails. What to do?

[sullenmetal]

omg help me when i go to bridge the thing it says i must conetct to lan or highspeed conections bla bla bla how do i do that.

[n8zero]

Alright so i've gone through this process that seems pretty consistent from sight to sight, but I've had some problems. I've got the same setup as everybody else, 360, wireless- enabled laptop, and an ethernet cable. I follow your instructions to a dime but when i make the bridge, it says "The network bridge cannot be configured while other network connection property sheets are open." If i ignore that, it will create the bridge, but with limited connectivity, erego i am unable to hook up to live. Earlier i had the problem of my laptop losing its wireless connection, apparently it was trying to get internet from the ethernet connection (to my 360... stupid computer). I'm at a loss here. What do you mean by connect manually?

[biggmarshee]

do you need a network card even tho u r wireless

[filamklo]

whenever i highlight and press bridge connections, i always get the response, " to create a network bridge, you must select at atleast two LAN or high speed internet connections that are not being used by internet connection sharing." what do i do? btw: im on vista if that makes a difference.

[samdoug]

does it work with windows vista?!