Yes, the new XBox360 Slim is out, but there's still a lot of gamers who have yet to follow the Slim Bandwagon for many reasons. One, they want to keep things old school and fingerprint free with the discontinued, white and black matted XBox360s and two, what was once a hefty budget is now a not so hefty budget, so they do everything they can to save a little green.
Green is good, my friends, especially since these steps will save you from buying another one of those sometimes pesky wireless internet adapters.
Now, before we begin, let me clarify that this instructable is for creating an Internet Bridge Connection for gamers with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems on a laptop. I'm not sure if it'll work on a regular PC, but it wouldn't hurt to try it. If you're still using Windows XP, I suggest hopping over to walamoonbeam's instructable, where he offers the same, basic principle, starting from the beginning.
Edit: Walamoonbeam has also added instructions on how to use a Mac as a wireless adapter.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-your-laptop-as-an-XboxXbox-360-wireless-adap/
Before diving into this instructable, make sure your XBox360 is connected to your laptop via ethernet cable and your Xbox is on.
Here we go....
Green is good, my friends, especially since these steps will save you from buying another one of those sometimes pesky wireless internet adapters.
Now, before we begin, let me clarify that this instructable is for creating an Internet Bridge Connection for gamers with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems on a laptop. I'm not sure if it'll work on a regular PC, but it wouldn't hurt to try it. If you're still using Windows XP, I suggest hopping over to walamoonbeam's instructable, where he offers the same, basic principle, starting from the beginning.
Edit: Walamoonbeam has also added instructions on how to use a Mac as a wireless adapter.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-your-laptop-as-an-XboxXbox-360-wireless-adap/
Before diving into this instructable, make sure your XBox360 is connected to your laptop via ethernet cable and your Xbox is on.
Here we go....
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Signing UpStep 1: Open Your Network Connections
Skip this step if you already know how to get to your Network Connections.
Opening your network connections should be some what similar between Vista and Windows 7. If there are any differences, those, of course, will be updated.
Opening your network connections:
1. Click the Window Icon at the bottom, left corner of your screen (start button)
2. Click on Control Panel on the right side of the start menu
3. Click on Network and Internet
4. On the left side of the window, click Manage Network Connections
Now, you should have a box that has various connections, only two of these are important; Local Area Connection and Wireless Network Connection .
Opening your network connections should be some what similar between Vista and Windows 7. If there are any differences, those, of course, will be updated.
Opening your network connections:
1. Click the Window Icon at the bottom, left corner of your screen (start button)
2. Click on Control Panel on the right side of the start menu
3. Click on Network and Internet
4. On the left side of the window, click Manage Network Connections
Now, you should have a box that has various connections, only two of these are important; Local Area Connection and Wireless Network Connection .
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But...it can be done through Windows 7 as long as you're not using the StartUp Edition. That particular edition doesn't support bridge connections/sharing options. You can tell by viewing your network properties; if there's no sharing tab then you can't share internet through your laptop.
If you don't have a sharing tab (for wireless connection), it can mean one of two things:
- You don't have two network cards (one that connects to the internet wirelessly and one that connects to another computer via ethernet connection)
- Your network connection sharing has not been enabled
Most likely, it ends up being the second option. So, here's what you need to do.
- Click on Start button.
- If you have Search in your Start Menu (or a Search Bar at the bottom of your Start Menu) type in ncpa.cpl and press enter.
- The Network Connections window should appear. Right click on the Local Area Connection icon and then select Properties.
- In the Local Area Connection Properties box go to Sharing tab.
- Under Internet Connection Sharing category, select (check) Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection and then click the Ok button to confirm your changes.
Now, go back and check your Wireless Network Connection properties to see if there's a Sharing tab. If the sharing tab isn't there, then your problem is not having two (compatible) network cards.At that point, you need to see if both your Local Area Connection network card and Wireless Network card are compatible with sharing.
Hope that helps!
If your computer's network properties doesn't have a sharing tab, then you're running off of a Start Up Edition. That particular edition doesn't support internet sharing.
There's a port on the back of the XBox, it's to the right of the AV Cable slot. You plug in one end of the Ethernet cable here. The other end goes into an Ethernet slot on your laptop/PC. It looks the same, but as far as location goes, that all depends on your computer. Most laptops have then in the back of the unit, others are on the side. With a regular desktop computer, the Ethernet port is in the back, near the modem/telephone port.
Hope that helps!!