Use your laptop as an Xbox/Xbox 360 "Wireless Adapter" on Windows XP/Vista, and Mac OSX
introUse your laptop as an Xbox/Xbox 360 "Wireless Adapter" on Windows XP/Vista, and Mac OSX
I hate how the Xbox 360's wireless adapter costs $100, so I looked
online on how to use any adapter as one. I couldn't find an article on
that, but found that you can use your laptop as a gateway, but many
articles didn't work, the way they said to do it. I looked on
Instructables to see if there were any how-to's about it, and there were
none, so here is my second Instructable.
Things you need
Laptop
CROSSOVER
Ethernet cable (You can't use the one included with the xbox. But
chances are that you have one lying around. Most will be labeled saying
crossover. Thanks to sk8erek who reminded me to edit this.
Xbox
I Edited this to show how to do it with Vista and Mac, so this
will work for all 3. The one done by me is for Windows XP. Step 4 is
Windows Vista. Step 5 is Mac OSX, both Leopard and Tiger
P.S.- This is new information. I just edited this on January 3, 2008.
If you do this, you won't be able to connect to the internet
through your Ethernet port anymore. Only providing internet will be possible.
If you want to know how to fix this, scroll down to my comment about it.
EDIT:
A fix for the above problem was posted in a comment by timheppner. I
have not tried this myself, but he says it will work, so try it out.
"EDIT 2:" A guy named bsblade told me that my instructions on
doing this on a mac were wrong, so I updated it according to his
instuctable. To see changes, check out step 5
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step 1Connect Your Ethernet Cable to Your Computer and Xbox
I know this doesn't sound like it should be the first step, but do it anyways. Trust me, It will work out in the end.
step 2Change Your Internet Properties
We have to change the internet properties so that your computer will share wireless internet with the Ethernet adapter. See pictures. They are in order as they should. They…
step 3Repair the Ethernet Connection
This is simple. Right click the Ethernet Cable icon in the task bar, and hit "Repair"
Pictures say it all.
Right click the non blurred icon. Then hit repair. It shouldn't h…
1. Go to start2. Run3. Type in ncpa.cpl4. Hit OKThanks for the help idogis1
step 5For Mac Users
step 1What you'll needYou don't really need much to do this. All you need is: A Mac (this guide is for 10.4 but im sure it would be very similar on 10.5) And XBOX 360 (duh)…
| Ived try doing this but i was playing call of duty yesterday and kept on
saying connection interrupted am I doing something wrong ?
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| yoooooo thanks alot, and i mean alot for this walamoonbeam...its been so
long that i have not been online, it feels great to speak and conversate
with my people..thanks again, this was real informative..God bless bro..
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| Oct 28, 2009. 11:29 AMuman87
says:
I got the error message when i enabled the sharing option in my network
options im using an older laptop with xp home edition for an operating
system im not sure if its the old version of xp im running or what im
doing wrong...if anyone has any tips to get this to work it would be
greatly appreciated!!!
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| I had this working on my mac, but I now have a vista laptop and cant get it.
I create the wireless bridge between the local area connection and
wireless network connection, but it still wont work. does anyone know
what Im doing wrong?
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I had the same issue, once I figured everything else out. I
Open the Internet Sharing properties
and make sure the box next to "Allow other network users to
connect through this computer's internet connection
" is UNCHECKED
.
For some reason, the XBox won't connect to the internet if this is
enabled. Disable it and everything should be fine.
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| it dosent seem 2 work 4 me
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| That's because it won't, in some cases. It may work for some Vista
operated laptops but it didn't with me. This instructable is clearly for
Windows XP modifications.
If you're having trouble here's what you do.
When you get to the Internet Sharing properties
, make sure the box next to "Allow other network users to
connect through this computer's internet connection
" is UNCHECKED
.
Using the run command that's posted will open your Network Connections.
When you open your Network Connections you should have your
Wireless Connection
and a Local Area Connection
. Make sure your Local Area Connection
is enabled
.
Once you've got it enabled, highlight your Wireless Connection
and CTRL+Click
your Local Area Connection
. Once selected, right click
and select Bridge Connections
and follow any prompts that appear.
Test your connection
on your XBox 360. If it's still having connection issues, you may have
to reset your wireless router
. Just unplug it, wait about 30 seconds and plug it back in.
Your 360 should connect (to both internet and network) after that.
Hope that helps.
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| walamoonbeam. you should see if this works for windows 7 when it comes out.
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| I will if I can get my hands on a laptop, because my old one broke a
while ago, and I moved into an apartment, so I just connect via
wire. But thanks for the reminder.
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| everytime i turn on shared my wifi connection goes unidentified and i
cant use it even though it says im connected! i cant figure this out!
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| After doing this, I accidentally shut down the laptop in the middle of a
game. Now it won't connect to the internet. Any fixes?
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| For people having trouble doing this with Vista:
This step actually didn't work for me. I fiddled with it for at least
an hour and couldn't get it to work. In the end, I didn't do this step.
I did not select the "Allow other users to connect through this
computers internet connection" option.but instead bridged my local
connection (the xbox and laptop) to my wireless connection (laptop and
wireless router) and it worked.
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| I can't see my xbox on the network connections. I can see my wireless
connection. I have a crossover cable and it is plugged in. I have no
idea what to do. Why can't I see the connection?
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| Sep 3, 2009. 10:42 PMbpayne
says:
it works but how but i my NAT settings are strict can some one tell me
how to make it open
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| On Vista, on step two with the checkboxes, you have to click both
checkboxes for it to be open.
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| well this works....if you just go to check pc connection(on the xbox)
because sometimes the ethernet connection doesnt go through and you have
to manually select the source ..aka your computer/laptop name which
shows up..
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| Sep 12, 2009. 11:02 AMPBoerst
says:
Awesome!!! thanks so much :D
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| It works great but i have to redo the network bridge every time
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| I have broken the encryption key on the packets and I am now able to
receive, send, and modify all in-coming and out-going packets on my xbox
360 connection. I am sure that they will be adding a new encryption key
to their packets soon with a patch.
Also as a final note, to safely remove the network bridge you must
right click on the two connections but not the bridged connect and click
on remove from bridge then all that's there is the bridge connection and
then simply delete it if you want. Hope that helps.
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| worked the first time but not the second because i had to send my laptop
off to get fixed sum 1 help me please......................
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| Thanks a lot man, saved me money :)
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| Now... i had a problem with step two when i hit start there is no window
that pops up when u scroll over "connect to". So if anyone
might also have a problem with this, here is how i got to the end to be
able to click the check mark on "allow other network users to
connect...blah and so forth". First click start, then right click
on "network" right above "connect to". Then click
"properties". Then click on "view status" right
above disconnect if you are connected to internet. After this a window
will pop up. click on "properties". Another window. At the top
click "sharing" and there u go to the window that is featured
at the end of step two. Not sure if anyone else reaches this problem.
Hope it helps. "Mon"
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| Thanks man, really helped me too :)
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| Thank you sooo much I couldn't find the window either..but your post
helped
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| thank you so much for that. it really helped. you rock!
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| Aug 29, 2009. 8:27 AMJD MAD
says:
when I click on the button and hit OK this comes ... " an error
occurred while Internet connection sharing was being enabled. A LAN
connection is already configured with the ip address that id required
for automatic ip addressing. WHAT DO I DO? please help...
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| I don't have the Internet sharing part
i have the firewall part but the sharing part isn't under it
plz help me fix it
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| Whenever the xbox restarts the connection is lost and I have to reboot
the PC for it to work again, any thoughts?
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| Hello for the people who need help with windows vista do this it did
worked this is what you have to do
start...
control panel...
network and internet...
network and sharing center...
then on the task pannel (left side) manage wireless device
then adapter properties...
sharing tab and allow other networks .......... and there you go now do
what you have to do with your xbox if you guys have any questions just
ask me my email is andresinbest93@hotmail.com
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| When I do this in VIsta it says that the sharing failed. and " the
dependancy group or service failed to start" I am running XP on
the desktop computer downstairs where my router is, and also my Vista
laptop is upstairs.
HELP!
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| hello and thank you for adressing the vista problem, i have one further
question though... i did eveything that you said and when i click ok
after going throught the adapter properties i keep getting a message
that says the process has failed. i dont know if this matters but when i
test the connection from the xbox it shows the network adapter is wired
but cannot negotiate an IP address. Any thoughts?
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| You guys just saved my semester!!! Now I can actually do something while
I procrastinate. But seriously, I really appreciate the help.
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| Mar 30, 2009. 12:15 PMmsr144
says:
When i get to step 2 and try click the "allow other network
users...." tick box it isnt there. The only thing is the firewall
settingthen it is blank below. Please Help Me with this.
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| Aug 18, 2009. 1:08 AMglhex
says:
I had the same problem it turns out.. "You need a minimum of two
(ENABLED) network adapters for this to become available. "...
If you have two devices installed, 1 wireless, 1 NIC, chances are your
NIC is set to "disabled". Right-click the disabled NIC and set
it to enabled (in "Network Connections") then look for the
"Internet connection sharing" option in your wireless adapter
settings. You should see the option there now.
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| This was the best thing that ever happened to my xbox thank you so much
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| Otherwise if you have xp you can select both wireless and ethernet
connections, and right click, and select "bridge connections".
then all traffic to the wireless adapter will be forwarded to the
ethernet adapter, and vice versa. Just make sure to use a crossover
ethernet cable
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| This worked beautifully...thankyou!
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| worked great after a little trouble, (vista)
if your running vista and you cant connect to xbox live
just go to run type in ncpa.cpl
right click your wireless connection go to properties
make sure the top box is unchecked
then go back and highlight your local area connection and internet connection
and bridge them , should work fine after that
saved me 100$
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| i have a problem, the ehternet cable icon appears with a caution sign,
not the red X but a caution sign.. when i click repair it tells me that
it "cannot refresh the ip".. PLEASE HELP
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| same here but mine says between internet and xbox live
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| im using vistas and i dont have the option used in the instructable
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| it wont let me make a bridge, and no notification pops up... help please
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| .
EVERYONE READ THIS!!
THIS IS WHY THE MAJORITY OF YOU CAN'T GET THIS TO WORK!
Most likely the Ethernet cable you are using is wrong. You need a CROSSOVER
cable, not a PATCH
cable. Most cables have it labeled on them what they are.
I was trying to do this with a patch cable, and it wasn't working. I
went to radioshack and bought a crossover ethernet cable, and BAM!
No bridging, just the simple instrustions.
1. Just right click on your wireless connection (computer or laptop).
2. Click on Properties.
3 Go to advanced tab or wireless tab (xp or vista) and check
"Allow other network users to connect through this computers
internet connection".
That is it!
I tried this on both a Windows XP laptop and a Windows Vista laptop.
Both work flawlessly.
CROSSOVER ETHERNET CABLE!!!
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| Yeah. Sorry. I forgot to mention that. The included cable will
definitely not work.
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| sweet thanks, do you know how much that cable costs?
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| I believe I picked it up for $10 at radioshack.
Everyone says to bridge the connection. But I used this method on both
an XP laptop and Vista laptop. Both worked flawlessly.
Good luck!
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