Use your laptop as an Xbox/Xbox 360 "Wireless Adapter" on Windows XP/Vista, and Mac OSX

Step 5 For Mac Users

step 1
What you'll need
You 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) A wireless ne&

step 2
To begin
1. Open up system preferences and go to Network. 2. Make sure location is set to "Automatic" and show is set to "Built-in Ethernet." 3. Now where is says "Configure IPv4,&

step 3
Now
Your router should have an IP Address, and it is usually 192.168.1.1, check on the bottom of the router to make sure. There should also be a username and password down the&

step 4
Back to System Preferences
1. Go back to System Preferences now and click on "Sharing." 2. Click on the "Internet" tab. 3. Make sure that on the drop down menu Airport is selected. 4. Click on the&

step 5
Now on your XBOX
1. Go to the "System" blade on your dashboard. 2. Go down to "Network Settings." 3. Now select "Edit Settings." 4. Select your IP settings and choose "Manual." 5. Now e&

step 6
Congratulations
Congrats. You are now connected to XBOX Live without having to have bought one of those ridiculously expensive wireless adapters. Have Fun!

Thanks to bsblade for his instructable. To see the whole instuctable, go to http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-your-Mac-OSX-as-a-Wirelss-Adapter-for-you-XBOX/

Comments

[nik170]

I do the 5 steps (vista) and my console fails on the IP Address fails Could anyone PLEASE help me???

['carey]

im having the exact same problem!!

[cbrunschwyler]

It won't let me connect with the shared network. When I try to bridge connections it says, "To create a Network Bridge, you must select at least two LAN or High-Speed Internet connections that are not being used by Internet Connection Sharing."

[devilinops]

ctrl click wireless network control click local make sure both are selected then bridge

[cbrunschwyler]

Yes, but if I allow network sharing, it will not let me create the bridge if I have the LAN and wireless both selected. My friend figured it out for me- you do not actually have to BRIDGE the connection as long as the 360 thinks your computer is a router and vice versa, so the LAN connection works.

[KHAOS7]

I Followed all the steps perfectly, but when i try to connect on my xbox it fails

[walamoonbeam]

Use the Test Connection thingy on the Xbox, and tell me what part fails

[empshaa]

Mine fails on the xbox to network. Help?

[game freak]

what if yhu dont have a mac

[nivde]

how do you do for windows 7?

[oxygentank]

worked amazingly for me Thank You
Windows 7 Premium

[killeralpha]

how could i do that in a windows 7 home basic computer?
=D

[putzy1]

worked perfect after enabling DMZ!

[Stinkpot]

These instructions are great. Only had to try it once and I'm up and running. Thank you :)

[nelson4444]

This is awesome. I love you. My son loves you. My bank account loves you. Thank You!

[nomo1979]

you kinda need to finish what you were talkin about there bud "your IP settings and choose "Manual." 5. Now e&" isnt to helpful

[kerriekins666]

after wireless has been connected to xbox can you take the ethernet cable out, cause my friend did all the steps and it worked then as soon as she took the ethernet cable out the connection was lost.......just checking cause these steps meant to make a wireless connection

[Sartori]

No - the wireless connection is between the laptop and the internet, not between the Xbox and the laptop.

[badben1996]

is anyone still at this help site?!!! i have vista and follow all instructions and get "error occurred while internet connection sharing was being enabled." i need some help!!

[snoopy bluesboy]

i have the same problem as badben1996 as it is connecting to the internet it says "an error occurred while the internet connection was being shared and while it was being enabled" can someone please help me!!!!

[haloboy94]

will this affect in any way my wireless connection?

[Smallfrytman]

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH you saved me 100+ bucks

[bsblade]

Your step 5 for Mac users does not work. I have an instructable on how to do it for Macs here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-your-Mac-OSX-as-a-Wirelss-Adapter-for-you-XBOX/ . I would greatly appreciate it if for your step 5 you redirected people to my instructable, or at least corrected step 5. I know that when I first tried this for my Mac that I was very confused, but I found the correct method.

[walamoonbeam]

ok. thanks for telling me. someone left a comment on how to do it on mac, so that is why I had it that way. I'll correct it, and give a link back to yours.

[bsblade]

the link you put at the bottom isn't working. you added a quote and an apostrophe on the end that is messing it up.

[jamaican-hurricane]

Will this work for the playstation 3?

[conradev]

The PS3 Has Wireless Built in, Dur da dur

[walamoonbeam]

Not all of them. 2 of my friends thought that it came with all of them, but they both got versions without it.

[taliesin1077]

As a quick explanation, this procedure will work for anything that uses a wired ethernet connection. This is also the reason why the old XBOX (original) wireless adapter works. All of the bridging and sharing is done in Windows, and what is sent to the XBOX is standard ethernet packets. The XBOX doesn't even know that anything is different about your setup. The only thing I can think of for the people who are unable to update their boxes is that the laptop (or PC, whatever you're using) is blocking those ports on the Internet Connection Sharing setup. There's got to be a way to unblock ports, but off the top of my head, I can't think of what it would be.

[Guy.Fawkes]

For Windows XP:

Copy the following into notepad and save it to a file called "OPENUP.BAT" (of type "all files"):

@ECHO OFF
@ECHO Configuring firewall to allow XBOX LIVE traffic.
@ECHO Please wait.

REM To allow Windows traffic:
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 139 name="TCP_139" mode = ENABLE profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 445 name="TCP_445" mode = ENABLE profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = UDP port = 137 name="UDP_137" mode = ENABLE profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = UDP port = 138 name="UDP_138" mode = ENABLE profile = all > nul

REM to open TCP and UDP ports 5500, 5800 and 5900 for UltraVNC:
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 5500 name = "UltraVNC TCP5500" profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = UDP port = 5500 name = "UltraVNC UDP5500" profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 5800 name = "UltraVNC TCP5800" profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = UDP port = 5800 name = "UltraVNC UDP5800" profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = TCP port = 5900 name = "UltraVNC TCP5900" profile = all > nul
netsh firewall add portopening protocol = UDP port = 5900 name = "UltraVNC UDP5900" profile = all > nul

REM Allow PING responses
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable > nul
netsh firewall set opmode mode = DISABLE > nul

@ECHO Completed!



Save it, then run the file as an administrator. Note that I don't know what ports are required for XBOX LIVE specifically, but the method should be obvious from the above.

[joek1997]

That seems to be my issue. I use Windows XP SP3 and Windows Firewall. This website's solution has worked for me so far only when I turn off firewall completely. This article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874) describes which ports to open for Xbox Live, so I added them to my Firewall exceptions list. (FYI, they are:

TCP 80
UDP 88
UDP 3074
TCP 3074
UDP 53
TCP 53

I added these exceptions, but the 360 will not connect. Any suggestions?

[GamingRobot]

wouldnt you just opening up ports on the persons firewall??? intern leaving a security hole?

[Tobita]

the ps3 has it's own wirless receiver-__-

[jamaican-hurricane]

not the 20 gigabyte version which is what I have

[Tobita]

really!?!?!?! cheap sony bastards:P

[bsblade]

I've got an instructable on how to do this for Macs that actually works, this one is just missing a large amount of steps.

Go here.

[mitchel1990]

hi i do everything you say but my wireless keeps disconnecting when i bridge it it says not connected next wireless network connection any ideas help would be great ?

[jamaican-hurricane]

This doesnt work

[Tibula]

So I've gotten it all hooked up, and I can connect to live, but I can't actually start a game or chat. It always times out, like the wireless is split too much between the two devices, but I have everything internet-related off (except the wifi) on the laptop. Anybody else have this problem or suggestions to fix it?

[dichromatic]

Dude you left out the whole properly configuring it part. There are a few steps and services associated with ICS that you did not mention. ICS is more than just bridging. It enables a DHCP server on the LAN adapter. This will automatically give the 360 an IP address. The PC will then use a modified version of NAT to translate the LAN IP to your WAN(wireless) connection, thus enabling the 360 to go online. Bridging occurs on layer 2. It uses mac address not IP addresses.