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I have a laptop with a wireless connection to a router upstairs. i
have my xbox sitting right next to it. is there a way i can share the
connection without having to buy those expensive $100 wireless items?

Thanks Dan

wrote:
> I have a laptop with a wireless connection to a router upstairs. i
> have my xbox sitting right next to it. is there a way i can share the
> connection without having to buy those expensive $100 wireless items?
>
> Thanks Dan

I'm not an xbox person, but don't those have wireless built in? If so, just
have it connect to the same wireless access point as your
laptop does. I don't know if xboxes can use ICS, but I hate ICS and don't
recommend it anyway. You might post in an xbox group for more help.

Hi
If the laptop has a wire Network card, and it is Running XP pro or Vista,
you can connect the X-Box with a cable to the Laptop and use Windows
Bridging capacity.
No need to use ICS since you have a Router.
This page was written for another purpose but it illustrates the Bridging
principle.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art.../wxpbrdge.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


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>I have a laptop with a wireless connection to a router upstairs. i
> have my xbox sitting right next to it. is there a way i can share the
> connection without having to buy those expensive $100 wireless items?
>
> Thanks Dan

while there is a technical solution as Jack points out, the
performance for gaming is not going to be acceptable for most
people.

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:20:10 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

>I have a laptop with a wireless connection to a router upstairs. i
>have my xbox sitting right next to it. is there a way i can share the
>connection without having to buy those expensive $100 wireless items?
>
>Thanks Dan
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
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http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/