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petrol · Nov 24, 2004, 01:11 PM

Hi,

I'm trying to decide how to create my first wireless network, and was wondering if anyone has tried to connect an XBox to Live by plugging it into an Airport Express's ethernet port and having the Airport Express be within range of a Linksys 802.11g router?

If this works I figure it's a much better deal than just buying a wireless adapter for the XBox, since that alone is $100, and by using an Airport Express instead the wireless network's range will be extended, right?

Thanks for any advice.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Nov 24, 2004, 01:14 PM

I don't think you can do it that way.

Is it really impossible to just send a wire over to the xbox as it would be cheaper and work better.

You can get a $100 foot cable for under $50.

P.S. Wrong forum.

petrol · Nov 24, 2004, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
I don't think you can do it that way.

Is it really impossible to just send a wire over to the xbox as it would be cheaper and work better.

You can get a $100 foot cable for under $50.

Dang.

No, not impossible, but I'd really rather do it wirelessly, if practical.

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
P.S. Wrong forum.

Really? How is anything in the lounge in the wrong forum?

d4nth3m4n · Nov 24, 2004, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by petrol:
Really? How is anything in the lounge in the wrong forum?

because there are very detailed hardware forums. one of them being networking.

and the only hope you might have is using a laptop and sharing the connection that way. it's in the sharing prefs. but that might prove to be more hassle than it's worth.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Nov 24, 2004, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by petrol:
Dang.

No, not impossible, but I'd really rather do it wirelessly, if practical.

Trust me, wired is a snap and it will cost you way way less and be far less of a hassle. Yes wireless is cool but wired works better.

mdc · Nov 24, 2004, 01:32 PM

this is how i do it. i only have an airport express serving all my internet needs. when i want to go online with my xbox i use the network cable that is in the back of it, plug it into my powerbook and use the internet sharing on the powerbook.

set the xbox up with an ip in your range and put the powerbook as its gateway. works like a charm.

petrol · Nov 24, 2004, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
because there are very detailed hardware forums. one of them being networking.

Of course I first thought to post this in networking, but there are 4 stickies there about Airport Express. Since I don't have a problem with Airport Express, I have a question, I didn't think that it belonged in any of the first three, and the fourth forbids other AE threads. I figured posting it here would let me avoid getting yelled at for posting it in the wrong forum. I was obviously wrong about that much.

Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
and the only hope you might have is using a laptop and sharing the connection that way. it's in the sharing prefs. but that might prove to be more hassle than it's worth.

Granted, I don't know much about networking, but here's the quote from the Airport Express tech PDF that made me think that this was possible...

Ethernet. The WAN port connects to a DSL or cable modem or local Ethernet cable to provide high-speed Internet access to the users on your wireless network.When the base station is being used to bridge your network, you can use the Ethernet port as a local area network (LAN) port as well.

Thanks to everyone for your help. Using a powerbook as a gateway is one option I will have to check out, but unfortunately I can't until my powerbook arrives!

d4nth3m4n · Nov 24, 2004, 01:38 PM

Ethernet. The WAN port connects to a DSL or cable modem or local Ethernet cable to provide high-speed Internet access to the users on your wireless network.When the base station is being used to bridge your network, you can use the Ethernet port as a local area network (LAN) port as well.

and here i was thinking it was a one way street. you might be on to something there.

still, go ahead and post in the networking forum at least you're more likely to be talking to people with Airport Expresses.

whatever you do, avoid the peripherals forum, tooki will be on your ass in a heartbeat.

itai195 · Nov 24, 2004, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by petrol:
Thanks to everyone for your help. Using a powerbook as a gateway is one option I will have to check out, but unfortunately I can't until my powerbook arrives!

I believe that if you replace your Linksys router with an Airport product (Extreme or Express) or any router that supports WDS then you can do this without having to use a PowerBook. You can only use wireless briding on Express if you have a network that supports WDS. I haven't personally tried that setup, but I'd like to because my xbox is currently hooked up to a crappy Linksys wireless bridge that always seems to go haywire and wreak havoc on my network

petrol · Nov 24, 2004, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
and here i was thinking it was a one way street. you might be on to something there.

still, go ahead and post in the networking forum

Oops. So I went over to post the question there and found that someone had already tried it and it works!

I have an airport extreme base station, an airport express, and I was thinking about plugging my xbox into the ethernet port on the airport express to get the thing a live internet connection to play online. Anyone done this by any chance?

-Josh

This does work -- just to let everyone know. You need to use your Airport Express to extend your network and you can bridge your XBOX to the Internet.

-Josh

Okay everyone, stop yelling at me for posting in the wrong forum now and start yelling at me for not checking that forum again before posting.

Thanks again to everyone.

itai195 · Nov 24, 2004, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by petrol:
Oops. So I went over to post the question there and found that someone had already tried it and it works!

Note that that person has an Airport Extreme base station.

residentEvil · Nov 24, 2004, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
I don't think you can do it that way.

Is it really impossible to just send a wire over to the xbox as it would be cheaper and work better.

You can get a $100 foot cable for under $50.

P.S. Wrong forum.

what good is it paying $100 for a foot cable, that you say you can get for under $50?