Topic: Xbox360 Incompatible with new Apple Airport Extreme (Read 274 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** February 07, 2007, 11:03:00 AM »

Xbox360 Incompatible with new Apple Airport Extreme
Posted by XanTium | February 7 12:27 EST

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TUAW reader Bryan Hughes writes in to tell us that after many unsuccessful attempts, he was unable to connect wirelessly to his Xbox 360 via Airport Extreme. [Apple's new 802.11a/b/g/pre-n wireless base station]

The Xbox 360 apparently will not recognize any network with security, whether WEP or WPA and Microsoft's tech support apparently is telling customers that Apple routers are not recommended.

Full Story: tuaw.com

Skript0r · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:32:00 AM »

Heh, sounds like a familiar story for anyone with Comcast Home Networking. Our 'customized firmware' makes those gateways incompatible with 360s (unless you have an RCA brand), PS3s (unless you turn off WEP all together) and Wiis. Since when do wireless standards not really have to be standards compliant?

quall · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:51:00 AM »

Can this be said with all secure network devices? I didn't know that the 360 supported any kind of encryption. Never really looked though. Wouldn't the apple device work if you just disabled authentication?

rossmac · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:52:00 AM »

oh for fucks sake!! i already purchased one of these for the storage device sharing and now i cant use the 360 wirelessly? i guess i could take off sharing and then just enable mac address filtering...

Trex666 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:58:00 AM »

That wont stop me from sniffing and viewing the wireless data though. MAC addresses can only slow down a hacker not stop him, plus there are plenty of other ways anyhow

crasher0255 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:59:00 AM »

QUOTE(quall @ Feb 7 2007, 12:22 PM)

Can this be said with all secure network devices? I didn't know that the 360 supported any kind of encryption. Never really looked though. Wouldn't the apple device work if you just disabled authentication?

Nope he's gotta just be talking about those new Apple Airport Extreme ive been using my 360 on a WEP secured network since launch (Linksys router)

R-Dawggy Dawg · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2007, 10:33:00 AM »

yea rightt....

theres a script written in the 360 that confirms the make of the router and says "F*CK APPLE"

M$ luv for ya

anttimonty · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:23:00 AM »

So let me get this clear X360 own USB WLAN adapter isn't compatible with WEP or WPA encryption?

This post has been edited by anttimonty: Feb 7 2007, 07:24 PM

knepley · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:04:00 AM »

QUOTE(anttimonty @ Feb 7 2007, 05:54 PM)

So let me get this clear X360 own USB WLAN adapter isn't compatible with WEP or WPA encryption?

http://www.xbox.com/...workadapter.htm

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Enable wireless security on your router or access point. Your wireless networking adapter supports WPA and WEP security.

Something is wrong with the other hardware, the USB WLAN is fine.

Software2 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:34:00 AM »

Rule #1: Nothing Apple should ever be connected to anything related to MS.

(Looks over at iPod... CRAP)

FUCKMICROSOFT · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:21:00 PM »

why did this make frontpage???

useless.... i'm sure that there are other routers that are incompatable... so wtf?/

heydricas · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:26:00 PM »

actually the airport extreme is the incompatible one. xbox 360 arrived first...

gehx · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:40:00 PM »

yet another reason to NOT go w/ the x360 usb wifi adapter and buy a brand or generic wireless bridge.

quall · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:55:00 PM »

From reading the comments on the news site, previous apple routers worked fine.

gg22mm · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:35:00 PM »

QUOTE(heydricas @ Feb 7 2007, 01:57 PM)

actually the airport extreme is the incompatible one. xbox 360 arrived first...

That's exactly what I was thinking... The news should read "Apple's new router is incompatible with the Xbox360"

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