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[Console_cracker]

Ok, my friend has a computer thats hooked up to his dads wireless network. He also has an xbox that he wants to network. The problem is that he can't afford to buy a wireless adapter for his xbox. He has an extra network adapter in the computer. So here is my question: Is there a way to share the internet connection with the xbox if I used a crossover cable and hooked up the xbox to the second NIC?

Things to consider:
1. His dad is a paranoid so we have no access to the router settings to adjust IPs or anything like that.
2. Since there is already a wireless router on the network... regular windows internet connection sharing doesnt work because Windows wants to make the IP of the host comptuer: 192.168.0.1 (which can't happen since the router is running on 192.168.2.1 (so all the PCs on the network are running 192.168.2.*)
3. I tried using WinProxy but it tried to reassign the IP of the host computer. Is there any software that doesn't require an IP change?

Does anyone have ideas on how I can get this xbox on the internet without having to connect it directly to the router and without buying a wireless adapter for it?

Thanks!
-C_C

[brilliantdonkey]

You can try bridging the two network connections (PC Wifi and PC Ethernet NIC). I don't have XP installed right now, but IIRC, you select both network adapters in the network connections window, and then right click, and select bridge.

[xboxmods2977]

The bridge feature sucks in XP. Good luck with that one

[brilliantdonkey]

QUOTE(xboxmods2977 @ Apr 5 2007, 06:58 PM)

The bridge feature sucks in XP. Good luck with that one

True; if that doesn't work out, you can also try using Internet Connecting Sharing in XP to use the PC as a router, but that might be messier to configure.