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Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: astrophong on September 18, 2005, 11:37:00 PM

If your PC has a wireless card then you can use Windows ICS to share the internet connection with the XBox, leaving you only to purchase a wireless bridge for the xbox.

If it doesn't, then your best bet is a wireless router that your cable modem and pc would connect to and a wireless bridge for the xbox.

techbargains.com and edealinfo.com are 2 good sites to find bargains, wireless g routers have been coming up free after rebate a whole lot.

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: awal on September 19, 2005, 10:27:00 AM

::edit:: Double post. Sorry about that

I cant believe it took 4 mins to load the page.

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: lordvader129 on September 19, 2005, 10:40:00 AM

i recently got a d-link wireless G router for 20 dollars after rebate, and a motorola wireless=g bridge for 40, and that would be all you need to hook up your xbox wirelessly

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: lordvader129 on September 22, 2005, 07:57:00 AM

the only bad thing i can say about my dlink is if you have any kind of steel framework in your house the signal goes to shit, but if its regualr wood contruction it works pretty well (for the price, lol, im sure a good linksys will be better)

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: opearmain on September 22, 2005, 08:06:00 AM

Get a Linksys WRT54G. Mines solid as a rock and loads of people will agree with me I'm sure. Besides you can run xlink kai on it too so you can network game without even having your PC on..... Awesome...


http://www.teamxlink.../?go=kaistation

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: morningla on September 22, 2005, 08:31:00 AM

I don't know what's wrong guys, but it says I have no permission to edit my last msg???

EDIT: I was reading and Linksys says that its adapter on works on XP/2000, I guess also XBOX then?  I would like a linksys too, b/c I was a dependable one that has good speed with good range.  Or does that only depend on the router?

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: opearmain on September 22, 2005, 08:45:00 AM

There are loads of different wireless setups out there.
The two main methods have already been mentioned.

Regarless, you CANNOT use a USB wireless adapter on your xbox, it doesn't have the drivers. you will need an ethernet wireless adapter (take a look at the Linksys WGA54G, thats what I use).

Essientially the xbox still thinks its wired but the ethernet wireless adpater makes the wire wireless. You plug one end of an ethernet wire into the xbox and the other into the ethernet wireless adapter.

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: morningla on September 22, 2005, 11:34:00 AM

i checked out the WGA54G, did you get those ebay refurbished ones? or there's the retail one at bestbuy canada for $199!!! omg.

ill check out the lower priced linksys.

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: lordvader129 on September 22, 2005, 11:35:00 AM

QUOTE

Linksys WGA11B

isnt that a wireless B bridge? get a G one, youll be glad you did, the motorola WE800G is wireless G and runs 40 dollars or less

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: morningla on September 22, 2005, 02:03:00 PM

i would like to get a wireless G bridge, but there's no good deals in canada

Title: Cheapest Way To Go Wireless?
Post by: morningla on September 23, 2005, 02:00:00 PM