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Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: rasman2k on January 10, 2006, 12:33:00 PM

Hi,

I bought a 360 core and as they had no wireless adapters I went and got a Netgear wireless game adapter. My question is: will a wireless controller work this way?

Pretty noobish question but can't find the answer and search isn't working

Cheers
Rasman

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: C o s m o on January 10, 2006, 04:33:00 PM

Is it USB or does it connect through the ethernet port?
If it's USB then no.
Otherwise it should.

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on January 10, 2006, 10:47:00 PM

only the m$ USB wireless adapter will work. but any ethernet one will work.

im assuming teh one your talking about is an ethernet one, so yes, it will work.

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: rasman2k on January 11, 2006, 04:04:00 AM

Sorry guys, the wireless adapter is basically an ethernet to wireless bridge and allows me to connect to xbox live/internet. When I read that the wireless controllers used 2.4ghz for comms I thought that they would talk to the system using the wireless network adapter provided by MS.

But if I understand correctly a basic core system will still function with a store bought M$ wireless controller?

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on January 11, 2006, 04:13:00 AM

QUOTE(rasman2k @ Jan 11 2006, 09:35 PM)

Sorry guys, the wireless adapter is basically an ethernet to wireless bridge and allows me to connect to xbox live/internet. When I read that the wireless controllers used 2.4ghz for comms I thought that they would talk to the system using the wireless network adapter provided by MS.

But if I understand correctly a basic core system will still function with a store bought M$ wireless controller?

well if it is a wirelelss bridge, then yes it will work fine.

im not 100% sure how the wireless controllers talk to the 360, whether or not they have a 'dongle' i dont know.

to those who have a 360: do the wireless controllers have a dongle that needs to be plugged into the xbox 360?

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: C o s m o on January 11, 2006, 08:00:00 AM

QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Jan 11 2006, 04:44 AM)

to those who have a 360: do the wireless controllers have a dongle that needs to be plugged into the xbox 360?

No...completely wireless.  The "dongle" effectively is built into the console's architecture.

rasman2k, that's exactly right.  Even the core is wireless ready...if you buy a wireless controller it will work.

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: rasman2k on January 11, 2006, 08:49:00 AM

Thanks for the reponses guys.

Title: Core System With Netgear 54mb Game Adapter
Post by: ferrari_rulz_02 on January 11, 2006, 04:06:00 PM

QUOTE(C o s m o @ Jan 12 2006, 01:31 AM)

No...completely wireless.  The "dongle" effectively is built into the console's architecture.

ok, thanks for that. ive been pondering over that for a while