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parapoint@hotmail.com

2006-03-11, 7:31 pm

i'm trying to connect an XBox to a wireless network via a laptop.
trying to bridge wired port and wireless port. using xover cable for
wired port to xbox. xbox not getting ip assigned. help!!!!
Chris H.

2006-03-11, 7:31 pm

I wouldn't even try it. First, you would want to use Internet Connection
Sharing and a regular Ethernet cable, but I wouldn't waste the time on it
because the connection is likely to be very "iffy" at best. Just get
yourself either a wireless adapter for the Xbox or a long Ethernet cable to
reach your base station (router).
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


<parapoint@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> i'm trying to connect an XBox to a wireless network via a laptop.
> trying to bridge wired port and wireless port. using xover cable for
> wired port to xbox. xbox not getting ip assigned. help!!!!



parapoint@hotmail.com

2006-03-11, 11:31 pm

can't bridge to an ICS LAN, and can't connect two "b" ports without
using a crossover cable
should be able to do this since the bridge runs in promiscuous
mode....thanks anyway

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:17:47 -0800, "Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:

>I wouldn't even try it. First, you would want to use Internet Connection
>Sharing and a regular Ethernet cable, but I wouldn't waste the time on it
>because the connection is likely to be very "iffy" at best. Just get
>yourself either a wireless adapter for the Xbox or a long Ethernet cable to
>reach your base station (router).

Guntrip

2006-03-12, 7:32 pm

parapoint@hotmail.com wrote:
quote:

> i'm trying to connect an XBox to a wireless network via a laptop.
> trying to bridge wired port and wireless port. using xover cable for
> wired port to xbox. xbox not getting ip assigned. help!!!!


I'm assuming you've managed to bridge the connections successfully
(select both, right click, select Bridge Connections). If you're using a
router, and it has DHCP enabled, your xbox should be assigned an IP; if
not, find out what subnet your laptop's IP is on (right click on the
wireless connection, click status and select the support tab) and then
set your xbox to use a similar--unused--IP in the same subnet. If you're
setting things up manually, you'll also need to set the same Default
Gateway that your laptop uses.

I don't know if you're using an xbox or an xbox 360 so I can't say
exactly how you'd go about doing that.

--
Guntrip
Chris H.

2006-03-12, 7:32 pm

I didn't say to bridge the connections. I said to use Internet Connection
Sharing, which would mean the laptop would share the Internet connection
through the Ethernet port.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


<parapoint@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> can't bridge to an ICS LAN, and can't connect two "b" ports without
> using a crossover cable
> should be able to do this since the bridge runs in promiscuous
> mode....thanks anyway
>
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:17:47 -0800, "Chris H." <winxpnews@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>


a

2006-03-13, 7:34 pm

parapoint@hotmail.com wrote:
quote:

> i'm trying to connect an XBox to a wireless network via a laptop.
> trying to bridge wired port and wireless port. using xover cable for
> wired port to xbox. xbox not getting ip assigned. help!!!!

setup static ip on laptop and static on xbox. make sure that they are on
a different subnet than the wireless. Then use the wireless ip as the
gateway. Make sure that you have ics enabled on the wireless adapter.
(that should work)
a

2006-03-14, 2:31 am

Chris H. wrote:
quote:

> I didn't say to bridge the connections. I said to use Internet Connection
> Sharing, which would mean the laptop would share the Internet connection
> through the Ethernet port.

with the 360 you dont need a cross over cable. It will auto detect what
it needs. kinda cool to be honest.
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