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So, I'm looking to set up Xbox Live in my bedroom, and I figure the most cost effective way of doing so would be to use Internet Connection Sharing. I've got broadband, a router downstairs plugged into which is my Dad's PC (downstairs) and my PC (upstairs).
How does it work? What do you need to connect the Xbox and PC? Can you get wireless Xbox broadband adaptors yet?
Ta!
How does it work? What do you need to connect the Xbox and PC? Can you get wireless Xbox broadband adaptors yet?
Ta!
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Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Strafex wrote:
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
>
> You sir, are a superstar. What a stupidly obvious answer. Cheers
> matey.
if its a cable modem don't forget to un-power after u switch the cable :)
> Strafex wrote:
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
>
> You sir, are a superstar. What a stupidly obvious answer. Cheers
> matey.
if its a cable modem don't forget to un-power after u switch the cable :)
Strafex wrote:
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
You sir, are a superstar. What a stupidly obvious answer. Cheers matey.
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
You sir, are a superstar. What a stupidly obvious answer. Cheers matey.
Strafex wrote:
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
Thats what i do.
> Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network
> cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
> When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
>
> All sorted. :-)
Thats what i do.
Snuggsy, take when you want to play on Xbox live, take the network cable out of your PC and plug it into the Xbox.
When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
All sorted. :-)
When you want to go on the internet, plug it back into the PC.
All sorted. :-)
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> And I'm only 22, not that freakish an age to live with parents,
> surely?
HA HA hahah hah heh
oh wait, I'm 24 ....
> And I'm only 22, not that freakish an age to live with parents,
> surely?
HA HA hahah hah heh
oh wait, I'm 24 ....
adrian wrote:
> If you already have the PC connected to the router then cant you just
> take 2 cables to the router instead of just the PC cable? With the
> router your connected via a network card arent you? Well if you want
> ICS then you will need another network card. But I would have thought
> taking another cable to the from the router to the XBox is easier, as
> if your already running a cable from the router to the PC in your
> room then just thread another cable in the same place and have 2
> cables instead of one.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> There's currently a hole drilled through my study ceiling, threaded
> through the airing cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom.
> Fantastically, there's not room for another wire to go through it.
I'll manage somehow.
> If you already have the PC connected to the router then cant you just
> take 2 cables to the router instead of just the PC cable? With the
> router your connected via a network card arent you? Well if you want
> ICS then you will need another network card. But I would have thought
> taking another cable to the from the router to the XBox is easier, as
> if your already running a cable from the router to the PC in your
> room then just thread another cable in the same place and have 2
> cables instead of one.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> There's currently a hole drilled through my study ceiling, threaded
> through the airing cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom.
> Fantastically, there's not room for another wire to go through it.
I'll manage somehow.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> The Xbox and PC are in the same room. That's how it works, isn't it?
> As long as the PC is connected to the router, you can just plug the
> Xbox into the PC via the Network card?
>
> Aaaaghahh! Techno-meltdown!
Yeah that would work. From the way you explained it earlier it seemed the Router and PC was in a different room.
If you already have the PC connected to the router then cant you just take 2 cables to the router instead of just the PC cable? With the router your connected via a network card arent you? Well if you want ICS then you will need another network card. But I would have thought taking another cable to the from the router to the XBox is easier, as if your already running a cable from the router to the PC in your room then just thread another cable in the same place and have 2 cables instead of one. Unless you already have the extra network card in the PC to allow the router and XBox be connected at the same time.
> The Xbox and PC are in the same room. That's how it works, isn't it?
> As long as the PC is connected to the router, you can just plug the
> Xbox into the PC via the Network card?
>
> Aaaaghahh! Techno-meltdown!
Yeah that would work. From the way you explained it earlier it seemed the Router and PC was in a different room.
If you already have the PC connected to the router then cant you just take 2 cables to the router instead of just the PC cable? With the router your connected via a network card arent you? Well if you want ICS then you will need another network card. But I would have thought taking another cable to the from the router to the XBox is easier, as if your already running a cable from the router to the PC in your room then just thread another cable in the same place and have 2 cables instead of one. Unless you already have the extra network card in the PC to allow the router and XBox be connected at the same time.
Yep, here's the official page on it, http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/start/connect/sharedpc/
adrian wrote:
> Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Aha, but that would mean doing some hard work. It would have to go
> through about four doors and up the stairs. There's currently a
> hole
> drilled through my study ceiling, threaded through the airing
> cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom.
> Fantastically,
> there's not room for another wire to go through it.
>
>
> But that means true ICS is out then as that is still dragging a cable
> from 1 room to another.
>
> Wireless is an option but I dont know how that will work out, plus
> its probably alot more than using direct connection like ICS or a
> router.
The Xbox and PC are in the same room. That's how it works, isn't it? As long as the PC is connected to the router, you can just plug the Xbox into the PC via the Network card?
Aaaaghahh! Techno-meltdown!
> Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Aha, but that would mean doing some hard work. It would have to go
> through about four doors and up the stairs. There's currently a
> hole
> drilled through my study ceiling, threaded through the airing
> cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom.
> Fantastically,
> there's not room for another wire to go through it.
>
>
> But that means true ICS is out then as that is still dragging a cable
> from 1 room to another.
>
> Wireless is an option but I dont know how that will work out, plus
> its probably alot more than using direct connection like ICS or a
> router.
The Xbox and PC are in the same room. That's how it works, isn't it? As long as the PC is connected to the router, you can just plug the Xbox into the PC via the Network card?
Aaaaghahh! Techno-meltdown!
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Aha, but that would mean doing some hard work. It would have to go
> through about four doors and up the stairs. There's currently a hole
> drilled through my study ceiling, threaded through the airing
> cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom. Fantastically,
> there's not room for another wire to go through it.
But that means true ICS is out then as that is still dragging a cable from 1 room to another.
Wireless is an option but I dont know how that will work out, plus its probably alot more than using direct connection like ICS or a router.
> Aha, but that would mean doing some hard work. It would have to go
> through about four doors and up the stairs. There's currently a hole
> drilled through my study ceiling, threaded through the airing
> cupboard, up into the loft then down into my bedroom. Fantastically,
> there's not room for another wire to go through it.
But that means true ICS is out then as that is still dragging a cable from 1 room to another.
Wireless is an option but I dont know how that will work out, plus its probably alot more than using direct connection like ICS or a router.
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