Danny P
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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Alright chaps,
Need to get my X-Box hooked up to live, but my router thingy is all the way downstairs & I cant move it because it needs to be connected to my BT Vision box.
So, i've got 2 options (as far as I know) I can either run the cable all the way downstairs, or, run an outside cable from my bedroom down the wall & back in downstairs near to where the router is. Both seem like hard work & I cant really be arsed with hardwork 
Is there anyway I can run it through my PC at all? Its connected to the Internet via wireless, can you hook the X-Box up this way at all? Would make life a hell of a lot easier if I can.
Cheers 
P.S - I know I can buy a wireless connector for the x-box, but there about £50, and I'm not that bothered about playing Live to shell out that kind of cash
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sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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cable is the way to go for online gaming
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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yes you can link your xbox to your pc and share your pc's wireless connection. good luck
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Danny P
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
yes you can link your xbox to your pc and share your pc's wireless connection. good luck
Coolio.
Will have a shufty through the booklet when I get home and see if I can work it out. I'm not great with stuff like this though, so expect another few posts asking what I need to do later tonight
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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basically, share your wireless connection on your pc and plug the xbox into pc, not sure if it needs patch or crossover cable though :S
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Crossover cable 
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Russ
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there you go Danny
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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why is cable the way to go for live gaming? i was told that wireless is just as good. i know fuck all about this sort of stuff so just listened to the guy in the shop.
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Eck
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When I had my Xbox, I had the wireless adapter and it was shocking. It would cut off randomly and very frequently. The router was only 5 metres away ffs! So fired in the ethernet, was 10x better. PS3 doesn't have any issues with the wireless though 
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Russ
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its because xbox uses technologies developed for the future of the internet and playstation just added a blu-ray drive and wifi card to a ps1 to make the ps3
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Danny P
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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Cheers for you help guys
Will let you know how I get on, if you never hear from me again I will have managed to break the internet
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dannymccann
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I prefer Wired over Wireless anyday for things that require low pings and reliable connection, such as gaming. Browsing the internet, watching videos etc doesnt really require that level of accuracy so wireless is fine
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Danny P
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Crossover cable
Just got round to sorting the this out now & want to check i've done it right
I've run a crossover cable from my X-Box into the etranet socket on my PC, and my modem is now showing multiple networks instead of just the one like before.
I've gone onto the X-Box live screen to sign up (which it's letting me do) so i'm guessing it has worked 
Sorry for being such a thick cunt 
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Russ
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if you can get on xbox live it works
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John
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If it's working it's worked
There will be the network your computer has created between the xbox and the pc so that's fine.
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Danny P
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Cheers for all the assistance fellas
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Blade_sri
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
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whats a crossover cable?
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Russ
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pc to pc rather than pc to netowrk point
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ssj_kakarot
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if you dont mind paying for the wireless dongle just get that, it works fine, my friend uses it without any problems and hes on everynight basically.
when i was using internet connection sharing however, i encountered lots of problems.
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
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Ive never had any issues with my wireless connection.
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harrisp
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Originally posted by Adam_B
Ive never had any issues with my wireless connection.
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Kerry
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Location: Norwich
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Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by Adam_B
Ive never had any issues with my wireless connection.
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
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Originally posted by harrisp
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Originally posted by Adam_B
Ive never had any issues with my wireless connection.
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Blade_sri
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quote:
Originally posted by Blade_sri
whats a crossover cable?
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SXi_Tim
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