Xb360 and Wi-Fi

[silhouette]

Has any(lucky)one who now owns a XB360 tried to use a generic 802.11b/g USB adapter with Xb360 for wireless connection?

 

[blakjedi]

a friend of mine tried but was not very successful. cant say why...

 

[Sis]

a friend of mine tried but was not very successful. cant say why...

Just a strange shot-in-the-dark tip: Under Network Settings, make sure you enter a Hostname (it can be anything, just not the default "Not Set"). I believe you find it under the wireless settings under Additional Settings, but just poke around until you see a field called Hostname. I was having trouble with a wireless bridge until I stuck a value into there and then it magically worked.

.Sis

 

[NavNucST3]

I used my "more expensive than the 360 usb" d-link gaming bridge and it worked beautifully. the 360 found it as a bridge and I just needed to put in my WPA pass and its worked great since. I will try one of my generic adapters with my second 360 and see what happens (although I did buy the 360 usb adapter).

On a side note, I am already in love with Live! Arcade. i am also happy to report no freezing issues on either of my 360s

 

[rabidrabbit]

I'd quess the wireless bridges that are conected to the Ethernet port should work as ever, but how about those USB wireless adapters?

 

[Sis]

I'd quess the wireless bridges that are conected to the Ethernet port should work as ever, but how about those USB wireless adapters?

I have the DGL-3420 which is a ethernet wireless bridge. That's the one that actually would not work until I plugged in a host name. I thought it very strange.

.Sis

EDIT: In looking at the D-Link site again recently, I noticed they don't call the DGL-3420 a wireless bridge, but a "wireless adapter". I also have a wireless bridge that I tried at one point, and as rapidrabbit says, the console couldn't tell it was wireless.

 

[hongcho]

FYI...

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/default.htm

"Connection Methods" under "Xbox 360: Connect to Xbox Live" seems to have a pretty good set of information.

Hong.

 

[silhouette]

I'd quess the wireless bridges that are conected to the Ethernet port should work as ever, but how about those USB wireless adapters?

That's what I am also curious about.. I bought an USB wireless adapter quite a while ago for 40$. I would be really happy if that one works. I think 100$ for an USB adapter is overprized.

 

[PG2G]

I'm pretty sure it won't work. Don't those things usually require drivers?

 

[valioso]

I am using the wireless bridge from the original xbox, no problems with it

 

[kyleb]

That plugs into the eithernet port though, eh? Obviously anything like that is bound to work.