Xbox 360 Laptop Wireless Network Connections
Xbox 360 is a revolutionary concept in gaming. Produced by Microsoft, the Xbox 360 will allow you to play games online. At the same time, there has been a revolution in the world of internet and internet through DSL cables have been replaced by wireless network connections. A wireless connection is compatible with almost all the laptops available today, personal computers and makes it easier for multiple machines to work on a particular wireless network. The corporate sector has benefited a lot due to wireless networks as they can have as many laptops as they want on a particular network. Now even printers can be connected to laptops through a wireless network. But above all, an Xbox 360 can be connected to a laptop through wireless network connections as shown in the first image.
Due to the convenience of wireless network connections, Xbox 360 and laptops can be connected together to work as one unit. One of the salient points is that the overall performance of a wireless network is much more reliable. An ideal scenario is making a wired connection between your hub and the Xbox 360 especially if the wireless hub is situated close to your Xbox 360 gaming console. You can also choose wireless network connections, which is growing in popularity these days. So here's a how to guide for connecting the Xbox 360 to the laptop:
1. Once your laptop is connected to a wireless network access point, you will need to connect your laptops wired network connection to the wired connection port on your Xbox 360 using an ethernet cable.
2. Next open the Network Connections on your laptop by going to Start > Connect To > Show All Connections
3. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection and then select Properties from the given list
4. There is an advanced tab on the box. Check on the box that says "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection." The next line says Home Networking Connection and under it is a dropdown list. Choose Local Area Connection from the drop down list. Once that is done, uncheck the box that says "Allow other network users to control or disable the shared Internet connection." Check the second image to understand how it is done.
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If you have Windows XP or Vista then here are the steps that you can follow:
1. Ensure that your laptop has a wireless internet connection that is active
2. Start the switch or hub and attach the 2 patch cables in such a manner that one patch cable is connected from the Ethernet port of your laptop to the 1st port on your hub. You can connect the other patch cable from the Ethernet port of Xbox 360 to the 2nd port of the hub.
3. Now open network connections or control panel. You will see a wireless network connection and an unidentified network connection
4. The next step will be to bridge both the connections. You can do this by selecting both and then right-click on any one of them and then click on bridge connections. Windows will create the network bridge that will help the Xbox 360 to use the wireless connection of your laptop.
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