Connecting to a wireless router?

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#1 Senior_man_face
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I'm thinking of buying a 360 but I'm not sure if its possible to wirelessly connect to my wireless router without having to buy a wireless network adapter? (yes i realise how many times i said wireless in that sentence :D )

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#2 gp19
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nope, the only way is with the wireless adapter.
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#3 Senior_man_face
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Ok thanks.

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actually, there are other options.... I have heard people connecting their 360's to a laptop and using the wireless on that...and there are devices that connect to an electrical socket and recieves a wireless signal, which can then be connected to a nearby 360 via network cable. I forget what they are called though, but they are a lot cheaper than a 360 wireless adapter...
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actually, there are other options.... I have heard people connecting their 360's to a laptop and using the wireless on that...and there are devices that connect to an electrical socket and recieves a wireless signal, which can then be connected to a nearby 360 via network cable. I forget what they are called though, but they are a lot cheaper than a 360 wireless adapter...a55a55inx
ah ok that sounds pretty interesting. wondering how they would do it with a laptop though... maybe connect the laptop to the 360 using ethernet then connect to the router or something like that?
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[QUOTE="a55a55inx"]actually, there are other options.... I have heard people connecting their 360's to a laptop and using the wireless on that...and there are devices that connect to an electrical socket and recieves a wireless signal, which can then be connected to a nearby 360 via network cable. I forget what they are called though, but they are a lot cheaper than a 360 wireless adapter...Senior_man_face
ah ok that sounds pretty interesting. wondering how they would do it with a laptop though... maybe connect the laptop to the 360 using ethernet then connect to the router or something like that?

Yeah, just google it. You can't just connect the xbox straight up to the laptop/pc though, you have to change some network settings first from the pc's control panel.

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#7 Senior_man_face
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Ok, it all seems pretty simple i guess.

Before I bought my wireless router, i could simply have an ethernet cable going from my PS3 to my PC, and I could get onto the internet like that. Would it work the same way on a 360?