How do I connect my Vista laptop to my 360 for XBox live?

I had this figured out after asking this same question here about 6 weeks ago, but I can't find the question anywhere and Gamespot is saying I have no posts.

I have a Vista laptop that is connected to the internet via wireless. I ran an ethernet cable from my laptop to my 360 so that I wouldn't have to buy a wireless adapter for the 360. I turned on ICS on my wireless connection. Yet anytime I run a media connection test on my 360 it fails on the IP address stage.

Anyone know what exactly to do to get it to work?

don't it uses windows media center and it sux

Wow, I thought I was the only one with this very same problem. The only difference between us is, is that my laptop is XP, not Vista. My laptop is connected wirelessly, so I tried running my ethernet cable from my laptop to my 360, and I enabled ICS, but nothing! Same problem as you man, it fails the IP test. I hope somebody responds to this.nyc05

OK so I found the original thread (it's at http://www.gamespot.com/forums/show_msgs.php?board_id=909102864&topic_id=25582044). Unfortunately history isn't repeating itself with regards to following those things and eventually succeeding over this thing.

Welp it appears there is more than one way to skin a cat. I got it all sorted out, through a completely different way this time. I went into my network panel and bridged my wireless connection and my LAN connection, and that did the trick. Greshmahg

How did you do that ?? I got an XP with WiFialso tried running a ethernet cord but it wont recognize the ip? How do you bridge the connections ? Please help

Fogive me i dont know nothing about computers how do i connect to my Windows XP if i dont have Vista?

connect to a windows media center based pc cuz thats what vista uses and it's sux and it will force ur xbox to connect that wayccgod

OK, I'll pay forward some help.

If you're using XP go to this site:

http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/61

If you're using Vista (or probably XP) if you go to your network places pane (where it shows your network connections), highlight both your wireless connection and your LAN that is connected to the 360 and then right click, you'll be given the option to bridge the connection. Then just reboot everything and it should work just fine.

As to those who are saying "why not just connect to your router"...it's not that simple for some of us. In my case, my 360 is on the bottom floor of my house, and our wireless router is on the 3rd floor. I'd have to run a cable through a lot of house to hook it up. That's the whole reason I wanted to connect my 360 to my laptop...without the wireless adapter I had to have a wired connection, and it made no sense to run wire all through my house when I can just run a cable from my laptop (with it's wifi connection) to the 360.

[QUOTE="ccgod"]connect to a windows media center based pc cuz thats what vista uses and it's sux and it will force ur xbox to connect that waysaturndust

yea i do have a vista pc and yes it does force me to use media center and i don't have a wireless modem

OK, I'll pay forward some he

If you're using XP go to this site:

http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/61

If you're using Vista (or probably XP) if you go to your network places pane (where it shows your network connections), highlight both your wireless connection and your LAN that is connected to the 360 and then right click, you'll be given the option to bridge the connection. Then just reboot everything and it should work just fine.

As to those who are saying "why not just connect to your router"...it's not that simple for some of us. In my case, my 360 is on the bottom floor of my house, and our wireless router is on the 3rd floor. I'd have to run a cable through a lot of house to hook it up. That's the whole reason I wanted to connect my 360 to my laptop...without the wireless adapter I had to have a wired connection, and it made no sense to run wire all through my house when I can just run a cable from my laptop (with it's wifi connection) to the 360.

Greshmahg

I am in exacty the same situation. Please could you run through this step by step for me? It would be a real help, and save me £60 for a wireless adaptor. My router is also on the 2nd floor, my 360 being on the first. I have a vista laptop, so could you please tell me what you did step by step?

Thanks so much

I had this figured out after asking this same question here about 6 weeks ago, but I can't find the question anywhere and Gamespot is saying I have no posts.

I have a Vista laptop that is connected to the internet via wireless. I ran an ethernet cable from my laptop to my 360 so that I wouldn't have to buy a wireless adapter for the 360. I turned on ICS on my wireless connection. Yet anytime I run a media connection test on my 360 it fails on the IP address stage.

Anyone know what exactly to do to get it to work?

Greshmahg

Wow, I thought I was the only one with this very same problem. The only difference between us is, is that my laptop is XP, not Vista. My laptop is connected wirelessly, so I tried running my ethernet cable from my laptop to my 360, and I enabled ICS, but nothing! Same problem as you man, it fails the IP test. I hope somebody responds to this.nyc05

Go to START, then go to CONTROL PANEL, NETWORK and INTERNET CONNECTIONS,Then click on Network Connections. After youre there you have to pick/shade both your wireless connection and your Local Area Conection . after youveshaded both of them, right click and click on BRIDGE CONNECTIONS. after you bridge the connection, disconnect from your wireless signal, and Re-connect again. Presto!

has anyone else done this with xp, linked it up bridged connection and all to find it completely messed up your pc? i dont know why it happened. i did it a while ago but when i disconnected it and went to use the internet it wouldnt work, was messed up and only when connected to the 360 could i access anything. i had to completely restore it to factory condition for it to work