XBOX 360 online help needed

[john purdie]

I know it has been posted not so long ago but!!

I currently have a laptop connected to BT Broadband through a BT Voyager 100 modem. and thats it, no router etc.

Is there a way i can buy a 360 "Online Kit" and some ethernet cables and it will work or do i have to buy a seperate router aswell????

Cheers
John

[UKBob]

john purdie said:

I know it has been posted not so long ago but!! I currently have a laptop connected to BT Broadband through a BT Voyager 100 modem. and thats it, no router etc. Is there a way i can buy a 360 "Online Kit" and some ethernet cables and it will work or do i have to buy a seperate router aswell???? Cheers John

But a network card, and a cross wired cable. The cross wired cable is needed if you are plugging your xbox directly into the PC (not directly into the modem, or router) as I understand it.

If you plug directly into the router IIRC, then the standard cable is fine.

[john purdie]

Hi Bob,

what i really wanted to do if i could was to just plug the xbox straight into the BT modem and switching from PC to Xbox as and when i needed them, this possible ???

[tim2100]

John.

AFAIK you can't plug the Xbox into the modem. You will have to either
* get a Basic ADSL router, this will replace your modem and you can plug the network cable into that. These are cheap enough now with some as low as £40
* if you laptop has an ethernet port on the back you can plug a crossover network cable into the xbox & laptop and use internet connection sharing on the laptop.

Tim.