need one to get the Xbox360 on the nettttttttttt

whatchu got? fo free would be nice

but seriously, k

9/10/2008 4:10:35 PM

you won't be able to use it without intarweb service anyway...if you're talking about cable intarweb, you should get one from your cable company...hook that up to a wireless router and you should be fine

9/10/2008 4:27:59 PM

already have a wireless router in the house and I dont want to buy the $100 wireless adapter for Xbox, not to mention the router has some delays on it

id rather have the straight line

I think it should work wouldnt it? if i have it straight from the same line the cable in the main room is runnin off of? we used to ahve the modem there but moved it to a different room without TWC having to do anything

9/10/2008 5:28:06 PM

full of [fail]

9/10/2008 5:52:12 PM

your mother is full of fail

9/10/2008 5:56:36 PM

you can't have two cable modems on the same roadrunner account unless you pay them a shit ton extra

your best bet is to get a wireless router and a usb wifi card

9/10/2008 9:22:53 PM

So you buy the 'thingy mabob' and attempt to set it up, then TWC gives you the 'hey this is your MAC Address, call this number' webpage. This is assuming you tried to connect your computer to the new modem to set it up.

Then, you call TWC and the first tier tech has no clue what you're doing, so you either get hung up on or moved up (if you're willing to wait on the phone for 30 min to get to the first tier, go ahead). They move you up, the second tier asks what's wrong, you explain, they say 'one modem per account'.

Since you obviously don't want to pay for TWO internet accounts you are now left with an extra 'surfboard like modem thingy mabob', and at minimum 30 min of your life wasted on something as simple as plugging in your xbox via ethernet to the router which would give you the best possible speed with the least amount of money, work, and embarrassment.

2 options:
1) hard line ethernet from xbox to wireless router, if you don't have an open port, buy a switch.
or
2) take evan's advice


I don't mean to come off as a dick, but it's hard to take you 'seriously, k'.

9/10/2008 11:35:07 PM

if it's too far, this netgear powerline networking thing works like a charm

9/11/2008 12:37:55 AM

problem is the modem is in my roomates room, not in the living room with the TV and all taht the xbox is hooked to

so the USB will work huh?

9/11/2008 8:04:34 PM

usb wireless won't work. you need the proprietary microsoft dongle. JHova was selling one a while back.

that linksys gaming router/access point/wireless deal will work. another wireless router in ad-hoc mode will probably work.

power outlet networking kit will probably work

[Edited on September 11, 2008 at 8:28 PM. Reason : .]

9/11/2008 8:27:19 PM

or a wifi to ethernet bridge

9/11/2008 8:46:59 PM

aight

assume im a tech idiot, which in some ways i am

besides spending $100 bucks on a wireless card for microsoft...and knowing my router is in another room not close to the TV

how would i go about doing these possible steps?

9/11/2008 8:53:02 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180035

get that

set it up as a wireless client on your network

plug it into the ethernet port on your xbox

9/11/2008 8:59:09 PM

that's basically all the linksys gaming adapter is.

9/11/2008 9:08:41 PM