airport and xbox live

Foxer

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Nov 24, 2003

• #1

I'm thinking of picking up an xbox for the holidays, and I'm intriuged by the possibility of playing games on the whole "xbox live" thing. I've got high-speed internet and it runs through an airport extreme. Does anyone else have AE with an xbox? How is it done, or am I just SOL?

 

Kwyjibo

macrumors 68040

• Nov 24, 2003

• #2

is the xbox near the AE basestation? Is it possible to hardwire it?
If not then you still have options but they arent' cheap Linksys has a game adaptor thats like 100 bucks. Xbox is a cool system, i don't play the live stuff mostly because my xbox is modded and I havent' done all of the things to make it live compatible again.

 

Foxer

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Nov 24, 2003

• #3

Regrettably, the airport is two floors above the would-be location of the xbox.

Looking at the xbox paraphanalia, it seems to state that if you wire directly into the xbox, and then to the computer (or in my case, the airport) you cannot use the internet while the xbox is on. I guess that can be circumvented by a router, which would split the signal into two, one to the airport and one to xbox. Is that correct? This is all hypothetical, anyway, since the line comes into my house far from the xbox.

What is Linksys device? Is there a link which describes it?

 

Foxer

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Nov 24, 2003

• #4

I went to the Linksys website and found the "wireless-G game connector." Looks like it works on the smae standard as the airport extreme. No reference is made to macs one way or the other. I guess I can always return it.


http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=38&prid=558

 

1macker1

macrumors 65816

• Nov 24, 2003

• #5

I think they (MS) are now selling a wireless adapter for the XBOX.

 

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Sheebahawk

macrumors member

• Nov 24, 2003

• #6

xbox wireless

Yeah xbox live is half the xbox experiance, but unfortanetly, the xbox wireless adapter (g) is about 120 bones. I' might have picked one up if my first run xbox still ran. Its surprisingly easy to network, but if you are two stories away from the airport base, I think the wireless adapter is the way to go. Wolfenstein is good online, and Raven shield, I'd pik up Star wars KOTOR (not live) if you like those types of games. You just can't beat talking **** through the headset while you shoot someone in the head with a submahine gun 😛. Oh yeah I'd stay away from unreal hampionship. have fun

 

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oyho

macrumors newbie

• Jan 6, 2004

• #7

Xbox Live - Airpor

I have a similar question: my usb modem is plugged in another room to my iMac. My iMac is sharing it's connection true it's built in airport card. Can I simply plug my AE base station to my Xbox?
Thanks,
oyho