Airport Express and Xbox 360

[joshua_msu]

Hello y'all. I have a fairly simple question. I was wondering if I can run an ethernet cable from the Xbox 360 to the the Airport Express in order to connect wirelessly to my router? I noticed that the Xbox 360 wireless adapter is only 802.11g/b and about the same price as the Airport express. Thanks.

 

[waw74]

yes, just set it to Join network, and check "allow ethernet clients". has to be the newer N version though. (released Feb 08)

i believe it will also work in WDS mode (haven't tried it), but if you don't need the range extension, it can harm your network speeds.

 

[Jozone]

Can confirm this worked with my AE and 360 -- 802.11N version only (actually sold my G for just this reason)

 

[joshua_msu]

What kind of security do I want to use in order to protect my sharing network, and still be compatible? Thanks. Sorry, networked challenged here.

 

[waw74]

depends on what your main router supports.

preferably WPA or WPA2 - anything from the last few years should support this.

WEP is easily broken. and will only keep the non-computer savvy neighbors off, but if some one has bad intentions, chances are they can break it.

the express pretty much supports anything your computer does.