How do i hook up my xbox 360 to my computer for an interenet connection?

Question

ive been trying to do this for like ever...i have a network that i set up but the router isnt in my room its in the basement...well i could run a cord from my 360 to my basement but that would mean i need a 100 ft cord and it would be to much of a hassle to do it so yeah

see ive tried this like 4 times

i connected my 360 to my computer via ethernet cable...went onto my network places and right clicked the network im on and then clicked allow computers to access internet or something like that then made a bridge connection between the xbox and the computer...see it says the 360 is hooked up and everything but it just doesnt work...i try to go on xbox live and it says "ip address cannot be found" or something with the ip address

ive went through 3 wireless network adapters cuz it ***** up my computer when i try this even when i undo the bridge connection and make it back to normal i no longer have access to the internet and the wireless adapter breaks and doesnt work anymore (i test it) i usually uninstall it and then reinstall but no luck then i try it on my parents laptop and then on this other computer i have lying around and it doesnt work either so...yeah

im thinkin its the router though its kinda old its a netgear and it goes at 54 mbps on a good day right now its like 24 or something...and my computer SHOULD be able to do this, h**l i gota 200 dollar motherboard in this cracker, 3gb of ddr3 ram and a 400 dollar processor....just the hardrive is out of my old compaq sr2010nx idk if that makes a difference cuz im running xp but with compaq software cuz the powersupply blew up and fried everything and almost burned my house down

how do i do this? im confused as h**l and my games are getting boring and i dont have any money cuz i spent it on this computer (just built it a few days ago) and i need to buy supplements for weightlifting...so idont wanna waste money on a network adapter for the 360 its like 100 bucks...

Answer 1

Go here:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connec...

Answer 2

Network bridging is sort of hit and miss depending on your computers configuration. It may recognize the 360 connection and use that as your default gateway instead of the wireless connection.  This stops your existing internet, as you have experienced.  In your situation, I'd use a combination of manual and automatic sharing.  Try the following cut and paste from my page.

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Method 2, Internet Connection Sharing

1. Connect your Xbox360 to the ethernet port on the back of your computer.

2. on your computer, hold the windows key and press R (The windows key is the key with a windows logo on it, typically found between the left ctrl and alt keys by the spacebar. On laptops the location can vary)

3. A 'run prompt' will open. Type ncpa.cpl and press enter. This opens up a window called 'network connections'

4. If you have a network bridge or sharing in place already, remove it.

5. Right click on the wireless connection, click properties, then click the sharing tab on top.

6. Check the box that says "Allow others to connect using this connection. Click ok.

7. Windows will do it's thing for a few seconds and will inform you of your ethernet port's new IP address. It will likely be '192.168.0.1'

8. On your 360, go to network settings. set to manual. enter the following info.

IP Address= 192.168.0.2

Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0

Gateway Address= 192.168.0.1

DNS for first server put 192.168.0.1 Leave second blank.

When you test your Xbox live connection after entering the first 3 IP numbers, your DNS may automatically set to the correct one. You can leave it auto in this case, or set it to manual to avoid any future issues.

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There's only a few reasons this setup will fail, so if you have an issue, let me know.  But it really should work for you.