wireless ethernet bridge

Hi,

I need to connect a xbox (original) to a wireless network, the official
xbox 1 wireless adapter is quite hard to come by so I am thinking about
an ethernet wireless bridge.

Does anyone have any experience with these ?, reccomendations would be
helpful to0.

Any help appreciated.

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Eps

Peter Pan wrote:
> Eps wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to connect a xbox (original) to a wireless network, the
>> official xbox 1 wireless adapter is quite hard to come by so I am
>> thinking about an ethernet wireless bridge.
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with these ?, reccomendations would be
>> helpful to0.
>>
>> Any help appreciated.
>
> Are you trying to use your own connection, or are you trying to use someone
> elses wireless free?
>
> if on the off chance you are trying to connect to your own, there are many
> other types of bridges other than "wireless",
> here's a couple from netgear (other companies make/sell em, just happen to
> have those links handy)
>
> powerline
> http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...tAdapters.aspx
>
> coax
> http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...king/Coax.aspx

I have a wireless connection (yes it is mine).

I have an original xbox that I want to use as a media center, original
xbox's do not have wireless adapters, you can buy them but they are
quite hard to come by now.

I want to connect my xbox to my wireless connection (the one that my
other computers are connected to) but the xbox only has an ethernet
connection (no I can't plug my xbox into the router, its impractical).

Hence I need a wireless ethernet bridge, I don't see how your
suggestions would help me at all.

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Eps

Let's see what links I have for a wireless ethernet bridge:

Some cheap APs that also have bridge mode:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817201523

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156159

http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/...ridge-Repeater




Commercial grade exterior wireless bridge can also be used inside:

http://ubnt.com/products/loco.php


Another nice solution is to get a Linksys WRT54GL and put DD-WRT or
Tomato replacement firmware on it and then use it in Client Bridge
mode.

Steve

On 21 Jan, 11:23, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to connect a xbox (original) to a wireless network, the official
> xbox 1 wireless adapter is quite hard to come by so I am thinking about
> an ethernet wireless bridge.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with these ?, reccomendations would be
> helpful to0.

Any ethernet2wireless bridge which is able to function as a client
would do just fine. If you're scared you will end up with crap, get a
known brand.

Chrisjoy wrote:
> On 21 Jan, 11:23, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to connect a xbox (original) to a wireless network, the official
>> xbox 1 wireless adapter is quite hard to come by so I am thinking about
>> an ethernet wireless bridge.
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with these ?, reccomendations would be
>> helpful to0.
>
> Any ethernet2wireless bridge which is able to function as a client
> would do just fine. If you're scared you will end up with crap, get a
> known brand.

Just want something cheap to be honest, they all seem very expensive.

--
Eps

Peter Pan wrote:

> Unfortunately, you are running into the failure to communicate.... Like
> 1k=1000 cept in puters where it is 1024, a gamer calls what you want a
> wireless ethernet bridge, and computer people call them game adapters...
> unfortunately, they don't work the same, don't talk/communicate with each
> other the way you would expect, and if you get computer termed wireless
> ethernet bridge for your game, it will NOT be the same/work the same as a
> wireless ethernet bridge for computers....
> Seems to me that even if you get the cheapest wrong thing first and then get
> the cheapest right thing, it will be more than just getting the cheapest
> right thing in the first place....

What ?, most of the wireless ether bridges claim to work with consoles
like the ps2 and xbox, just as the wireless gaming adapters do.

The point is the xbox has an ethernet port, I want to connect this to my
wireless connection. As people have pointed out if I want to do this
and if money is no object I should get a fully fledged router and then
put open source firmware on it. But I am looking to do this cheaply.

I think ebay is the way to go at this point.

--
Eps

On Jan 28, 5:35*am, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:

> Just want something cheap to be honest, they all seem very expensive.
>

Since you didn't seem to notice, I'll repeat myself. Check my links
above. The Airlink that Fry's sells is very cheap. So are the Edimax
and others.

For pro-sumer gear quality, then spend $50 for the Ubiquiti LoCo2.

And yes, you can pick up a Linksys WRT54G of various stripes and put
Tomato or DD-WRT on it.

There. I've completely repeated my post.

Steve

On Jan 29, 4:12*am, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:

> I think ebay is the way to go at this point.

Fry's will be cheaper if you watch for the Airlink 431 on sale.

But here: http://tinyurl.com/dc4xdq is another one - once flashed to
DD-WRT you can do anything with it.

On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:12:17 -0800 (PST), seaweedsl
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Jan 29, 4:12*am, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:
>
>> I think ebay is the way to go at this point.
>
>Fry's will be cheaper if you watch for the Airlink 431 on sale.
>
>But here: http://tinyurl.com/dc4xdq is another one - once flashed to
>DD-WRT you can do anything with it.

That's why it's important to mention what it is you're linking to. In
this case, the Ebay link is a dead end, for me anyway, so I don't know
if you're pointing to another Airlink 431, a WRT54G, or something
else.

seaweedsl wrote:
> On Jan 28, 5:35 am, Eps <newsgro...@epscylonb.com> wrote:
>
>> Just want something cheap to be honest, they all seem very expensive.
>>
>
> Since you didn't seem to notice, I'll repeat myself. Check my links
> above. The Airlink that Fry's sells is very cheap. So are the Edimax
> and others.
>
> For pro-sumer gear quality, then spend $50 for the Ubiquiti LoCo2.
>
> And yes, you can pick up a Linksys WRT54G of various stripes and put
> Tomato or DD-WRT on it.
>
> There. I've completely repeated my post.
>
> Steve

Sorry I am in the UK, I am more interested in hearing about the product
than the deal unless its available in the UK too.

Thanks anyway though.

--
Eps