Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter - $80 w/ FS or $70 after GCO

I can't believe $80 for this piece of fucking plastic is considered a deal.

Non-proprietary USB adapters sell for $20 at most.
 
[quote name='PyroGamer']I can't believe $80 for this piece of fucking plastic is considered a deal.

Non-proprietary USB adapters sell for $20 at most.[/quote]

Except the 360 will only recognize it's proprietary usb adapter, so therefore the cheap ones are worthless.
 
I saw one in a pawnshop. It had a handwritten price of $69.99 but I guess the clerk, not really knowing what it was worth, thought it was a error and charged me $6.99. Gotta love that. :)
 
[quote name='ducci']Buy a $20 Buffalo wireless router.

Put Tomato firmware on it.

Turn into wireless bridge.

Done.[/quote]

Does it support WAP encryption?
 
[quote name='zozozo333']Does it support WAP encryption?[/quote]

Yea, definitely. You can do anything a regular router supports, plus things I can't even begin to find a use for.

All wireless configuration is done through the router, and your 360 will show up as being wired.

Works great, no lag, cheap, and you can hook up 3 other things to it.
 
[quote name='ducci']Buy a $20 Buffalo wireless router.

Put Tomato firmware on it.

Turn into wireless bridge.

Done.[/quote]

I don't suppose there's an FAQ or guide somewhere for this process? It seems pretty simple from the way you've described it, but I'm sure I could find a way to screw it up.
 
[quote name='atatpilot3']I don't suppose there's an FAQ or guide somewhere for this process? It seems pretty simple from the way you've described it, but I'm sure I could find a way to screw it up.[/quote]

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/02/how-to-cheap-wireless-for-your-xbox-360/

That's the best I could find. I prefer to use Tomato rather than the DD-WRT the site uses (I find it to be easier to install/manage). But that aside, it's a decent guide.

The hardest part, which isn't very hard, is getting the new firmware on the router. Once it's on, disconnect your current wireless router, connect to the new one like you would any other router (by typing in its local IP address - usually 192.168.1.1), setting it up as an ethernet bridge (called "client mode" in router settings). Then just make sure it uses a different IP than your actual wireless router, plug it in and you should be good to go.

I bought the Buffalo router they actually link on the site, though I found mine at Circuit City for ~$20 after rebate a little while back. $30-40 is the norm, though, and just about any cheap wireless router works.

Just do a search on DD-WRT or Tomato firmware to get a compatability listing. That should also get you a link on how to install it on that particular router. Once it's on, it's cake.

But the cake is a lie.
 
[quote name='MechaZain']Does the 360's Media Center work with the Buffalo setup?[/quote]

It works with anything - think of it as plugging your 360 directly into your router. Whatever works with that will work using the bridge.

All it does is "bridges" the gap between two ethernet connections - hence the name. Your 360 won't even know it is wireless, nor will any other device you plug into the router. It just thinks it is connected to a standard router (which it is, really, only the router is receiving data from another router and not from your cable modem/DSL).
 
thanks for the link ducci. though it took a while, i just got that wireless bridge thing working with the with a couple of old routers i have. this will definately save my pals money once they get 360s
 
I've been using a WET11 (802.11b only) Linksys wireless bridge with a WRT54GS wireless router for a while now and haven't experienced any issues. Only issue that I discovered when I upgraded my router was that I had to leave the bridge name as the default Linksys name or else DHCP would not work for the bridge....makes absolutely no sense, I know but it worked.
 
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