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This part of the message may just be rambling, but I have to include
some background first.
I have an Xbox, and I want to get it on Xbox Live. The room that I have
my Xbox in is at the other end of the house from where my office is,
and therefor where my router is. I don't want to run the ethernet cable
through the ceiling, and I don't want to pay for an expensive wireless
gaming adapter. The same could apply to a computer I guess.
So, my question is: Can I buy another wireless router, hook my Xbox
into that, and have the second router connect to my wireless router in
the office so that it can get to the internet?
Let me know if I'm being to vague or confusing in the question.
-Dan

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danado1188@netscape.net wrote:
> This part of the message may just be rambling, but I have to include
> some background first.
> I have an Xbox, and I want to get it on Xbox Live. The room that I have
> my Xbox in is at the other end of the house from where my office is,
> and therefor where my router is. I don't want to run the ethernet cable
> through the ceiling, and I don't want to pay for an expensive wireless
> gaming adapter. The same could apply to a computer I guess.
> So, my question is: Can I buy another wireless router, hook my Xbox
> into that, and have the second router connect to my wireless router in
> the office so that it can get to the internet?
> Let me know if I'm being to vague or confusing in the question.
> -Dan
>  
 
assuming the original router is not wireless, why not just replace that  
with a wireless one?

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HI, Im assuming you already have a wireless router, hence the "another  
wireless router" statement.
 
The answer is no, you cant use another router as a wireless adapter.
 
What type of router do you have?
 
Some game adapters are:
Xbox wireless 802.11g adapter  
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/ [...] px?pid=015
Linksys wireless 802.11b adapter WGA11B  
http://www.linksys.com/products/pr [...] 8&prid=550
US Robotics 802.11g Wireless Gaming Adapter  
http://www.usr.com/products/networ [...] ku=USR5430
Linksys WGA54G Wireless-G Gaming Adapter  
http://www.linksys.com/products/pr [...] 8&prid=558
Dlink wireless 802.11g game adapter DWL-G820  
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=333
Netgear 802.11g wireless game adapter WGE111  
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGE111.php
2Wire Wireless Ethernet Client 802.11b http://www.2wire.com/?p=258
SMC EZ Connect 2.4GHz 11 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Adapter (SMC2671W)  
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event [...] SA&pid=498
NetGear ME101 Wireless Ethernet Bridge (ME101NA) Wireless Network Converter  
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/ME101.php
 
 
 
 
<danado1188@netscape.net> wrote in message  
news:1104561580.388451.255850@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> This part of the message may just be rambling, but I have to include
> some background first.
> I have an Xbox, and I want to get it on Xbox Live. The room that I have
> my Xbox in is at the other end of the house from where my office is,
> and therefor where my router is. I don't want to run the ethernet cable
> through the ceiling, and I don't want to pay for an expensive wireless
> gaming adapter. The same could apply to a computer I guess.
> So, my question is: Can I buy another wireless router, hook my Xbox
> into that, and have the second router connect to my wireless router in
> the office so that it can get to the internet?
> Let me know if I'm being to vague or confusing in the question.
> -Dan
>

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By the way, most of these adapters can be had for around 50.00 USD.  
http://www.shopping.com/xFS?KW=Gam [...] s&FD=96292  
and probably can be found cheaper on Ebay.
 
 
 
"Robert Jacobs" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote in message  
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> HI, Im assuming you already have a wireless router, hence the "another  
> wireless router" statement.
>
> The answer is no, you cant use another router as a wireless adapter.
>
> What type of router do you have?
>
> Some game adapters are:
> Xbox wireless 802.11g adapter  
> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/ [...] px?pid=015
> Linksys wireless 802.11b adapter WGA11B  
> http://www.linksys.com/products/pr [...] 8&prid=550
> US Robotics 802.11g Wireless Gaming Adapter  
> http://www.usr.com/products/networ [...] ku=USR5430
> Linksys WGA54G Wireless-G Gaming Adapter  
> http://www.linksys.com/products/pr [...] 8&prid=558
> Dlink wireless 802.11g game adapter DWL-G820  
> http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=333
> Netgear 802.11g wireless game adapter WGE111  
> http://www.netgear.com/products/details/WGE111.php
> 2Wire Wireless Ethernet Client 802.11b http://www.2wire.com/?p=258
> SMC EZ Connect 2.4GHz 11 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Adapter (SMC2671W)  
> http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event [...] SA&pid=498
> NetGear ME101 Wireless Ethernet Bridge (ME101NA) Wireless Network  
> Converter http://www.netgear.com/products/details/ME101.php
>
>
>
>
> <danado1188@netscape.net> wrote in message  
> news:1104561580.388451.255850@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> This part of the message may just be rambling, but I have to include
>> some background first.
>> I have an Xbox, and I want to get it on Xbox Live. The room that I have
>> my Xbox in is at the other end of the house from where my office is,
>> and therefor where my router is. I don't want to run the ethernet cable
>> through the ceiling, and I don't want to pay for an expensive wireless
>> gaming adapter. The same could apply to a computer I guess.
>> So, my question is: Can I buy another wireless router, hook my Xbox
>> into that, and have the second router connect to my wireless router in
>> the office so that it can get to the internet?
>> Let me know if I'm being to vague or confusing in the question.
>> -Dan
>>
>
>

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I think I might be in the same spot as you.
 
I already have a single MN-700 in router mode hooked directly to my cable  
modem and main computer.  I want to know if I can simply use another MN-700  
in AP mode to hook my xbox to the network.  This way I'd also have 3 other  
ethernet ports available next to the xbox for when we have LAN parties.
 
Most reviews of this product says it cannot act as a wireless bridge, yet  
acting as an Access Point, wouldn't it be doing this anyway?  Is there  
something I'm not understanding?

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The AP would have to connect to your router, via ethernet, to work. A bridge  
would connect to your xbox, via ethernet, and connect, via the wireless, to  
your network.
 
 
"Zuke" <Zuke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message  
news:8A1224F8-E201-4FD2-BC5C-314F30DF400F@microsoft.com...
>I think I might be in the same spot as you.
>
> I already have a single MN-700 in router mode hooked directly to my cable
> modem and main computer.  I want to know if I can simply use another  
> MN-700
> in AP mode to hook my xbox to the network.  This way I'd also have 3 other
> ethernet ports available next to the xbox for when we have LAN parties.
>
> Most reviews of this product says it cannot act as a wireless bridge, yet
> acting as an Access Point, wouldn't it be doing this anyway?  Is there
> something I'm not understanding?