Sharing internet to xbox 360

[liamdawe]

Does anyone know a good tutorial on internet connection sharing to your xbox 360 using an ethernet cable from windows 7?

Thanks!

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Does anyone know a good tutorial on internet connection sharing to your xbox 360 using an ethernet cable from windows 7?

Thanks!

Hi liamdawe,

Here's a tutorial from Xbox Support: Connect to Xbox LIVE using Internet Connection Sharing: Xbox 360 | Xbox Support

Hope that helps! Cheers...

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[liamdawe]

Thanks it looks simple enough but my windows 7 install doesn't show my ethernet "local area connection" anywhere, only wireless? Hmmm?

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

Thanks it looks simple enough but my windows 7 install doesn't show my ethernet "local area connection" anywhere, only wireless? Hmmm?

You can connect your Xbox over the wireless connection instead (here's the tutorial for that). It doesn't involve sharing your PC's connection but I'm guessing the reason you asked in the first place was to avoid buying the Xbox wireless adapter

This is the only other ICS configuration they provide: PC->Router/Gateway->Xbox (rather than straight PC->Xbox). Check the diagrams. I'm not sure if you can substitute that first step of the connection with wireless, though, and still send the connection to the Xbox via ethernet... that's what you're trying to do, right?

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[liamdawe]

I am trying to do internet connection sharing like the article describes, connecting the xbox to the pc via the ethernet cable.

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

I should have asked you this already, but what is your current internet setup?

Please note that the screenshots for Step 3 and Step 6 in the Xbox.com tutorial are NOT consistent with each other. If your primary internet connection is wireless, then you should right-click on that connection in Step 3, rather than try to find a Local Area Connection as shown in the screenshot.

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[liamdawe]

I am connected wirelessly from my pc at the moment and you're right it is inconsistent that is why i am a little confused. I find no option to "share" the wireless, there is no share tab anywhere.

Edit > Went into devices and my ethernet port says this "This device cannot start. (Code 10)" That would be why it is not showing?

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

This article explains the Code 10 error. Probably driver-related, especially if you upgraded to Windows 7 on your existing computer. I personally never even use my ethernet... and as for the 'Sharing' tab not showing up, the Xbox tutorial mentions that:

If you don’t have a Sharing tab, it means:

• Your computer doesn’t have two network cards.

-Or-

• You’re trying to share a network connection that can’t be shared. Repeat step 3 with a different network connection.

We can rule out the first one because you obviously have wireless and ethernet. And if you have admin access to the wireless network, I'm pretty sure you can enable sharing. But if you're mooching free WiFi off the neighbors like I used to do in college, you might be outta luck :/ Hopefully a network pro will stumble upon our little thread here and offer some deeper insight.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[chev65]

Well I read about wireless ICS at MSDN but it looks to be a rather complicated process and one that I'm not familor with. Although it appears to be possible it's not exactly a built in feature with the standard GUI.

It would be much easier using a wired connection it looks like. I'm still a bit confused on what the Op is trying to do here.

This page shows the normal ICS setup procedure for Windows 7.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Using-ICS-Internet-Connection-Sharing

This one shows ICS for Xbox.
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/...d/setupahomenetwork/windowsicsconnection.aspx

 

[RedBirdDad]

Hey guys!

Saw this and thought I'd chime in if that's ok.

I'd like to get a good feel for how things are connected.

How do you connect to the internet now with your W7 machine? You mentioned wireless. Could it be a DSL or cable modem to a wireless router, then the W7 machine is wireless to the router?

Is the Xbox connected to anything now? Wireless or wired.

I appologize for the questions. I just need to visualize the current configuration. I'm a visual kinda guy...

 

[liamdawe]

Okay it goes like this

Modem -> Router

PC -> Wireless

Xbox -> PC

Via this page: Windows ICS Connection to Xbox 360 & Xbox LIVE Access | Xbox Support

I should be able to share the internet via my pc to the xbox using an ethernet cable, but as i posted ealier it seems my ethernet port won't turn on (code 10).

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

So let me see if I got this.

Your computer is using Wireless, you want to route the internet through your ethernet port to your 360. Right?

Well first things first, your Ethernet needs to be working. Try looking for drivers for your Ethernet port, maybe your current ones are corrupted.

 

[liamdawe]

Yeah DarkNovaGamer i will try and roll back the driver or re-install the current ones, no idea why it wouldn't be working hmm.

Edit > I rolled the driver back and the ethernet port actually shows up now, just gotta figure out how to get it to actually get the net to the xbox now.

 

[RedBirdDad]

Yeah DarkNovaGamer i will try and roll back the driver or re-install the current ones, no idea why it wouldn't be working hmm.

Edit > I rolled the driver back and the ethernet port actually shows up now, just gotta figure out how to get it to actually get the net to the xbox now.

The PC and Xbox are in one room and the router is in another I'll bet.

I'm not an xbox guru but will you be wanting the xbox to be able to see the internet for xbox live, etc. ?

 

[liamdawe]

You hit the nail on the head buddy.

 

[chev65]

Needs to be done like this if it's going to work. Modem>Wireless Router>PC>Wired NIC with ICS enabled>X-box.

Seems like it would be much easier by just using a wireless dongle on the X-box.

The way you show it the PC would need to transmit the wireless which far as I know can't be done without a wireless repeater of some type.

I just tried to enable ICS on my wireless laptop, it seems to work on my laptop with a wireless connection.

The PC would also need to be turned on for the X-box connection to work when using ICS.

To enable ICS just go where it shows in the picture.

 

[WalkerA WinTeam]

I rolled the driver back and the ethernet port actually shows up now, just gotta figure out how to get it to actually get the net to the xbox now.

Now that your ethernet port is recognized, you just need to enable wireless ICS (probably need to access your router's admin settings) to get the 'Sharing' tab to appear in your wireless network's Properties. Once that's done, attach the Xbox to your PC via ethernet and follow these instructions to test the connection.

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

 

[RedBirdDad]

Instead of ICS he may be better off with just bridging the wireless and ethernet in the PC. That way the IP addressing will come from the router and not from ICS. It's a straight through connection. The PC acts as a passthrough.

chev65 has a good idea as well: wireless on the xbox.

 

[chev65]

Instead of ICS he may be better off with just bridging the wireless and ethernet in the PC. That way the IP addressing will come from the router and not from ICS. It's a straight through connection. The PC acts as a passthrough.

chev65 has a good idea as well: wireless on the xbox.

Yep, I think the Op is just trying to save a few bucks on the wireless dongle for the X-box LOL.

 

[RedBirdDad]

I'm just a little concerned about running the xbox over ICS, then through another router. That's two routed connections. I don't know how that will affect things like xbox live.

One thing I've noticed about ICS is in the past it's been slow in getting the initial connection going. Sometimes it didn't get the addressing right to the client machines.

By doing bridged, we eliminate the middle man so to speak.