Can I share a wifi connection with a PC via a wired connection?

Shiminay · 2014-03-24 11:48:47

Hello all, The thread title is not terribly clear, I apologise. I found out that I have a working 360 which was sitting in a corner of the flat unloved. So I decided to bring it into my bedroom where I might indulge in a spot of gaming in bed. However, it's an older model and doesn't have the wifi built in, so can I…

24-03-2014 12:48PM

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Shiminay

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Hello all,

The thread title is not terribly clear, I apologise.

I found out that I have a working 360 which was sitting in a corner of the flat unloved. So I decided to bring it into my bedroom where I might indulge in a spot of gaming in bed.

However, it's an older model and doesn't have the wifi built in, so can I connect it via an ethernet cable to the HTPC in my bedroom (which in turn is on my wifi at 150Mbps) and share the connection that way?

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#2 24-03-2014 01:26PM

Myrddin

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Seems this is do-able alright - http://support.xbox.com/en-IE/xbox-360/networking/win-computer

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