another 360 question; wireless/ethernet bridging

[TheScientist]

so my new tv has ethernet connection, but i can't be arsed moving the router unless i have to.

what i'm wondering is, i'm going to get a 360 slim, and could i use it's wireless net connection to share through it's ethernet connection to the tv? so tv accesses net through xbox?

otherwise i might get a homeplug kit and run one end at the modem and put the router near the tv on the other end...

[jpeyper]

very unlikely you can use the 360 to bridge the gap.

havent seen an option in the settings to set that up but others out there might know a way.

yeah, powerline networking might be the best option for you in this case, if speed is not an issue.

another might be to get a wireless N bridge, so if you add more devices to your tv setup (ps3, wii, etc) then you can get those onto wireless N as well.

if your not thinking about adding more stuff then the homeplug kits would be suitable.

for example, my brother (mpeyper, he'll probably post soon on this topic anyway) has just got a bridge for his lounge, as he has a ps3, old 360, and wii that he wants to connect to wireless N (he needs N for wireless HD media streaming).

he bought a Linksys WRT320N which he is going to install ww-drt on.

this is going to give him a lot of flexibility in the future, fastest speeds (wireless N and gigabit) and its relatively cheap (believe he got it for just over the $100 mark).

[TheScientist]

thought that might be the case.

I might make do by running it through a computer for the time being (bridge tv through comp). I got an ASUS rt-n16, with tomato firmware on it at the moment (simpler version of dd-wrt), so want to connect to that with N on the xbox, I gues eventually i might do the n-bridge once i get my wii over here too, though it can still connect via g.

PS3 doesn't do N networking though?

cheers for the help, if anyone else has descriptions of their solutions i'd be interested too.

[jpeyper]

ps3 and wii cant connect at N.

for a description of my solution... i ran cables to everything

[mpeyper]

i had to post on this one

i have spent the last 2 months researching this exact problem and have come to these conclusions

1. if possible, run cable! you just cant beat it for speed/reliability

2. EOP (ethernet over powerline) is great if you only need to connect 1 device. if you need to connect more the cost goes up very very quickly. i have no idea how well they work but this one claims a theoretical maximum of 1000 mbps. how close it gets is anyone guess. i cant find a single review for them or report of anyone actually owning them on the entire internet. for a product that has been out for over a year that doesnt sound good.

3. for multiple devices a wireless bridge is the only real option when cabling is not an option. this is the option i have gone with. you can get stock bridges for relatively little but they are usually restricted to wireless g and/or 10/100 ethernet. for internet access this is fine. for HD video (or multiple video streams as is part of my problem) it is not. the stock bridges in the wireless n/gigabit category are quite expensive. the far cheaper option is to get a router that supports a 3rd party firmware (dd-wrt/tomato/openwrt/etc.) and set that up in bridge mode. whether real world throughput on wireless n is even faster that 10/100 ethernet is very site dependant and up for debate. im personally pursuing the wireless n/gigabit option as a test for my distance/situation. if it is successful i will get another for my second ps3, if it is not then i will not wast my money on gigabit next time.

i hope that helps.

tl;dr

1. run cable
2. if cant and only connecting 1 device use EOP
3. if cant and connecting multiple devices us a wireless bridge

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