If you want to connect your Xbox 360 console to Xbox LIVE and you do not have a router, you can connect to Xbox LIVE by connecting your console to your computer.
There are two ways you connect to Xbox LIVE without using a router:
Method 1: Windows Internet Connection Sharing
You can use Windows Internet Connection Sharing to share your Internet connection between your computer and your Xbox 360 console. If you do this, both the console and your computer can access the Internet at the same time.
To use Internet Connection Sharing, you must have the following:
To use Internet Connection Sharing, see "How to set up Internet Connection Sharing."
Method 2: Network bridge connection
If you have a laptop computer with a wired and wireless network adapter, you can use your laptop to connect your Xbox 360 console to Xbox LIVE. This type of connection is called a network bridge connection.
This connection is quick and easy, but you cannot access the Internet on the laptop when the laptop is connected to your Xbox 360 console.
To use a network bridge connection, you must have the following:
For information on how to set up this connection, please see "How to set up a network bridge connection."
There are two ways you connect to Xbox LIVE without using a router:
- Use Windows Internet Connection Sharing.
- Create a network bridge connection.
Method 1: Windows Internet Connection Sharing
You can use Windows Internet Connection Sharing to share your Internet connection between your computer and your Xbox 360 console. If you do this, both the console and your computer can access the Internet at the same time.
To use Internet Connection Sharing, you must have the following:
- A computer that has two network adapters
Note Most laptop computers have two network adapters, one for a wired connection and one for a wireless connection. - A USB modem that has at least one Ethernet connection
- Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Note The Windows 7 Starter edition does not support this feature. - High-speed Internet access
- A standard Ethernet cable
To use Internet Connection Sharing, see "How to set up Internet Connection Sharing."
Method 2: Network bridge connection
If you have a laptop computer with a wired and wireless network adapter, you can use your laptop to connect your Xbox 360 console to Xbox LIVE. This type of connection is called a network bridge connection.
This connection is quick and easy, but you cannot access the Internet on the laptop when the laptop is connected to your Xbox 360 console.
To use a network bridge connection, you must have the following:
- A computer with two network adapters
- Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Note The Windows 7 Starter edition does not support this feature. - High-speed Internet access
- A standard Ethernet cable
For information on how to set up this connection, please see "How to set up a network bridge connection."
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