You need to get a bridge or you can put wires in your house
Fryguy <fryguy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I've got an 802.11a wireless network running at the house, and a
> naughty little elf told me Santa might bring a shiny new XBox this
> Thursday. What are my options for hooking it up to use Live? My
> 802.11a router is upstairs in the office, and the XBox will go
> downstairs in the family room, so I'll have to hook it up wirelessly.
> I can confirm I have wireless connectivity downstairs, as I use my
> laptop wirelessly.
>
> I haven't seen any 802.11a adapters out there for the XBox, so I
> assume I'll have to get another piece of wireless hardware. Do I need
> an Access Point? A Bridge? I have a DLink router and network card, so
> I wouldn't mind staying with DLink stuff. Would this work?
>
> http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...4&loc=101&sp=1
>
> It says it's an access point that will bridge to wired networks, and
> it's fairly inexpensive, so....
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.