So due to the fact that my roommate is a complete jackass, I have moved my TV and Xbox 360 into my room. The only problem now is that I don't have internet connection. So I set out on a quest to purchase the all-mighty, overpriced MS wireless adapter.

 

 

 

I get to Gamestop, purchase a used one, take it home, plug it in...and the SOB fails to work. I take it back, and they refund my money. I was thinking of possible solutions. Something I'm studying in school is internet over power lines, and so I thought about this option. The problem is the equipment is expensive.

 

 

 

Next I thought about setting up an ad-hoc network, like I had once with my girlfriends computer in her dorms(the girls had 4 computers and only 1 Ethernet cable.) I quickly ruled this out, due to the obvious problem that the 360 doesn't have a wireless network adapter(obviously, that was the problem...sometimes I try to find solutions by thinking of other problems...I know, I'm [developmentally delayed]ed)...

 

 

 

But then I got an idea. I know it's possible to turn wireless routers into receivers and then transfer the internet through the ethernet ports. Could I turn my laptop into the same thing? (If you can share the internet over wireless, you should be able to share it through the Ethernet port).

 

 

 

Turns out I was right. I was able to bridge my connections and send an internet signal to my 360 using my xbox.

 

 

 

Thank you for reading my story. If you come along this problem as well, I will gladly assist you.

Meh, I'm lazy so I just spent the $100 dollars for the Microsoft one.

Yes, you can bridge a connection. However chances are your NIC (or NAC? ugh) access level will be restricted, which means you will have difficulty in online games. At least that was the case when I did it.