michael norman wrote:
Problem is xbox is in another room from router and I'd prefer not use a very long cable to do that. Hence the wireless option. The xbox wireless adaptor is £50 + so I'd prefer to do it using what I already have if I can. Hi,
OK. Hmm.... I wonder, where box 2 is located then? Anyway. while you can always use box 2 as a router, I still would prefer to buy the "5quid switch" and connect box 2 and the Xbox to it. Doing this, box2 and the Xbox can independantly use the internet and box 2 does not need to be powered on while the Xbox is to be used online.
kind regards Eberhard
box2 is in the same room as the xbox and quite close to it. I don't need an extra switch to connect the xbox (or anything else) to the router as it has enough ports, but I would need about 20 metres of cable.
Sure. So you buy the extra small, extra cheap switch, position it directly in front of box 2, connect the one cable from the router and two cables from box2 and Xbox. But now I got from your initial mail that you are most probably using wireless to connect Box2? Please accept my apologies for my ignorance. Should you be using wireless for box2, then you may simply use a crossover cable from Xbox to Box2 and use box2 to route from the Xbox, connecteed to its wired interface, via its wireless interface to your router and vice versa. I would think that "yast2 network" will make it very simple for you to achieve this. I am not bothered
about both xbox and box 2 accessing the net at the same time, or about needing box 2 powered up whilst the xbox is online.
So go for it and let your son have some fun ;-) best Eberhard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org