acosmichippo
04-02-2008, 03:05 AM
This is intended for people that want to share a Mac's wireless internet connection with an Xbox360 through ethernet. the obvious benefit here is that you won't have to buy the $100 wireless adapter.
What you'll need to start:
-An Xbox 360
-A Mac with a wireless internet connection
-An ethernet cable
-Your wireless router's ip address.
1) connect your mac to your wireless internet connection.
2) open terminal (don't worry), and type in "ifconfig en0" without the quotes, and the last character is a zero. you're looking for your computer's ip address here. it should be the series of numbers following "inet". For example mine is "192.168.2.1".
3) connect your Mac to your 360 via ethernet.
4) go to system preferences-->sharing and turn "internet sharing" on (from Airport through ethernet).
5) turn on your 360, and go to settings --> Network Settings --> edit settings (redundant much?)
6) under "basic settings", then "ip settings" select "manual". set your ip address to the same as your Mac's ip address, only increment the last digit by one. For example, i set mine to "192.168.2.2". Then set your subnet mask to "255.255.255.0", and your Gateway to your Mac's IP address (again, mine was 192.168.2.1"). then click "done".
7) back in "basic settings", select "DNS settings". Choose manual again. For both the primary DNS server and secondary DNS server, enter your router's IP address. Click "done".
8) leave advanced settings alone.
that should do it!
What you'll need to start:
-An Xbox 360
-A Mac with a wireless internet connection
-An ethernet cable
-Your wireless router's ip address.
1) connect your mac to your wireless internet connection.
2) open terminal (don't worry), and type in "ifconfig en0" without the quotes, and the last character is a zero. you're looking for your computer's ip address here. it should be the series of numbers following "inet". For example mine is "192.168.2.1".
3) connect your Mac to your 360 via ethernet.
4) go to system preferences-->sharing and turn "internet sharing" on (from Airport through ethernet).
5) turn on your 360, and go to settings --> Network Settings --> edit settings (redundant much?)
6) under "basic settings", then "ip settings" select "manual". set your ip address to the same as your Mac's ip address, only increment the last digit by one. For example, i set mine to "192.168.2.2". Then set your subnet mask to "255.255.255.0", and your Gateway to your Mac's IP address (again, mine was 192.168.2.1"). then click "done".
7) back in "basic settings", select "DNS settings". Choose manual again. For both the primary DNS server and secondary DNS server, enter your router's IP address. Click "done".
8) leave advanced settings alone.
that should do it!