Connecting xbox to broadband internet

[jannybean2002]

My son got an x box for chrimbo and he wants to share my broadband connection........has anyone any ideas on how to do this? I'm in the U.K.

[sweeper2]

IF you have a router with multiple lan line hook-ups, you should be able to buy a LAN cable "not sure the exact name" looks like a larger telephone cable, take it from the router to the x-box, should do it. I don't have one, but know people who do and that's how they do it

[jannybean2002]

thanks sweeper2

[butch81385]

i have a setup at home for my xbox. just a regular cat5 cable from my router to my xbox, and one from the router to each of the computers. a word of warning, downloading files and playing xbox live can decrease speeds on both ends (xbox and computer)

[sweeper2]

Originally posted by butch81385
i have a setup at home for my xbox. just a regular cat5 cable from my router to my xbox, and one from the router to each of the computers. a word of warning, downloading files and playing xbox live can decrease speeds on both ends (xbox and computer)

aahhh thats what the name is (cat5) cable..., yeah I agree, my brother has a 2 pc's and an x-box and it does slow down his connection slightly.

butch is he hosting the game?

sounds like he has p2p running and hosting a game up at the same time, which is eating up his upload speed

[jannybean2002]

Originally posted by GroundZero3
butch is he hosting the game?

sounds like he has p2p running and hosting a game up at the same time, which is eating up his upload speed

err???????

janny, hosting a game uses your upload speed. Using p2p can use your upload speed if you have files shared and people are downloading them from you

[jannybean2002]

as far as I know, all my son wants to do is play games with his buddies online.
I don't want my connection speed to drop, its excellent at the moment.
Will it affect it?

i know plenty of people who play x box online with no slow downs of any computers on the network