Please note that the WRT54G, which is one of the cheapest and most famous linksys router around, works perfectly for this and can usually be found on for around $45 (or even less in the “used products” section). That is overkill for what we need, but if you check out the router compatibility list for DD-WRT, you can surely find a router that will suit your needs. These routers sometimes cost a little more as they sometimes come with a 1GB SD memory card inside, allowing you to use the router almost like a mini-server. Even better, you can purchase routers that already have the DD-WRT firmware installed, so if you are not into going the more advanced route, it is all set for you. You can pick one up from eBay for around twenty or thirty dollars. So first we will need to acquire a wireless router that allows use of this software. In the most basic of terms, DD-WRT replaces the router’s administration software, and allows access to a variety of different advanced features. Well with a change of the firmware on a vast variety of wireless routers, we can enable a feature that much more expensive wireless routers have by default: becoming a wireless receiver.īefore we begin, an explanation of the DD-WRT firmware is needed.ĭD-WRT is a third party developed firmware released under the terms of the GPL for many 802.11g wireless routers based on a Broadcom chip reference design.

If the inexpensive Nintendo Wii can have it built in, why can’t the Xbox 360? With the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3 having built in wireless access, it has always been shameful to tell others I know that the old version of the Xbox 360 doesn’t have the same feature. Three Feet or more of Cat 5e Cable (Ethernet Cable).* This tutorial assumes you already have a wireless router to send out wireless access to the Xbox 360. The cheapest place where you can get it is at. The total cost of this project can be as low as twenty or thirty dollars, compared to the one hundred dollars Microsoft wants for their little wireless dongle.Īlso, please note that if you are NOT a technical person, you are better off getting Microsoft’s official wireless adapter. This project will help you change a cheap wireless router into a wireless receiver for your Xbox 360.

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