ok i have a dsl router that goes to my computer now i want to get internet to my xbox 360 upstair and i dont want to run any wires upstairs now if i go and buy another router box can i just hook it up to my phoneline upstairs and recieve internet
2007-02-01 06:00:39 · 3 answers · asked by ed2bizkit 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
why cant i use anouther router to hook up to my phone line like the one downstairs?
2007-02-01 06:08:41 · update #1
i have adsl modem router i guess it does have an anntenna on it so i geuss it is a wireless router/modem so all i have to do is buy the wireless plugin for the xbox 360 and it sould pick up the signal downstair thats for the help everybody
2007-02-01 06:25:14 · update #2
Is your router wireless (does it have an antena)? If so, you just need the wireless access point for the XBox 360.
To go wireless (not running wires), you need a wireless router and a wireless access point for the XBox.
There are some solutions out there which allow you to run a the network line over the electric line in your house. However, I doubt this would be a cheaper solution.
2007-02-01 06:20:17 · answer #1 · answered by Brian C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would either have to replace your router with a wireless router and then buy a wireless interface for the X-Box, or drill a hole in your upstairs floor and run a long cable directly to the router through it.
Phone lines have nothing to do with connecting to a router; they connect to the DSL modem only.
2007-02-01 14:11:03 · answer #2 · answered by drumrb0y 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello ed2bizkit,
No, what you need is a wireless router.
Do you have a router or Modem? It sounds like you have a modem connected to your DSL line & your computer.
You need to get a wireless router, hook it to your modem then to your computer. Then you can connect to the internet from upstairs without wires.
Norm
2007-02-01 14:04:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋