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Scoop: Bought a wireless router after Christmas to accommodate four devices: My roomate and I each had a 360 and a laptop. Had everything hardwired, as I couldn't justify spending the roughly 200 dollars for 360 wireless adapter and network card. Everything worked fine.

 

Problem: Living with folks again for a month or so. I'm poor, so I still can't justify spending the 200 dollars on adapter and network card. Tried hardwiring it yesterday, but nothing doing. I then realised that the router came with a CD and installation guide, both of which were lost during the move (or possibly prior to that).

 

Is there any other way around that? I'm thinking something along the lines of a wizard, like when installing a printer.

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The CD contains a wizard, yes, but you don't need it.

 

Hardwiring it doesn't let it work, eh? With most modern routers, you can connect everything with ethernet, and just let it go. I suggest turning off the router and the broadband modem by unplugging them from power, then plugging in the modem, waiting for it to fully boot, then plugging in the router.

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Is there already software for the router loaded on the computer, or are you using a different computer now?

 

I have a linksys and it runs without the software being installed/properly setup.......you can visit my router nightmare in this forum, a few threads down....

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Yeah, I shoulda mentioned that. My 360 and laptop are in the same room as my folks' computer. There's currently ethernet to the modem; I hadn't tried running my two devices yet, as my being without Xbox Live isn't nearly as important as them having internet access.

 

Thanks, I'll keep you posted.

 

Edit: It's a Zonet router. No software is loaded from it onto my folks' PC.

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Is there already software for the router loaded on the computer, or are you using a different computer now?

 

I have a linksys and it runs without the software being installed/properly setup.......you can visit my router nightmare in this forum, a few threads down....

 

Yeah, it's also relevant to ask what kind of router the large hamburger man is using.

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