ARRRGGHHH!!!! (Update: YAY!)
- Gaming / Networking / Computer Rant –
When I reformatted my desktop PC, I was able to finally connect my Xbox 360 to my computer. It allowed me to silence the in-game tracks and play my own soundtracks to the games. This was all well and good… until I had to install the USB wi-fi adapter to my Nintendo DS (so I could play a lil’ Tetris DS online). The Nintendo software created a new local area connection (I have no idea WHY) and it somehow killed my 360-PC connection. I swear to all that is holy… there is nothing more frustrating than a software conflict that makes the simple so incredibly difficult. What’s more frustrating… IS THAT MY XBOX SEES MY APPLE BRANDED POWERBOOK 100% OF THE TIME. WHY MY LAPTOP BUT NOT MY WINDOWS PC. GAAAHHHHH. I really don’t mind using my laptop to host .mp3 files, but it’s so much more convenient to have my gaming rig connected to a computer that is just there.
It’s not intuitive dammit. Isn’t this crap supposed to be easy? I just get frustrated that *I* can’t get it to work. BLAH.
- End Gaming / Networking / Computer Rant –
UPDATE: I JUST UNINSTALLED THE NINTENDO SOFTWARE AND NOW IT WORKS. NOW I CAN ENJOY MY .MP3′S ON MY XBOX 360. NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS NEVER PLAY MY NINTENDO DS ONLINE EVER AGAI…
Crap. LOL. 
So just to simplify… The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connector USB Adapter Software kills Xbox 360 to PC connection. Delete the software and you will be able to share Xbox360 to PC.
Ugh
~Spec
June 18th, 2007 at 8:09 am
You’ve probably tried this already but what about putting he wifi adapter to the the powerbook? Just a random tech thought.
June 18th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Yeah, there’s an OS X solution, but I have to keep my laptop connected through an ethernet cable. SAD.
~Spec
September 1st, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Yeah, I just worked this out for myself. Incidentally, it’s not the Nintendo software which kills it. The problem is that the software sets up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on your existing network connection in order to stream from the WiFi to the ethernet. ICS, unfortunately, interferes with the uPnP protocol which the XBox uses to discover media devices on the network.