Networking Question

[Spike88]

So I'm thinking of making the Blasphemous choice of getting a 360, mostly so I can play Splinter Cell Conviction(especially the Co-op with splitscreen).

Now the issue is, I don't want to dish out $99 for their wireless adapter. Especially since I don't plan on paying for a paid subscription to xbox live. But I would like the ability to patch my games.

I live with my girlfriend and her sister, the router for the internet is in the sisters room across the hall. I want to run an ethernet cable from the router to the console just as much as I want to spend 99 dollars on a wireless adapter(which is not very much at all).

My laptop which is near the tv and where the console will be, has a built in wireless adapter. Is there anyway I could run a wired connection from the laptop to the 360 and use the laptop as the wireless adapter?

[longam]

Without the live subscription your not going to update anything, that's your gateway to the internet. I just use the prepaid cards for my daughters Xbox.

I have heard that you can use USB NIC adapters with the Xbox but never tried it. Goole should give you some answers.

[Spike88]

I was under the idea that a Silver account would be able to update.

Okay, I've read that you can set up a Lan from the 360 to the PC and then have the PC connect to the network, it says I need a crossover cable.

Now I just need to find out where I can get one local.