I think that storm we had earlier today fried my 360's ethernet port, it's not receiving any data anymore. I've checked the router, it's showing the lights meaning it's sending data. I checked my laptop to be sure, it's got the lights. I check the back of my 360, no lights. I've tried switching the port it's connect to on the router, I've changed the cable used for it, it's just not connecting. There isn't a way to fix the Ethernet port somehow is there? I'm not getting the Wireless Adapter either, it's just not an option I can afford.

 

Yep. No go.
*Edit: ....It just decided to work. I switched the cables the first time and it didn't work. I tried it with a different set of cables and it worked this time. I guess I had two shot cables, go figure. Phew.

 

Doesn't that plug into the ethernet port anyways?

I have one but it works with everything, not just XBox and it has 4 ports not just one.

 

Oh, does the one for the original Xbox go into the ethernet?

You can't use any USB One? M$ shouldn't be allowed to make you use theirs, same for the hard drive. Anti trust.

 

So the 360 Wireless bridge can do in USB or Ethernet?

 

There's also the "new" 360 WiFi device coming out, intended to support N-class WiFi, up to 6 times the speed and with a suitable price increase.

Really, M$ should just release an update to make any USB WiFi work, rather than charging stupid prices for an underwhelming WiFi solution. The wireless bridge might work well, but that's an extra network hub/router/bridge that you'll have to use, and keep constantly plugged in, and that will still only be able to use the 10/100Mbs speed of the ethernet port.

Some Powerline Ethernet adaptors support different phasing for their signals in an attempt not to interfere with other devices running through the powerlines, however there's no way to be sure how well it works until you try it. I have a friend that makes use of it very well, and his connection speeds turn out higher than mine on WiFi only a yard away from the router.

 

Really? I heard they were raising the price of it by around £40ish here. Then again, until they actually release it, it's mostly speculation.

There's a rumour floating around that M$ can't make it work efficiently enough to be N-classed. Something about it only achieving around 100Mbs instead of the average 240Mbs (300Mbs is the ideal but it's never been obtained).