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ok connected the official wireless adapter and it worked instantly with full live connection test completing and with an open NAT instead of strict like i always had with ics and laptop.

just had to put in my wep key and didn't have to do anything on pc even with netgear router.

then dl'd win media player 11 and added , pics, music and vid to the library so the 360 can see it. almost made it harder on myself wondering why the test media conneciton wasn't working before i realized i just needed to go to the connect to computer section and remove the laptop connection and add the desktop pc. then it found all my media.

what is everyone using as the media software? zune? wmp 11? or win media connect? those seem to be the only three choices. i went with wmp 11 figuring it was easiest and i use wmp but after the fact i realized i kind of like wmp 10 better and that i had win media connect but getting wmp 11 uninstalls that. oh well, i guess its better to have wmp 11 and i can revert back but it can cause some problems and takes extra steps so i might not bother.

would like to try with a win media center pc as that is the other option in 360 which seems to let you do a little bit more but prob not worth getting that os or a new pc with it.

my other main question now is what is the cheapest easiest way to get live gold? because it seems you need it to play anything online, even demos.

i thought the pro system comes with 3 mo free of live gold? i got the pro system but how do you activate your 3 mo free of live gold?

oh and i have like 3 out of 5 bars for my wireless connection with the adapter connected to hdddvd drive on top of 360 on tv stand shelf under tv with router upstairs a floor. so not bad. it seems to really recommend using 802.11a for the diff 5ghz freq instead of 2.4 what phones and microwave use adn neighboring wifi but my g works fine. i do have 2.4ghz cordless phones though.

it mentions in the manual to really use wireless a for streaming video but i can even stream 1080p hd wmvs almost perfect over the g. in the list of compatible routers my netgear g router is listed so thatss good but netgear doenst' make any router with a/b/g and i like netgear best.

might think about the one linksys or dlink that have a since the wireless adapter has it and it makes sense how it might be better.

anyone know if the wireless adapter that verizon fios gives you (in the us) is? what brand? b/g or a/b/g? compatibility with 360?