Forcing ICS with CMD - Wireless/Laptop Bridging

[iBotPeaches]

Internet Connection Sharing(ICS) Bridging

(Also know as "Wireless Bridging" or "Bridging with a Laptop")

 

What do I need?

A Wireless Card

A Wireless Modem/Router

A Crossover(CAT-5) Cable

Xbox/Xbox 360

Ability to bridge connections on your PC

What does this type of connection do?

It shares the connections and making it a direct connection from your xbox, to yoru wireless card to the internet, but it will be going through your PC, which means if you have host you can alternate the connections since its going through your PC(Just think if it as another way than bridging through your router...)

Is this better then using a router?

I would say so cause I dont think it will screw up the internet access to anyone else using it through the router. Not positivley sure though. Also, you dont need Cain/Switchsniffer/WinAPR for this method.

 

Whats the Commnd Prompt for?

Dont worry about it, your gonna need it for this method to work, thats all you need to know. The other way is to go to "Network Properties" and asking it to share connections, but too many people are having problems with that including me, so this was the only way that worked.

 

Now what?

I dont know, lets get started I guess?

 

(Note: For 360 users, leave your 360 on the main dashboard or, sign into live normally, then log out, and leave it on the main menu, once you are on the main menu, just hook your crossover into the laptop and connected your wireless internet and start with the procedure below)

 

Step 1:

Hook your crossover(CAT-5) cable from the Ethernet port on your pc/laptop to your xbox/360, and have your wireless card plugged in and connected.

 

Step 2:

Once that is done, open up your Network Connections (Control Panel -> Network & Internet Connections)

 

 

Step 3:

Now, highlight both connections by holding down the left button on your mouse, and dragging it over the 2 connections

 

Step 4:

Once they are both highlighted, right-click on of them, a pop-up menu should appear. From that menu, click "Bridge Connections"

 

 

Step 5:

Now this window should appear

 

 

Give it some time, if a window like this should pop up during the process

 

Step 6:

Now, your network connections should look similar to this

 

 

 

As you see, the wireless internet is not connected, here is where we use ADV1L's method to force the sharing.

Step 7:

On your task bar, go to start and go to "Run.."

 

 

(Its a different skin, so yours may look different but it should say "Run" or have the icon my mouse is pointing to)

 

Another way is through the Task Manager, I didnt use images so im just gonna tell you:

Press CTRL + ATL + DELETE, on the menu bar click on "File" and on the drop down list select "New Task(Run..)"

 

Step 8:

A small window should pop up, in it, type in "cmd"

 

 

And then press "OK"

 

Step 9:

Now, a new window should pop up

Should look similar to that

 

 

Step 10:

Now, where the cursor is blinking, type in "netsh bridge show adapter" (without the quotations)

 

 

Then press enter

 

Step 11:

Give it some time, and this list should show up

 

 

Here is where we force it to share with the xbox/360

 

Step 12:

After you have done that there will be another line with a blinking cursor, in that line, type in "netsh bridge set adapter 1 enable"

 

Now before you do this, where I have the number "1" is the ID on the list, but what you have to do is replace that number with whichever ID number is your "Wireless Network Connection"(It way be number 1, EX: If it was number 2 in the ID list then you would put "netsh bridge set adpater 2 enable"

 

Back to my way, after you have typed it in, press enter

 

 

I put 2 on accident. I was just copying and pasting

 

Now, give it I would say 10-20 seconds, it will start adjusting the network settings, so wait until its done.

 

If you typed it in correctly, is should look like this while adjusting

 

 

To double check, in the new line, re-type "netsh bridge show adapter"

 

 

Your wireless connection show now say "Enabled"," you may exit out of the command prompt (cmd.exe) window now

 

Step 13:

When its done, go to your Network & Internet Connections window, and it should look like this:

 

 

(Note: My xbox isn't connected, so its not showing properly)

There you go, your connections are shared and bridged.

 

Note to Xbox 360 users: To get on live, you can do this one of two ways, you can log into live normally, log out and have it sitting on the main menu until you get all these steps done, then try signing in, if you get on after following these steps, you are bridged

or

If your on the dashboard, go to Settings -> Network Settings -> Test Connection

If you pass all the tests, your bridged, then go on into Halo

Edited February 1, 2009 by iBotPeaches
Random Fixed Topic of Feb. 2, 2009

[iBotPeaches]

Random updated and fixed post of today.

 

I accidentally bumped it.

[SmokiestGrunl]

Nice post, didn't see this the first time.

 

I got two questions.

 

1. Does it work with Vista

2. Does it work with other games (Halo 3, CoD: WaW, etc.)

[iBotPeaches]

1. Never been on a Vista computer to be honest. So no clue.

 

2. It just bridges your xbox connection with your computer, so you can monitor all connections between the game and the other players. However some games are smarter than halo, and only send the "game" IP back instead of the players. If you give it a shot and it works, then let me know. I know gears, and halo it works.

[SmokiestGrunl]

1. Never been on a Vista computer to be honest. So no clue.

 

2. It just bridges your xbox connection with your computer, so you can monitor all connections between the game and the other players. However some games are smarter than halo, and only send the "game" IP back instead of the players. If you give it a shot and it works, then let me know. I know gears, and halo it works.

 

I hate playing games that don't have the select local games only choice for matchmaking, because I lag so much when the host isn't Australian.

 

So if I block the IPs of the people I don't want to be matched with, will it block those people from joining or block me from joining?