Get another hub/switch and put it in the room with the computer and the X-box. Connect both the computer and the X-box to the hub/switch.

In layman's terms, a hub just retransmits everything coming into it on all ports, where a switch will selectively route messages to only the proper destination port. In large networks a switch can be a performance advantage, but in small networks it could also be a performance disadvantage. See here for more details: http://tuxmagazine.com/node/1000170

Make sure the hub/switch that you get can match the speed of your router. That is, if your router is a 100 Megabit router, get at least a 100 megabit hub or switch. In your application it won't make a significant difference whether you get an inexpensive hub or an inexpensive switch. For practical purposes, they will do the same thing and you won't notice any difference between the two, either in how you hook them up or how well they perform.
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http://tuxmagazine.com/node/1000170


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