Sharing Xbox Live access with Mac

I've been trying to get my son's MacBook Pro to share its Internet access with his Xbox 360 over Ethernet but have been having a very hard time of it. I've searched around online and have found various tutorials that approach it different ways. I've followed each one step by step and have failed every time. Usually I get an error on the Xbox telling me that it can't find the Xbox Live servers.
The MacBook Pro gets on the Internet a 2WIRE router/modem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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