Xbox Live - The final frontier
Thats because when I finally get this up and running for my 8 y o son - I'm giving up PC's, consoles and everything technical for evermore.
The XBL site states there are three simple steps to onlime gaming heaven - plus the fifty five fairly difficult strides and the million and one giant leaps required to overcome all opposition in the game of IT dodgeball played out between software, hardware and ISP vendors.
Our intention was to set up the shared connection - just like the web site !!!
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/start/connect/sharedpc/default.htm
Our setup mirrors the XBL shared PC website with a Dell PC using XP and an ADSL modem with USB connection and a Realtek 10mbs NIC. The Nic is then connected via ethernet crossover cable which is then run to the Xbox.
While I know the IP, DNS and PPoe etc settings for my PC, I do not know the equivalent settings for the Xbox. Most people seem to suggest that we should leave all Xbox settings on automatic configuration but then I get the message "No DNS server addresses were received from the dhcp or ppoe server".
Having read the two previous threads on this same topic I would like to ask three questions
1. Dr Tre suggested using Bridging to connect PC to XBox not ICS - How can this be done using the above system setup. Now I have deinstalled ICS where do I go from here please ?
2. Apart from the Xbox telling me that cables are connected how can I confirm that traffic is actually running between PC and Xbox - when connected. Someone mentioned ping-ing. What is ping(ing) and how do I ping the Xbox from my PC ?
3. Dr Tre also mentioned that we should foreward the following ports on your wireless router. UDP 88, UDP 3074, TCP 3074.
I was advised by a pretty clueless XBL support person that I should check that my firewall (zonealarm) will allow these three ports access. Does any body have a Flipping Clue how I'm supposed to go about this task ?
Answers to any one of the three above questions will undoubtedly propel you to the top of our Christmas card list for the foreseeable future !!
Many thanks
M and H.
The XBL site states there are three simple steps to onlime gaming heaven - plus the fifty five fairly difficult strides and the million and one giant leaps required to overcome all opposition in the game of IT dodgeball played out between software, hardware and ISP vendors.
Our intention was to set up the shared connection - just like the web site !!!
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/live/start/connect/sharedpc/default.htm
Our setup mirrors the XBL shared PC website with a Dell PC using XP and an ADSL modem with USB connection and a Realtek 10mbs NIC. The Nic is then connected via ethernet crossover cable which is then run to the Xbox.
While I know the IP, DNS and PPoe etc settings for my PC, I do not know the equivalent settings for the Xbox. Most people seem to suggest that we should leave all Xbox settings on automatic configuration but then I get the message "No DNS server addresses were received from the dhcp or ppoe server".
Having read the two previous threads on this same topic I would like to ask three questions
1. Dr Tre suggested using Bridging to connect PC to XBox not ICS - How can this be done using the above system setup. Now I have deinstalled ICS where do I go from here please ?
2. Apart from the Xbox telling me that cables are connected how can I confirm that traffic is actually running between PC and Xbox - when connected. Someone mentioned ping-ing. What is ping(ing) and how do I ping the Xbox from my PC ?
3. Dr Tre also mentioned that we should foreward the following ports on your wireless router. UDP 88, UDP 3074, TCP 3074.
I was advised by a pretty clueless XBL support person that I should check that my firewall (zonealarm) will allow these three ports access. Does any body have a Flipping Clue how I'm supposed to go about this task ?
Answers to any one of the three above questions will undoubtedly propel you to the top of our Christmas card list for the foreseeable future !!
Many thanks
M and H.
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