Xbox Live help

wfpd39wfpd39
edited April 2005 in Science & Tech
Please Help! I am a computer illiterate, who is trying to help my son. I purchased him an XBOX, and XBOX Live. I have DSL, coming into a modem and Linksys Wireless - G WRT54G down stairs, and a desk top with a Linksys PCI adapter WMP54G upstairs. Xbox is also upstairs. I have a crossover cable that I want to go from Xbox, into thr available ethernet port that was existing in the computer. I tried and tried and tried all the ICS things I could find. I’m just not that smart. Is there any way to plug the Xbox into the desk top that is using the PCI card to pick up the DSL signal from downstairs??? Any help is greatly appreciated. I look like a moron to my son! :help:

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  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited March 2005
    I believe you have to turn off ics and create a bridged connection between the two network cards on the machine. That whay the lan card passes directly through the wifi card via the bridge. The problem with ICS is that it doesn't properly pass the MAC addressing for the xbox.

    Now another way and a much more friendly and efficient way is to get a Wireless Access point for the xbox so it's working by itself. It'll cost about $70 for the hardware but the advantage is you don't have to have the computer on to use it and you'll get a better connection. There is a specific one that Linksys makes just for it called a Wireless Network Game adapter Futureshop and Best Buy will sell them both. Plus then you get to play with more gadgets and more gadgets always = cool.
  • wfpd39wfpd39
    edited March 2005
    kryyst wrote:
    I believe you have to turn off ics and create a bridged connection between the two network cards on the machine. That whay the lan card passes directly through the wifi card via the bridge. The problem with ICS is that it doesn't properly pass the MAC addressing for the xbox.

    Now another way and a much more friendly and efficient way is to get a Wireless Access point for the xbox so it's working by itself. It'll cost about $70 for the hardware but the advantage is you don't have to have the computer on to use it and you'll get a better connection. There is a specific one that Linksys makes just for it called a Wireless Network Game adapter Futureshop and Best Buy will sell them both. Plus then you get to play with more gadgets and more gadgets always = cool.
  • wfpd39wfpd39
    edited March 2005
    How do I turn off the ICS? When I looked at 'network conections', there are two. The PCI Card and one that says 'LAN' and cable unplugged. I tried to hightlight both using the Ctrl key, but get the 'To make a network bridge, you must select 2 ....that are not being used by ICS'
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Right click the network connection in My Network places, then select properties. Click the Advanced tab, and uncheck Internet Connection Sharing. Once done, click OK, then select the two connections you want to bridge. Right click, then select bridge connections.
  • wfpd39wfpd39
    edited March 2005
    OK! Now I have the Network Bridge icon, An internet gateway icon, so I am thinking I did that right. I have the crossover cable plugged into the eathernet card and the Xbox. I even tried turning off windows firewall, and mcafee firewall. When I try to connect the Xbox, I get a 'unable to connect' error message, with the 'check cables' radio box checked. I tried a regular cat 5 cable as well, no luck. What next?
  • DJ_EvergreenDJ_Evergreen MB, Canada Member
    edited March 2005
    wfpd39 wrote:
    What next?
    kryyst wrote:
    Now another way and a much more friendly and efficient way is to get a Wireless Access point for the xbox so it's working by itself. It'll cost about $70 for the hardware but the advantage is you don't have to have the computer on to use it and you'll get a better connection. There is a specific one that Linksys makes just for it called a Wireless Network Game adapter Futureshop and Best Buy will sell them both. Plus then you get to play with more gadgets and more gadgets always = cool.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited March 2005
    I was just reading on xbox's sight and seems they say to use ICS anyway here's the link

    http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/connect/windowsics.htm
  • wfpd39wfpd39
    edited April 2005
    Yes, thats what I tried... no luck. Looks like I may have to spring for another Access Point.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited April 2005
    skip the access point just get a router and save your self a lifetime of headache.
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