PC to X Box 360

[caduceus]

Ok, heres the thing. I have a pc in spare room, and xbox in living room where flat screen is.

I have run x metres of UTP CAT5e cable round the outside of house potentially connecting the two. But now I guess I need a hub. I did the cable months ago, but just never got round to connecting it all up. And I want to give the online gaming thing a go now.

What type of hub should I be going for, and how do I do it?

Thanks for any help.

Cad

[Xaero]

Just a general router will do the job as long as you set it up so you can get the internet through it. you'll need to feed a phone line into it, and have the CAT5 cables coming from it into your PC and 360. I have a netgear router I got from PC world and it does the job fine once I put the correct numbers into it (from internet provider).

[caduceus]

Thanks Rob.
I'm on ntl, and already have a router (well, I think its a router/hub) and have tried plugging it straight into that. But no dice.

Think I'll have to post a different named thread to see if there are any other ntl users doing this, which I'm sure there are.

Cheers
Cad

[ThePassenger]

Are you sure its a router and not a modem? A router should just be 'poof' and the 360 picks up an IP/DNS setup from the router, where as a modem might get a bit arsey with the MAC address changing.

Never having seen a 360's innards poke around in it's network settings and make sure everything is set to 'DHCP' or 'Network Assigned' as far as IP Address, Subnet and DNS is concerned.

[caduceus]

ThePassenger said:

Are you sure its a router and not a modem? A router should just be 'poof' and the 360 picks up an IP/DNS setup from the router, where as a modem might get a bit arsey with the MAC address changing.

Never having seen a 360's innards poke around in it's network settings and make sure everything is set to 'DHCP' or 'Network Assigned' as far as IP Address, Subnet and DNS is concerned.

Sorry. I meant modem

I thnk its a hub or router that I need. So the pc does'nt have to be switched on whenever I want to play 'XBox Live'.

[tycho]

How is the PC connected to the modem? Network port? USB port?

If it is a network port, just get a 4 port hub from an online store for £10. If not, you will need an ADSL router for about £50.

[thepassenger]

tycho said:

How is the PC connected to the modem? Network port? USB port?

If it is a network port, just get a 4 port hub from an online store for £10. If not, you will need an ADSL router for about £50.

If it's an NTL modem, do not get a 4 port hub/switch. The modem will freak out when more than one device tries to pull an IP from it.

Question: Do you have NTL cable internet or their ADSL offering via Freeserve/Orange?
If the former pick up a 'Cable' router if the later pick up an ADSL one

For the cable device, plug your modem in to the router, it will then pretend to be a computer and maintain a link with NTL (once you've set it up) and as you bolt machines on to the device the router will handle issueing IP Addresses and the like; which will make getting the 360 working a LOT easier.
The ADSL unit, if that's what you need, will replace the NTL equipment, so it's Router <-> Phone socket as opposed to router <-> Modem <-> phone socket. You'll need your username/password for the account and the manual will walk you through setting the connection up.


Edit: As a quick fix, if the modem is a small blue thing power cycle it once jacked in to the 360... this has been known to work.

Edited by thepassenger on Monday 25th December 16:54

[caduceus]

thepassenger said:

Question: Do you have NTL cable internet or their ADSL offering via Freeserve/Orange?

Its broadband cable. Y'know, the b/b internet, digi TV and phone package.Its connected by USB. The only port left on the back is an rj45 opening.

The small box on the wall behind the PC has a fibre optic cable going to the modem.
I'm pretty sure its fibre anyway.

Thanks for your responses so far. Much obliged.

Cad

[fieldl]

I used to use a Vigor Draytek router but now have a D-Link DI-524 router inc wireless & 4 port switch.
Bought it from Dixons for £40 or so. I am on NTL cable and it works great and includes firewall too

[viper_larry]

I have a similar setup to you. NTL cable modem goes into my Linksys WRT54G Wireless router providing wireless networking around the house and a 4 port switch. One of these has a cable that runs around the house to the living room. Xbox 360 / Mac Mini plugged into it.

[caduceus]

viper_larry said:

I have a similar setup to you. NTL cable modem goes into my Linksys WRT54G Wireless router providing wireless networking around the house and a 4 port switch. One of these has a cable that runs around the house to the living room. Xbox 360 / Mac Mini plugged into it.

So for all intents and purposes, I just buy any wired router (cable already routed to tv) and buy a short cable with rj45s on each end. Plug one end in cable modem, and the other into router. Is that it?

Will the router sort itself out using DHCP tp get an IP address? Or do I have to go start configuring it?

[viper_larry]

caduceus said:

viper_larry said:

I have a similar setup to you. NTL cable modem goes into my Linksys WRT54G Wireless router providing wireless networking around the house and a 4 port switch. One of these has a cable that runs around the house to the living room. Xbox 360 / Mac Mini plugged into it.

So for all intents and purposes, I just buy any wired router (cable already routed to tv) and buy a short cable with rj45s on each end. Plug one end in cable modem, and the other into router. Is that it?

Will the router sort itself out using DHCP tp get an IP address? Or do I have to go start configuring it?

That's about it yes. The Router will use DHCP to assign IP addresses to the equipment attached to it. You might as well get a Wireless Router such as the WRT54G - you can disable the wireless capabilities through the router interface, but at least you'll have this capability if ever you need it?

It really is plug and play with NTL...

[caduceus]

viper_larry said:

caduceus said:

viper_larry said:

I have a similar setup to you. NTL cable modem goes into my Linksys WRT54G Wireless router providing wireless networking around the house and a 4 port switch. One of these has a cable that runs around the house to the living room. Xbox 360 / Mac Mini plugged into it.

So for all intents and purposes, I just buy any wired router (cable already routed to tv) and buy a short cable with rj45s on each end. Plug one end in cable modem, and the other into router. Is that it?

Will the router sort itself out using DHCP tp get an IP address? Or do I have to go start configuring it?

That's about it yes. The Router will use DHCP to assign IP addresses to the equipment attached to it. You might as well get a Wireless Router such as the WRT54G - you can disable the wireless capabilities through the router interface, but at least you'll have this capability if ever you need it?

It really is plug and play with NTL...

Thats great Larry, thanks.
Think I'll just get a normal wired router seeing as the cable is in place already. Not mad about wireless, due to security integrity.

Thanks again all for your input