Xbox 360 and xbox live Help
January 26th, 2020
Your having trouble connecting your router.
www.xbox.com
There alot of support there
are you using a router or u directly connected to dsl?
i am connecting my xbox 360 to my pc via a ethernet cable , which my pc is connected to a wireless router , wirelessly
Okay, it sounds like you want to share the connection between your PC and Xbox 360 wirelessly. In order to do this, you would need a crossover cable, not a standard straight through cable. You then would have to bridge your Wireless connection with your LAN connection. Then properly configure any needed ports.
ok so the ethernet cable i have will not work then , i am sure i have seen on other website and video’s many people doing it with ethernet cables, would it help if i gave u the link to the video.
Yes, you can send me the link. I am a networking major, so I am sure we can figure something out.
This is what I would do in your case;
1- Plug the Ethernet cable from your Xbox 360 into your PC’s network interface card.
2- Go into your network connections.
3- Select both your Wireless connection and your Local Area Network connection and then right click.
4- Click properties.
5- Click Bridge Connections.
6- When created, make sure that the two networks are set up properly by right clicking the bridge and clicking properties and making sure that there are checkmarks next to each network connection.
7- Now go ahead and run your Xbox network test again.
well i have seen the method on how to do this on many sites , and this was a youtube link off the site. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fkGqAWcZjrI&feature=related
Please remember that ALL links must be coded, including, but not limited to, e-mail addresses, passwords, and internal links. Coded for you this time-glenny.
Go ahead and try that method I posted. If it doesn’t work, I will tell you another way.
wheres that method i cant find it lol .
It’s three posts up from yours.
oh i see your method lol , i just did it now and i bridged the local area connection and the wireless connection , but before that the local area connection always comes up limited or no connectivity , is that ok ? anyways i bridged them both , it says connected , and firewalled on all of them now , how can i check if the bridge is done right ? i just ran the xbox test , and it comes up as a wired connection which is right , but under ip it fails .
Okay, let’s get back to basics. Before anything relating to your Xbox is connected, can you connect to the internet?
yes , my wireless connection is fine on my pc.
i’ll just ask , if my cable is a straight through ethernet cable, would the xbox still recognise it is wired , because u said it must be a crossover didnt u , could that be the whole process of it not working .
Please don't double-post, use the edit button instead-glenny.
Generally to connect two devices such as a console to PC or laptop, you do need a crossover. However that’s not always the case. Try this:
1- Delete the bridge if you haven’t yet.
2- Right click the Wireless Network and choose properties.
3- Go to the advanced tab and then click the two checkboxes, including the share my internet connection.
4- Apply the changes.
5- Do as in the method before and bridge the two connections again.
6- Test and let me know.
ok i have checked the two boxes and applied it but when i click my local area connection and wireless network connection and click bridge , a window pops up saying , To create a network bridge, you must select at least two LAN or High-Speed internet connections that are not being used by internet connection sharing
Oh, try not bridging it and just testing the xbox.
no still dont work like that either , comes up wired , but fails on ip . my firewall is on, so i tried it without it and it is still the same .
Hm, strange. Tell you what, give me a bit, and I will go hook up your scenario now.
ok , do you think it probaly is just because of the straight through ethernet cable ? or something to do with that my local area connection has limited or no connectivity , or how about could it be something to do with my wireless having security ?
Hm, I used a Vista laptop and did the following;
1- Hooked a straight through cable from xbox to laptop.
2- Bridged the wireless and lan connection.
3- Tested and it worked. So obviously the ST cable question is ruled out. My router is secured so that rules out that question as well. My LAN connection had limited as well when bridged but it worked. I will try it on an XP machine as I assume that’s what you have.
Edit: Sorry it’s taking a while, I have to install XP on my MacBook.
Sorry for the double post, but I have your solution big guy.
After troubleshooting for a while, I solved it.
1- Do the typical wired connection.
2- Bridge the wireless and LAN connection.
3- Bring up a command prompt (start, run, cmd)
4- Type in “netsh bridge show adapter” without quotes.
5- Take note of which ID is the Wireless Network Connection
6- Type “netsh bridge set adapter * e” without quotations where * is the Wireless Network Connection ID.
e.x. If my connection ID was 2 I would type “netsh bridge set adapter 2 e” without quotes.
7- It should say a network cable is unplugged, then it will pop up again and say it’s connected.
8- Test and report back!
Okay Try this way
1) Plug your cable to 360 and PC
2) Go to networks
3) Highlight Wireless Connection Right click select properties
4) Go to the advance tab
5) In the internet sharing check the box 6) Open the dropdown box and select Local Area Network
7) Tick the box under it
8) Dun! Now run test and see if it works
Ah sorry I didn’t know that someone posted the samething
But no worries, You have to make sure Xbox Live is allowed from your Firewall
First try take all your firewalls down and see it works, if it does then you have to find a way to make XBL connect tru the firewall
You may need to Port Forward..
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm
Find your router there and follow the instructions.
You also can find your Xbox IP somewhere in your system settings of your Xbox 360.
Any 1 else got any idea , on how this could be fixed ? hope to hear from you all . thanks to all that have helped so far.
i know this might be a very stupid question but i assume you have tested the cable oO network cables can be fragile if theyre not good quality.. might be worth testing to see if the actual cable is faulty.
yh i have tried a different straight through ethernet cable and its the same.
i am just wondering could it be all because im not using a crossover cable, but i dont think it is , because my xbox 360 recognizes it is a wired connection , it just fails on ip .
Anyone else got any clue , on how to solve this ? , basically im trying to connect to xbox live , by sharing the internet connection on my pc with my xbox 360 , using a ethernet cable , and enabling internet connection sharing on the desktop pc. however when i try to connect on the xbox 360 it recognizes it is a wired connection , but fails on the ip ? hope to hear from you all .
hey chief i have the exact same problem. Still failing on the IP test. By chance have you tried entering your IP DNS and Gateway manually? You can find the details in IPCONFIG. Give it a go.
I’ve googled all sort of methods and still none have worked. Im gonna keep testing and trying today and i’ll report back.
Okay, it sounds like you want to share the connection between your PC and Xbox 360 wirelessly. In order to do this, you would need a crossover cable, not a standard straight through cable. You then would have to bridge your Wireless connection with your LAN connection. Then properly configure any needed ports.
I’m pretty sure the xbox does the crossover, and doesn’t need a crossover cable