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"babanoosh" <snoopdizzel@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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> Robin wrote:
>> "babanoosh" <snoopdizzel@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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>>>Robin wrote:
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>>>>"babanoosh" <snoopdizzel@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>Robin wrote:
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>>>>>>"babanoosh" <snoopdizzel@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>Robin wrote:
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>>>>>>>>"abracadabra" <abra@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>>Howdy
>>>>>>>>>My DW suddenly wants to be able to play Halo online
>>>>>>>>>via our xbox (when it was PC games I was interested
>>>>>>>>>in she said that it was too expensive, but now that
>>>>>>>>>she's a Halo-addict we can afford it - how odd!).
>>>>>>>>>Anyway, we live in rural NC, so the best online
>>>>>>>>>connection we can get is DSL via Sprint.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Questions:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>We have an old (from the late 90's) 3Com Ethernet
>>>>>>>>>Hub - is that the same thing as the "Router" that
>>>>>>>>>Xbox lists on their web site?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Do I need a special version of the Xbox or will the
>>>>>>>>>used one I picked up last Spring work?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Heck - any advice the worth and technical problems
>>>>>>>>>one faces playing Halo (probably will get Halo2 and
>>>>>>>>>the maps expansion set) online?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>The hub is not the same as the router. You can skip
>>>>>>>>the router if you are able to run an ethernet cord
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>from your XBox to your DSL modem, then when you want
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>to play online, just unplug your PC from the modem
>>>>>>>>and plug your XBox in and reset the modem by turning
>>>>>>>>it off for a few seconds and then back on. I have a
>>>>>>>>router, but I still have to run my XBox directly
>>>>>>>>from the modem, or it lags horribly. My roommate
>>>>>>>>however is able to play online
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>from the router without lag. I have no idea why,
>>>>>>>>they
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>both have the same settings in the router, the only
>>>>>>>>difference is that mine is a good bit further away
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>from the router. Any XBox will work fine, but you
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>will have to get Halo 2 to play on Live. Halo does
>>>>>>>>not support Live.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>regarding your problem Robin, it sounds like either
>>>>>>>an attenuation or interference/crosstalk problem. How
>>>>>>>old and how long is your ethernet segment, and to
>>>>>>>what does it run along.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It is a 50 ft. cable that runs along my baseboards.
>>>>>>It's about 6-7 months old. I can't remember if it is
>>>>>>Cat5 or Cat6. The only thing that runs under the
>>>>>>baseboards with it is some speaker wire. I have both
>>>>>>XBoxes set up for DMZ hosting through the router.
>>>>>
>>>>>hmmm.. that's about the length of my run; shouldn't be
>>>>>a problem until about 330 feet (aggregate). Is it
>>>>>underneath any carpet, perhaps next to some carpet
>>>>>nails that may have punctured it? I'd try another cable
>>>>>just to be sure, and perhaps another port on the router
>>>>>to rule that out as well. Tho, it is possible there is
>>>>>some crosstalk between the patch cable and the speaker
>>>>>wire. Further, I suspect heavier gauge would be worse.
>>>>>DMZ also huh? Truthfully I've never used a DMZ
>>>>>implementation (on a consumer router) that worked
>>>>>correctly. Your boxes won't work the standard way for
>>>>>Live? Or is that for your system link?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I was pretty careful laying it, but I could have
>>>>punctured it. Wouldn't that cause a problem when I run
>>>>straight from the modem as well? It's the same cable.
>>>>I didn't set it up for DMZ until I started experiencing
>>>>the problem. I should mention that it did play fine
>>>>through the router for a few months. I didn't change
>>>>anything, and then one day it would start lagging after
>>>>a game or two. Now I notice the lag as soon as I try to
>>>>logon. It's a major lag. It will take 3-4 seconds for a
>>>>weapon to appear after I pick it up. My roommate's box
>>>>has always run fine through the router with the exact
>>>>same settings. Oh, and I have tried switching the ports
>>>>as well. I've just chalked up to a mystery of
>>>>networking and resigned myself to going to the closet to
>>>>switch every time I want to play.
>>>
>>>well, it's safe to say you've ruled out a couple of
>>>things. Tell you what I'd do. Take your friend's xbox
>>>(without problems right?) and connect it to your side. If
>>>the problem goes away, it's your Xbox's ethernet port. I
>>>have family that had to actually replace the NIC on their
>>>board because it ceased working. BTW, what model router
>>>do you have?
>>
>>
>> Linksys BEFW11S4. I've tried updating the firmware too.
> Try flipping the xboxes around and see what happens, I
> really think it might be the box network interface.
I'll try it this evening when I get home from work.
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