xbox live question

dmaister · Dec 28, 2002, 12:37 AM

i just got xbox live for christmas, and i am trying to set it up, im on a network using a 2wire router, it runs the network through the phone lines, the networked pc and the xbox are in my room, but the other pc and the router are in another room, how can i connect this?

shuki · Dec 28, 2002, 05:07 PM

your post is a bit confusing... how many ports on your router? and is the pc in your room networked with the pc and router in other room? just not very clear. are both pc's in your house hooked into the internet?

dmaister · Dec 28, 2002, 07:16 PM

ok, i have a 2 wire router, i think its 4 ports, the router is located in the house office, like 2 rooms away from here, the router is connected to the office pc and my pc and a dsl modem, i have my pc in my room, but the thing is, that this router, does the network over the phone line, weird but inexpensive, so i have the office pc, router, and dsl modem, in the office, then i have my pc in my room, networked through the phoneline, which ends up from the router to my pc. yes the 2 pc's are networked together with the router

shuki · Dec 28, 2002, 07:25 PM

so the phone line running from your phone jack into your pc in your room.... what does it plug into in your pc? a NIC card? USB port? how does your pc interface with a phone line?

And i have a feeling that you won't be able to be online on your pc and online with your xbox at the same time this way. If thats not an issue, we can probably get you going via ICS on your pc and a NIC card. What OS you have?

dmaister · Dec 28, 2002, 07:57 PM

Win 98 SE, ok the phone line comes to the pc, an enters the pc through a NIC card, here's a pic of the connection i have running sketch. http://www.geocities.com/dmaister/2wirenetworkpic.JPG

Madgoat1979 · Dec 28, 2002, 08:07 PM

i think he has a home network cat5 setup.... but is just using the router to feed through the already laid wire though out the house... (Im prolly wrong tho)

shuki · Dec 29, 2002, 12:17 AM

your link won't show up for me..

how about this though... move the router into your room. then you can plug the xbox right in. have the office pc connect to router in your room via the phone line... will that work?

if not, and you have to use your phone line to hook up to the router, you're either going to have to unplug your pc and hook up your xbox (one at a time sort of thing. unplug cable from nic card in pc and plug it into xbox) or you'll have to buy another nic card and set up Internet connection sharing though I don't know how that will work with win98.... would save you from having to plug and unplug each time but I still don't think you'll have both pc and xbox online at once...

I would run a long ass cable through the house... Drill some holes in drywall 'n all

dmaister · Dec 29, 2002, 11:16 PM

any other options?

Dec 28, 2002, 12:37 AM	#1
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	xbox live question i just got xbox live for christmas, and i am trying to set it up, im on a network using a 2wire router, it runs the network through the phone lines, the networked pc and the xbox are in my room, but the other pc and the router are in another room, how can i connect this?

Dec 28, 2002, 07:16 PM	Thread Starter #3
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	ok, i have a 2 wire router, i think its 4 ports, the router is located in the house office, like 2 rooms away from here, the router is connected to the office pc and my pc and a dsl modem, i have my pc in my room, but the thing is, that this router, does the network over the phone line, weird but inexpensive, so i have the office pc, router, and dsl modem, in the office, then i have my pc in my room, networked through the phoneline, which ends up from the router to my pc. yes the 2 pc's are networked together with the router __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Dec 28, 2002, 07:57 PM	Thread Starter #5
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	Win 98 SE, ok the phone line comes to the pc, an enters the pc through a NIC card, here's a pic of the connection i have running sketch. http://www.geocities.com/dmaister/2wirenetworkpic.JPG __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Dec 28, 2002, 08:07 PM	#6
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i think he has a home network cat5 setup.... but is just using the router to feed through the already laid wire though out the house... (Im prolly wrong tho) __________________

Dec 29, 2002, 11:16 PM	Thread Starter #8
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	any other options? __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Dec 28, 2002, 05:07 PM	#2
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	your post is a bit confusing... how many ports on your router? and is the pc in your room networked with the pc and router in other room? just not very clear. are both pc's in your house hooked into the internet?

Dec 28, 2002, 07:25 PM	#4
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	so the phone line running from your phone jack into your pc in your room.... what does it plug into in your pc? a NIC card? USB port? how does your pc interface with a phone line? And i have a feeling that you won't be able to be online on your pc and online with your xbox at the same time this way. If thats not an issue, we can probably get you going via ICS on your pc and a NIC card. What OS you have?

Dec 29, 2002, 12:17 AM	#7
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	your link won't show up for me.. how about this though... move the router into your room. then you can plug the xbox right in. have the office pc connect to router in your room via the phone line... will that work? if not, and you have to use your phone line to hook up to the router, you're either going to have to unplug your pc and hook up your xbox (one at a time sort of thing. unplug cable from nic card in pc and plug it into xbox) or you'll have to buy another nic card and set up Internet connection sharing though I don't know how that will work with win98.... would save you from having to plug and unplug each time but I still don't think you'll have both pc and xbox online at once... I would run a long ass cable through the house... Drill some holes in drywall 'n all