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I've signed up for cable internet and am in the last stages of preparing for Live. I have a PRO200 100/10Mbps Fast Ethernet PCI-Bus Adapter, and plan to buy a router (Belkin Gateway Router) so I can have my Xbox and PC connected at the same time.
Am I missing anything? Should the router need to be configured, the cable guy can help me out with that when he installs the line at my house.
Apparently some routers tend not to agree with Xbox Live. Here's an official list:
http://www.xbox.com/LIVE/connect/routers.htm
Looking forward kicking your... I mean, seeing you online!
The router I'm going to buy is Live approved. I just hope my ISP is. :sweat:
http://www.xbox.com/LIVE/connect/providers.htm
A lot of information on each ISP and known issues to be found there.
I was looking at that last night but my provider isn't on their list. I don't think there should be any problems but I'm not sure, so I thought I'd ask.
Better safe than sorry.
Thanks for the input though. :)
The biggest thing an ISP affects is your upload speed. For example, I have a cable modem, but my cable company caps upload @ 128K. On a good day, I get 64K upload. This means I can host myself and a guest in Ghost Recon (if I owned GR, that is). It also means I'm constantly lag-a-riffic in MechAssault. Hopefully you're provider caps at the normal 256K upload.
Also, many cable providers have begun using your PC NIC MAC address as your 'authentication'. This means your router, by default wouldn't do anything for you. However, you can 'clone' your PC MAC address in the router, and all is good. I've found that the cable company never, ever helps set up routers. (Even though they cap your bandwidth, they think running multiple PCs on that bandwith is akin to stealing. Kinda like Ford telling you putting more than 1 person in your Mustang is wrong).
Also, you might want to hard code your MTU setting in the router to 1465, I think (search for MTU on xbox.com's forums. It's there somewhere). Last but not least, try and get the latest firmware on your router.
Sorry if you know all this stuff already, but better safe than sorry.
Good luck Melf, hopefully everything will go smoothly hooking up your XBOX Live :)
If not I'm sure someone here can help you out if you have any problems, hope to see you online sometime ;)
My provider also caps my upload speed at 128K :(
What are you mostly playing, Mode? I'm picking up LIVE this weekend, and will keep an eye out for you (and the other TNLers, for that matter).Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
Looking forward kicking your... I mean, seeing you online!
I'll hop on MechAssault whenever I see a bunch of TNL people online, but Unreal Championship is my drug of choice.
entra aqui Melf: http://www.datajuegos.com/foros/cgi-...t=ST;f=12;t=33
It's all about MechAssault people. Unreal and Ghost Recon are what you do while you wait to play MechAssault. :) Actually, MA is the choice of FPS-motion sickness players worldwide. I'd love to join you in Unreal, but unless the framerate dropped to Perfect Dark multiplayer levels, I'd barf a lung.
Naw, MechAssault is definitely the waiting man's game. More TNL people need to start playing UC, because I'm getting tired of spending 15 minutes at a time poking around my friends list.
Yeah Right! I have NEVER seen you online ever.Quote:
Originally posted by Werewolf
If not I'm sure someone here can help you out if you have any problems, hope to see you online sometime ;)
On topic, Melf, get MECH ASSAULT! I have found way more TNLers on it, & I also find it to be the most fun of the titles I have played.
Nigel the Landstalker, Mode7, Wolfen & I play pretty regularly, with Schlep poping in from time to time.
I hope to see you soon.
JM
Btw, how many East Coasters do we have here? I try not to stay up late, but considering my bedtime is around 8pm Pacific time, it makes it hard to catch up with you West Coasters. Oh, and I saw Werewolf on...ONCE. He's to busy having a real life. :D
To be honest I have maybe been on once in the last 2 weeks, I've been so busy I haven't had much time to play :( Hopefully I will have more time after the Holidays.Quote:
Originally posted by JM
Yeah Right! I have NEVER seen you online ever.
I saw you too, but for some reason I couldn't send an invite... someday we'll actually play online :)Quote:
Originally posted by Wolffen
Oh, and I saw Werewolf on...ONCE. He's to busy having a real life. :D
I don't know if working 65 to 70 hours a week is considered a real life but it does pay the bills ;)