First of all I suppose I should explain the layout of our wired network.
It starts with an NTL cable modem going via Ethernet into an old Belkin 4-port router. A wire goes from this to a computer next to the router. Another wire goes from the router, around the outside of our house, and into a bedroom closet. In there, it is plugged into a really old D-Link Ethernet hub, from which a wire goes to my brother's Xbox 360, and another wire goes up into the attic of our house, and along to my closet, where it splits again via a little Ethernet splitting thing, off to my Xbox 360, and my PC.
I agree that it's a really ugly setup, and I'm hoping to go wireless after Christmas. In the mean time, I'm having a few problems.
The issue is that the Xbox 360s are acting temprementally about whether or not they'll connect to Xbox Live. Mine in particular. During the connection test on the console itself, it tells me that the "IP Address" section of the test has failed. Last night I noticed this, and decided to assign each console it's own IP address (was previously on Automatic). We tested it a few times, and all seemed to be working fine.
Today though, I switched the wire going from the hub to my brother's 360 with a newer one (the older one was broken on one end and just kind of "hung" in the console).
Now the problem is this- my 360 is happy to connect if I just turn it on on it's own. If I then turn on my brother's 360, it also connects fine. If however, I turn on and use my PC's connection, MY 360 decides to stop connecting (but only if I turn it off and on again).
I'm about to turn off all the power to the devices, and see if that does any help.
The only other thing I can think of is whether this Ethernet wire I replaced (old for new) is different from the one it was replacing (i.e. straight through/crossover). Would that make a difference in this situation?
Thanks again
It starts with an NTL cable modem going via Ethernet into an old Belkin 4-port router. A wire goes from this to a computer next to the router. Another wire goes from the router, around the outside of our house, and into a bedroom closet. In there, it is plugged into a really old D-Link Ethernet hub, from which a wire goes to my brother's Xbox 360, and another wire goes up into the attic of our house, and along to my closet, where it splits again via a little Ethernet splitting thing, off to my Xbox 360, and my PC.
I agree that it's a really ugly setup, and I'm hoping to go wireless after Christmas. In the mean time, I'm having a few problems.
The issue is that the Xbox 360s are acting temprementally about whether or not they'll connect to Xbox Live. Mine in particular. During the connection test on the console itself, it tells me that the "IP Address" section of the test has failed. Last night I noticed this, and decided to assign each console it's own IP address (was previously on Automatic). We tested it a few times, and all seemed to be working fine.
Today though, I switched the wire going from the hub to my brother's 360 with a newer one (the older one was broken on one end and just kind of "hung" in the console).
Now the problem is this- my 360 is happy to connect if I just turn it on on it's own. If I then turn on my brother's 360, it also connects fine. If however, I turn on and use my PC's connection, MY 360 decides to stop connecting (but only if I turn it off and on again).
I'm about to turn off all the power to the devices, and see if that does any help.
The only other thing I can think of is whether this Ethernet wire I replaced (old for new) is different from the one it was replacing (i.e. straight through/crossover). Would that make a difference in this situation?
Thanks again
