To route or not to route
 

I have seen multiple posts concerning the use of routers or hubs to connect the PC to the XBOX. Has anyone had any luck with a straight PC to XBOX connection? If not what is the recpmmended method, router or hub? Thanks

my xbox's are connected directley to my pc's nic card using a cross over cable works perfectley.

system 1
i use windows xp pro
evox 1.8.458
flash fxp 2.0 build 908

system 2
windows me
evox 1.8.458
flash fxp 2.0 build 908

both connected to xbox's using cross over cable directley from xbox to pc'c nic card

cross over
 

Ok I guess I am a newbie. What is a cross over cable? Is it a standard LAN cable? What is it converting? Thanks:)

a straite cable is the type where all pins are identical wire for wire on each side.
i got my cable from pc world as part of a cheap £10.00 lan network kit.
if you look at the tip of the cable you will see both ends are wired differentley to each other. from opposite ends

Well PassWolf (and you newbie lurkers!:p )

1. UTP cabling has 8 wires inside the jacketing - 2 transmit and 2 receive - when connecting two devices directly you need these 4 wires to line up in the other devices jack oppositely so you switch their places on one end and a baby crossover is born!

2. generally, I think most would say "standard" refers to a straight cable

3. both cables carry data the same but the difference is just the arrangement of the wires

clearify
 

So a standard LAN cable is not the same as a crossover cable? Sounds like there is a pin position difference between the two.

no
yes

i use a crossover cable (from fry's for 5 bucks) to connect directly to pc - i set my xbox ip to static, same with my pc -> works great