connecting xbox

[Gen.Cutter]

i have had comcast internet for over 3 years and i have never had a problem connecting to live through my router( I have the x-box connected to the router through 2 additional 6 port switches daisy-chained) i only have one ip address and it is seamless.

Try setting you internet connection settings in your router to dynamic ,and your DNS server to auto that may help.

I hope this can save u a couple bucks a month

[frequency]

well u see..i dont have a router at all. when the comcast internet installer came and installed the inernet, he just had a modem and thats how i got connected. he didnt set up the modem w/ a router b/c i had one computer only so there was no need for a router.

[Gen.Cutter]

I did not realize you were routerless in that case i guess the only way to connect is with another ip.
It would not be a bad idea to purchase a router, linksys has them on sale at office max for about $60, and once you get one you can do away with the additional ip adress and re-coup the cost of the router in 6 months or so.
Plus with a router you have alot more functionallity with your network, not to mention almost all routers have built-in fire walls.
But hey if it works what the hell.

[frequency]

im defintley thinking of a router cause it will pay for itself in like 6 months or less sense im paying like $6.95/month extra . plus for some reason im getting slow ass uploading speeds whn i ftp my games to my pc to patch them up and stuff. the highest upload speed i get is 30kbs, which sucks major ass if u got like 3.7gb game. ive never had this problem when i had dsl with a router...my games would be uploaded in matter of mins.....not hours. im pretty sure once i get my router and do away with extra ip address, i can just hook up my xbox to the router which will(i think) increase my upload speeds from when i had dsl.

[crazygamelover]

well i tried it for you frequency and I had probs with my router setting up. it is a linksys and it did not work. ive yet to figure out what the prob is as it should be working. i may have a bad router but i am not sure as of yet. I will keep testing different network techniques and see if i can get it going. As of now i am in the same boat as you with this second ip crap. I have to recheck my cables and put a tester on them to see if i am getting a signal. hopefully it is just a bad cable. I checked all of the settings for the xbox configurations and it all looked good so i will keep trying. I would be able to get to it again til later next week due to work but it has to work. i have the Network Everywhere 4 port cable/dsl router, model # nr041. i will keep you posted here and let you know before you go and spend the money only to find out it dont work. i will be back at it on tuesday 8/17/04. let you know more then.

[frequency]

thanx crazygamelover for ur trial and error on the router option. if it doesnt work for some reasn..oh well..at least u tried and i'll just stick with my 2nd ip address dilema sense i need it so that my xbox has an ip address to upload my games to the pc using flashxp. althought i got to admit...it is hella slow..28kbs but i guess its better than nothing.

u seem to have ur whole house all networked...as for me i would like that but then my house would like a spaghetti factory....too much wires, and wireless is too rich for my blood right now. and i will wait for ur results when u get back...thanx again.

[crazygamelover]

No go man! Either i missed something or maybe my isp has a router block somehow. I bet thats what it is cause I have tried just about every config i can think of. I even tried to put 2 network cards in one pc and run a network off of that just like a homebrew network and its still a no go. Its got to be the Cable companys doing. I have just about used every network trick in the book and it is gettin' somewhat agravating. I am a very persistant person too so you can just imagine the time i have been havin'

Oh well I gave it my best shotz and it wont go for me so I will stick with the second ip for now. If you do get yours to work or someone knows a trick i didnt try, let us both know.

Is it possible to stop a piggybacked signal through a network like that, or stop a router from being used? There must be a way to get this to work cause this extra ip $$$ should not be required.

Edit: Maybe the xbox itself has something to do with this. ??? Anyone here got theirs networked without a second ip fee? Either thru comcast or charter cable companies?