XBOX LIve & Wireless

[Darthshearer]

It doesnt show it until you have connected to it correctly Via LIve I think.

 

[MYstIC G]

What router have you got?

My old one required you to manually forward the xbox live ports or it would just completely fuck up.

 

[Darthshearer]

What router have you got?

My old one required you to manually forward the xbox live ports or it would just completely fuck up.

Its a Netgear Wireless G one dude.

 

[nath]

Are you sure your wireless is working properly? Do you have any other devices connected via wireless?

 

[MYstIC G]

Ah, I did see wireless G somewhere.

I'm not sure the model number is an exact match, but if it's the same as the standard sky router (which is a branded netgear) it required all the port forwarding shit.

Explained in much better detail here: Port Forwarding Xbox Live 360 on the Netgear DG834G

Don't forget to assign the XBOX to pick up the same IP every time it asks for one as well, as if the IP is constantly changing that causes no end of bullshit with port forwarding!

 

[Darthshearer]

Yes I am sure. The XBOX pics it up straight away? Not got anything I can check it with

 

[MYstIC G]

Yes, the xbox picks it up straight away. That said in the router settings there is an option that lets you force the DHCP server on the router to give the XBOX the same IP each time.

Trust me, if you set up port forwarding then the xbox switches IP's you'll be in a world of pissed off

 

[MYstIC G]

Also try this: Get Help Connecting to Xbox LIVE for NXE Xbox 360 | Xbox Support

 

[Darthshearer]

Cheers everyone.

I gave up last night and went to bed, Ill give it another go tonight.

 

[MYstIC G]

Sorry fella, I was knackered last night. That XBOX support one is the best one to use, it takes you through everything for each version of the XBOX dashboard and tells you how to configure the manufacturers settings for all the routers.

 

[Darthshearer]

No probs G mate

I have another issue though. Went to do setup wizard whilst half asleep and lost my preset router data that was pre done for me and now I cant access the net

oooops

 

[MYstIC G]

That one is going to cost you a half hour 0845 call to Raj... sorry I mean "Dave" in customer support then

 

[Darthshearer]

That one is going to cost you a half hour 0845 call to Raj... sorry I mean "Dave" in customer support then

:lol:

Luckily enough the customer support is UK based.

Ive got the details, I was just too tired to do it last night / this morning.

 

[MYstIC G]

That's what I said didn't I... Dave in the UK...

 

[Darthshearer]

Ok ok chill out

 

[MYstIC G]

k

 

[Darthshearer]

I know I know dont start, they were the only ISP I could use in my apartment.

However

Does anyone have the default settings for the Virgin Media Router?

 

[MYstIC G]

I can't even look at you...

 

[nath]

ADSL or cable modem? The former should need VPI 0, VCI 38 (same with all UK adsl, pretty much) and your username/password. The latter needs nothing at all.

 

[Darthshearer]

I can't even look at you...

I knew you would say that

If I knew they were the only ISP avail I wouldnt of bought the apartment

 

[Darthshearer]

ADSL or cable modem? The former should need VPI 0, VCI 38 (same with all UK adsl, pretty much) and your username/password. The latter needs nothing at all.

Its ADSL dude.

 

[MYstIC G]

If it's ADSL how can they be the only ISP???

 

[Darthshearer]

Must be cable then lol

 

[MYstIC G]

You're beyond help Darth, lol

 

[Darthshearer]

You're beyond help Darth, lol

Youve only just worked that one out :lol:

 

[Darthshearer]

Right, here we go again. I need a static IP according to this, and I dont, how the hell do I get a static IP?

 

[Moriath]

you dont need a static ip

 

[Darthshearer]

Well Ive tried it and it says I need to add an IP address I need to forward , where do I get this from?

Im close to calling it a day and going wired tbh

 

[Moriath]

your router should auto forward the traffic to and from the xbox .. wired is faster anyway

If it works wired it shoudl work wireless tho as your settings are all the same so wierd it doesnt

 

[Jupitus]

If you need to, in the netgear setup page, click on 'LAN IP Setup' on the left and you should have the option to add/edit/delete an 'address reservation' - this is where you can assign a dedicated IP address to a device...