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[Mad_Gouki]

hmm, windows 98?
my dad has 98 but he doesnt have an ethernet card... sorry but i dont know how to do it on an older system, im sure its almsot identical tho, its windows...
if you want me to add that to my site ill work with you on doing it

[Blindside]

QUOTE (Demented05 @ Aug 25 2003, 08:48 AM)

can somebody update the mad goukis tutorials or write your own on what to do to set up the xbox connection on windows 98/me/whatever i dont know what to do so i have it connected to my extremely slow computer with xp im sure im not the only person wanting this so please somebody

Demented05,
  It appears the reason for setting up the extra connection in Windows XP is because Mad Gouki has an ethernet card and a DSL connection.  Since the XBOX isn't on his DSL connection there is no way the two can talk.

If your computer and XBox are plugged into the same firewall/router, then this will be pretty easy. I am assuming that your router is using DHCP to assign addresses.  I am also assuming that your Windows 98 computer actually has a usable network connection

1) On your Windows 98 computer, click Start > Run > type WinIPCfg and press enter. This will open the Windows IP configuration dialog.
2) Make sure you select your ethernet adapter
3) Write down the IP address and the subnet mask. Most likely your IP will be something like 192.168.100.1 or 192.168.0.1, The subnet mask will probably be 255.255.255.0

Quick explanation of IP Networking fundamentals. Every IP address is actually composed of two parts - the network ID (kind of like a street name), and a host ID (which is like the street number).  For two computers/devices to communicate, they must be on the same network (I am assuming no routing is involved for the sake of simplicity, and I am ignoring classes of addresses)

To figure out your network ID, write the IP address on one line, and the subnet mask on another line below it.
Any number (a number being the 1 to 3 digits between periods) in your IP address that is over a 255, write that number below. Any number that is over a 0, write 0 below.  Make the 255's in the subnet mask 0's, and make the 0's in the subnet mask 255's.

So, lets do the network ID first. IP address 192.168.100.2. Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
192.168.100.2
255.255.255.0
--------------------
192.168.100.0 = Network ID

Now the Host ID
192.168.100.2
 0.    0.     0. 255
----------------------
 0.    0.     0. 2 = Host ID

As I said before, two computers/devices cannot communicate over IP if they do not have the same network ID. So what you want to do is give your XBox and IP address that has the same network ID as your Windows 98 computer, but a DIFFERNET host ID (two computers on the same network must have different host ids).  You can pick ANY host ID from 1 to 254 (0 and 255 are reserved, so don't use these). So in the above scenario, assign your Xbox the IP address 192.168.100.3., and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Once you have done that and followed the rest of the steps in Mad Gouki's tutorial, you should be able to connect to the Xbox using IP 192.168.100.3. and FTP.

If you don't have a router, then you'll need a cross-over cable to wire the two together. Take screeshots of your current win98 configuration, then assign a static IP to the windows 98 computer (say 192.168.100.1), subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Assign the Xbox IP 192.168.100.2 and subnet 255.255.255.0. FTP to the XBox using IP 192.168.100.2.
The same would be true if your had the computer and XBox plugged into a hub.

To get to the IP settings in Win98, right click Network Neigborhood > Properties, scroll through the list on the first tab (don't remember the tab name), and find the entry "TCP/IP-><your ethernet adapter>" (eg, TCP/IP->Intel Pro 100). Click that entry, and click properties. This is where you set your IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway (leave default gateway blank).

Once you have the XBox hacked, change your Win98 computer back to it's original IP configuration.