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Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: Adam. on August 05, 2006, 09:10:00 AM
Well, I set it up so that it's connected to my computer and my computer is connected to the internet via a wireless lan PCI card. Took me a while to figure out how to get past the IP test!

Finally I did, only to be humiliatingly stalled by the DNS error, I've tried the wireless modems IP, my PC's IP on the xbox network (my PC has a different IP for the wireless network) and my ISP's DNS server addresses. All result in the increasingly agitating DNS error!

Help me oh wise ones of Xbox-Scene!  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: tgm4883 on August 05, 2006, 11:48:00 AM
QUOTE(Adam. @ Aug 5 2006, 07:41 AM) View Post

Well, I set it up so that it's connected to my computer and my computer is connected to the internet via a wireless lan PCI card. Took me a while to figure out how to get past the IP test!

Finally I did, only to be humiliatingly stalled by the DNS error, I've tried the wireless modems IP, my PC's IP on the xbox network (my PC has a different IP for the wireless network) and my ISP's DNS server addresses. All result in the increasingly agitating DNS error!

Help me oh wise ones of Xbox-Scene!  sad.gif


First, don't double post.

Second, we need more info.  What is the ip address of your computer (both the wireless pci card and the connection to the 360)  What is the ip address of your 360?
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: Adam. on August 05, 2006, 12:42:00 PM
QUOTE(tgm4883 @ Aug 6 2006, 01:55 AM) *

First, don't double post.

Sorry, international link on my ISP is crap at the moment, causing lag etc resulting in the double post.

QUOTE(tgm4883 @ Aug 6 2006, 01:55 AM) *

Second, we need more info.  What is the ip address of your computer (both the wireless pci card and the connection to the 360)  What is the ip address of your 360?

Wireless IP of my PC : 192.168.0.6 (Autmatic, assigned by the wireless modems DHCP)
LAN IP of my PC : 169.254.72.59 (Automatic)
Xbox 360 IP : 169.254.72.60 (Manual, automatic sets it as 169.254.29.217)
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: tgm4883 on August 05, 2006, 02:01:00 PM
QUOTE(Adam. @ Aug 5 2006, 11:13 AM) *

Sorry, international link on my ISP is crap at the moment, causing lag etc resulting in the double post.
Wireless IP of my PC : 192.168.0.6 (Autmatic, assigned by the wireless modems DHCP)
LAN IP of my PC : 169.254.72.59 (Automatic)
Xbox 360 IP : 169.254.72.60 (Manual, automatic sets it as 169.254.29.217)


Ok, theres your problem.

Set your lan IP on your PC to 192.168.1.1
Set your xbox 360 ip to 192.168.1.2
DNS should be 192.168.1.1 on your 360

Make sure that you can ping your 360 from your pc

EDIT:

On a side note, the 169 ip address is an automatically given ip adress when there is not ip address given.  It doesn't work and is just to let you know that its wrong

This post has been edited by tgm4883: Aug 5 2006, 09:05 PM
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: Adam. on August 05, 2006, 10:26:00 PM
I did that and it fails the DNS test, when I did try and ping the Xbox it didn't respond.
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: StrictPuppet on August 05, 2006, 10:30:00 PM
You did enable ICS on your pc?

http://www.xbox.com/...nect/ics_xp.htm
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: Adam. on August 05, 2006, 11:37:00 PM
I most certainly did.
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: tgm4883 on August 06, 2006, 01:22:00 AM
Is there a firewall on your pc?
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: Adam. on August 06, 2006, 01:31:00 AM
Windows Firewall, it was off for everything but the wireless connection which goes to the wireless modem. Although I don't see how if it was on for the wireless how it could affect the LAN.
Title: Dns Test Failed
Post by: tgm4883 on August 06, 2006, 11:01:00 AM
Disconnect your wireless lan then try pinging the xbox 360