Post by: Cenron on January 05, 2004, 10:46:00 PM
I tried config 2 and I get this "The route addition failed: The parameter is incorrect."I put this..
route p add 192.168.0.3 mask 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.2 METRIC 1 IF 3
cause I want to use "0x3 ...00 40 05 04 01 e2 ...... Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - P" So I changed IF to 3.
Post by: mrRobinson on January 06, 2004, 10:00:00 AM
but chances are you probably don't need to add a static route, you could just change the subnet. I should update that section to be a little more clear.
paste the output of an ipconfig /all in here and we'll see what you have going on... I assume you have one nic out to the internet and one with a crossover to your xbox?
Also you could make your own thread so more people would read it and respond.
Post by: rumba on January 14, 2004, 06:59:00 PM
Post by: digital021 on January 24, 2004, 06:42:00 PM
Ok now to my questions and rants
Question: I followed step 2 in the tutorial since I have 2 nics in my pc, one going to my xbox and the second going the router that inturn connects to my cable modem. I'm able to connect to my xbox via ftp but I also want the xbox to have access to live. So I enabled ICS to my nic card thats going to my router but in doing so this results in not being able to thru ftp to xbox and I still cant go on live
Rant: I think you also should in the turtorial a link or method to disable media sense in the pc. It's pretty annoying to have a disconnet icon when the xbox isnt on.
thnx
Post by: mrRobinson on January 25, 2004, 06:16:00 AM
As far as disabling the card, you can just right click on it and select disable if you are using windows xp. Some people won't find it annoying though and don't mind seeing the disconnect icon in their taskbar. Plus I'd have to tell people how to disable it in windows xp, 2000, ME, 98, etc. and then I'd have to tell them how to enable it again if they wanted to use that nic...
Post by: digital021 on January 28, 2004, 03:00:00 PM
| QUOTE (mrRobinson @ Jan 25 2004, 07:16 AM) |
| Once you enabled ICS you can set static ip = no in your evox.ini. Did you do that? As far as disabling the card, you can just right click on it and select disable if you are using windows xp. Some people won't find it annoying though and don't mind seeing the disconnect icon in their taskbar. Plus I'd have to tell people how to disable it in windows xp, 2000, ME, 98, etc. and then I'd have to tell them how to enable it again if they wanted to use that nic... |
I set static ip = no and now everything is working great
except know I get random ip address in evox everytime I boot up the xbox. Can I assign a static IP to fix this problem?
Post by: mrRobinson on January 28, 2004, 08:13:00 PM
Post by: StanKo on February 13, 2004, 02:45:00 PM
HELP ME
Sorry for my english
Post by: mrRobinson on February 13, 2004, 03:37:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on February 14, 2004, 02:36:00 PM
- Added avalaunch configuration examples
- Modified formatting
- Added Xbox to Xbox transfers section
- Re-worded some sections to help make it more clear.
I actually think this guide is "done" now. If anyone can think of other sections to add or expand on let me know.
Post by: silvrhawk on March 02, 2004, 09:44:00 AM
Post by: illogic on March 06, 2004, 11:51:00 AM
Thank you so much.
Post by: lando786 on March 06, 2004, 12:05:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on March 09, 2004, 12:46:00 PM
| QUOTE (silvrhawk @ Mar 2 2004, 02:08 PM) |
| Thanks for the great guide, just wanted to let you know on my version of XP when I configured my tcp/ip connection there was a tab for alternative configuration which made it alot easier when working with one network card. I left the general tab alone and put all my xbox info in the alternative tab, now when Im hooked to my xbox it looks at the general tab first and when it cant connect there it automatically goes to the xbox config. Alot easier than creating bat files. Thanks for all your help. Hope this makes sense |
Makes perfect sense. If or when I do an update I'll mention that as an option or alternative to a network switch with bat files or manually. Thanks, good suggestion.
Post by: Dougiefresh on March 09, 2004, 09:27:00 PM
Post by: wentsen on March 13, 2004, 05:39:00 AM
solved so many of my probs
Post by: Cking3rdi on March 15, 2004, 08:06:00 AM
now if i can only figure out how to find the apps i lost when i upgraded my evoX...
Post by: sableholic on April 05, 2004, 01:09:00 PM
I tried that. I put my settings into the alternative config but it doesnt work when I try that. It does work when I put it in the general tab. Was there something else u did? mine seems to just see it cant connect on the general one and not try the alternative
Post by: Tshuk on April 07, 2004, 02:12:00 AM
I have a weird problem with my ftp connection!
Everything worked perfectly unless I started Ninja Gaiden last week and accidentally tried to start a live game. The xbox wasn't connected but the dash seems to be updated. Since then I can't ftp-connect to my xbox any more. After the update I couldn't even start the msdash anymore, so I restored the backuped c-partition I made before I used slayers2.5 to build up the upgraded hd. The backuped c-partition contained an old non-live dash. Could sb plz help me?
I read something that the dash could be the problem. But I don't know how to fix it. I restored the dash with the slayers cd but then I got the error 13 during starting the msdash. Am I missing sth?
Thx in advance for your good advice
Post by: ReGuRGiTaToR on April 10, 2004, 12:35:00 PM
Iv'e been ftp'ing my xbox for 18 months with no problems then overnight it all went tits up...... i used my usuall settings and no luck ..... 2 days solid of trying things out didnt work so i turned to your tut and it solved my problems ( still dont know what they were ) the only diff in your tut to what i was doing was that you leave the gateway blank ....
Cheers anyway
Post by: Dr_Doom on April 16, 2004, 10:27:00 AM
I've followed the guide exactly but I can't get a connection. My Xbox is linked straight to my pc with a crossover cable into a Realtek RTL8139 pci NIC. The evox settings screen says 'type Static' and 'IP 192.168.0.3' etc
I can ping 127.0.0.1 and I get a response.
If I try to ping 192.168.0.3 it says Destination host unreachable. On
flashfxp it says 'no route to host' when I try and connect.
The evox.ini is the same as in the guide and Ive tried the troubleshooting.
My 'ipconfig /all' file looks like this;
Windows IP Configuration:
Host Name ..Computer
Primary Dns Suffix ...
Node Type Unknown
IP Routing Enabled .. No
WINS Proxy Enabled ... No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix .
Description ..Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Ethernet NIC
Physical Address ..00-50-FC-AA-63-52
Dhcp Enabled No
IP Address .198.168.0.2
Subnet Mask ..255.255.255.0
Default Gateway
If any one can help I would be very very grateful
Thanks.
Post by: mrRobinson on April 17, 2004, 05:54:00 AM
Post by: Dr_Doom on April 18, 2004, 08:42:00 PM
Post by: goobes109 on April 23, 2004, 12:27:00 PM
First off, I just have a regular, crappy, dial-up modem on Win98.
1. What does NIC mean?
2. I heard you need to setup a LAN to FTP, is that true? I don't have a network or anything, I just connect to AOL; that's it.
3. All the things I need is an ethernet jack and a crossover cable, right? I guess I could buy those things at Radio Shack...
Thanks.
Post by: mrRobinson on April 24, 2004, 07:15:00 PM
2. No, buy you need an ethernet port from a NIC...
3. Yes. Run a crossover cable from your pc direct to xbox... that's it. If your computer doesn't have an ethernet port (NIC) of any kind then buy one you can install to it to connect the crossover to.
Post by: aznstyle on April 28, 2004, 12:35:00 PM
I'm having trouble getting the bridge to register w/ the router via dhcp ive put my xbox as static ips for a while now but i wanted to go wireless
I get an error like 0000x in Avalaunch
Please Help thanks!
Post by: mrRobinson on April 29, 2004, 06:39:00 AM
Post by: nfs924 on April 30, 2004, 02:58:00 PM
Post by: goobes109 on May 01, 2004, 08:21:00 PM
Although, I did manage to get a Belkin brand, CAT5e Crossover Cable -- For Computer-to Computer Connection - Patch Cable - RJ45 Male/Female
That is the right cable, right?
Post by: mrRobinson on May 03, 2004, 08:42:00 AM
nfs924: Its actually the browser that handles the ftp protocol and all the popular main browsers can do it, IE, netscape, opera, mozilla. This is also discussed in my guide if you want to read the whole thing.
Post by: nfs924 on May 03, 2004, 05:35:00 PM
Post by: jay_sison on May 08, 2004, 09:30:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on May 09, 2004, 03:37:00 AM
Post by: jay_sison on May 09, 2004, 03:24:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on May 11, 2004, 05:17:00 PM
If you want quicker help though start a new topic in newbie chat with your problem.
Post by: gamejunkie666 on May 12, 2004, 02:33:00 AM
Post by: flyingkiwi on May 13, 2004, 05:29:00 PM
I have had no prob connecting/ftping , and have run the cmd flashbios, worked fine, but cant seem to find any other commands , is there format to run a default.xbe file.
cheers
Post by: mrRobinson on May 21, 2004, 03:14:00 AM
http://www.xbox-scen...evocommands.php
Post by: gamerguy999 on May 31, 2004, 10:24:00 AM
Post by: gamerguy999 on May 31, 2004, 10:59:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on May 31, 2004, 07:13:00 PM
Post by: tommy2hotty on June 08, 2004, 08:29:00 AM
Post by: Cashmonn on June 08, 2004, 03:27:00 PM
Post by: Dolfhin on June 09, 2004, 06:34:00 AM
).My PC has 2 NIC's the first one (let's call it INTERNET) is connected to the internet using a patched cable to a router. Internet on the PC works fine I have enabled Internet Connection Sharing on this NIC).
The second on (called XBOX) is connected to my XBox using a Straight cable.
Using start > excute (or what ever it's called in the english version of Windows) > command > Ipconfig /all I get :
| QUOTE |
Windows 2000 IP-configuratie Hostnaam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: PC_Boven Primair DNS-achtervoegsel . . . . . . : Knooppunttype . . . . . . .. . . . : Broadcast IP-routering ingeschakeld . . . . . . : Ja WINS-proxy ingeschakeld . . . . . . . : Nee Ethernet adapter LAN-verbinding 2: (Connected to the Xbox) Verbindingsspecifiek DNS-achtervoegsel: Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ether Adapter Fysiek adres . . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-E8-F0-59-6E DHCP-ingeschakeld . . . . . . . . . . : Nee IP-adres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.0.1 Subnetmask . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0 Standaardgateway . . . . . . . . . . .: DNS-servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1 Ethernet adapter LAN-verbinding: Connected to the router) Verbindingsspecifiek DNS-achtervoegsel: Beschrijving . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Intel 21041 Based PCI Etherne dapter Fysiek adres . . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-C5-0E-20-56 DHCP-ingeschakeld . . . . . . . . . . : Ja Autoconfiguratie ingeschakeld . . . . : Ja IP-adres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 10.0.0.6 Subnetmask . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: 255.255.255.0 Standaardgateway . . . . . . . . . . .: 10.0.0.2 DHCP-server . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 DNS-servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.2 Lease verkregen . . . . . . . . . .: woensdag 9 juni 2004 15:38:25 Lease verlopen . . . . . . . . . . : donderdag 10 juni 2004 15:38:25 |
My dashboard is UnleashX and my config.xml is as following :
| QUOTE |
<Network Enable="Yes" Type="Static"> <IP>192.168.0.2</IP> <Subnet>255.255.255.0</Subnet> <Gateway></Gateway> <DNS1>0.0.0.0</DNS1> <DNS2>0.0.0.0</DNS2> <AutoDetect>no</AutoDetect> |
FTP works perfect but i can't use the internet on my Xbox.
Post by: Savejonas on June 11, 2004, 04:38:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on June 11, 2004, 05:34:00 AM
Cashmonn- Yes, I would assume you have a setting wrong somewhere. Start a new topic in Newbie Chat forum (don't reply here), with your problem and in your post put the results of an ipconfig /all from your pc. Run that by going to start --> run then type cmd and hit enter. Then in there type ipconfig /all. Also post the network section of your dash's config file.
Dolfhin- Well its good you can ftp to your xbox. It looks as if your nic going to your router is getting a dhcp address just fine so assuming your router is setup correctly then you should get out to the internet. If you try 'ping 4.2.2.2' from the command prompt without the quotes do you get a response? Also feel free to reply with a new topic in Newbie Chat as well so you don't need to wait a few days to see your post show up.
Post by: Jhoops on June 11, 2004, 07:15:00 AM
I have dial-up internet and i didnt quite understand the tutorial.
I have an nic would i just put one end of the crossover cable into the xbox and the other end into the nic.
Or do i need something else like a router or hub.
Post by: mrRobinson on June 12, 2004, 10:23:00 AM
| QUOTE (Jhoops @ Jun 11 2004, 10:39 AM) |
| I have an nic would i just put one end of the crossover cable into the xbox and the other end into the nic. |
Yes that is it. You don't need a router or a hub.
Post by: VenimK on June 13, 2004, 12:45:00 AM
HAd the WGA54G game adapter before, FTP speeds sucks . 14k-800k/sec
Linksys Suggested the WET54G instead.
Post by: mrRobinson on June 14, 2004, 07:00:00 AM
Post by: jullian811 on June 25, 2004, 12:59:00 PM
I followed mr robinson's tut but still stuck
This is my network ini
[Network]
SetupNetwork = Yes
StaticIP = No
Ip =
Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway =
DNS1 = 204.127.202.19
DNS2 = 216.148.227.79
SetupDelay = 0
SkipIfNoLink = No
when i load up my EvoX Cd-Rw the settings detect my IP type as DHCP and address as 24.30.70.103
Ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : n-p8hr9y6jkvjp5
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : comcast.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA VT6102 Rhine II Fast Ethernet A
apter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-6A-0B-30-3D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.99.29.65
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.99.29.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.34.244.34
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.204.8
216.148.227.204
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, June 25, 2004 1:56:15 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:56:15 PM
I tried to ping to my xbox but it kept saying request time out
I put my xbox IP address in my trusted zone on Zone Alarm
Plesase help me
Post by: mrRobinson on June 28, 2004, 10:06:00 AM
Post by: tiredofnoobs on July 04, 2004, 02:26:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on July 06, 2004, 05:47:00 AM
Post by: mobelby on July 20, 2004, 07:02:00 PM
First thing to say is thank you as your config 3 helped boost my ftp speeds from 1Mbps to an average of 6.5Mbps. That's some increase !
Secondly, whilst going through all the pain of slow ftp transfers and now fast transfers I can report that of the three ftp clients I used (cuteftp, smartftp and flashfxp) flashfxp is by far the best. The reason is simple. If you are tranferring folders of files flashfxp maintains a transfer rate of over 6 Mbps wheras the other two clients may have reached over 6Mbps at one time or other but dropped that rate considerably when moving from one file or folder to the next.
M
Post by: r2d2_unit on August 06, 2004, 06:53:00 AM
Post by: jgrange on August 06, 2004, 09:16:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on August 14, 2004, 08:44:00 AM
jgrange: Config 2. If you need more help, create a post in newbie chat.
Post by: neema on August 18, 2004, 10:15:00 AM
There is actually another Xbox I've connected to using this computer, the only difference is that that Xbox was wired to the network while this laptop was still on wireless. However, all the settings, the program I used, etc., are the same and I'm able to connect to that Xbox just fine. Can anyone hlep me out?
Post by: SaYcHeEse on August 20, 2004, 09:15:00 AM
My Setup:
I have 2 PC's in the house with their own IP addy's that my ISP has given me.
Both PC's are connected to a hub using cat5/cat6 cable, The hub connected to the cable modem and the cable modem to the internet.
When I needed a connection for the XBOX my ISP gave me another IP addy just for the xbox itself and it starts something like this (66.x.x.x) So I connected another cat5 cable to the Hub and the xbox.
But my problem is i get really slow File transfers to and from my pc/xbox about 30-40ish KB/s. What I want to do is Directly connect to my xbox instead of me connecting to the internet then the xbox.
I used this guide and even read the updated one. I installed another NIC card into my PC and used a crossover cable for the xbox and the 2nd NIC. I followed the instructions correctly on how to configure my dashboard that im currently using(avalaunch) and the 2nd NIC.
After following the guide and checking if my direct connection to my xbox worked I found that I get an error message on my PC stating "Windows - System Error There is an IP address conflict with another system on the network".
So I tried changing the ip addy (from 192.168.0.3) (to 192.168.0.4) and I still receive the same error message. Tried changing it a few times after and still receive the error.
So this is where Im stuck and need help. Ive been trying to directly connect to my xbox for a while now and no cigar so i continue using the IP addy given to me from my ISP.
Post by: philly_b on August 25, 2004, 04:12:00 PM
Post by: AndTheBeast on August 28, 2004, 02:16:00 AM
Having said that, I am TRYING to network my XB to my PC via a direct connection with a crossover cable. I've looked at various guides and tutorials by the bucketload but none are working. From what I gather, the problem seems to be that neither the PC or the XB recognise that they are connected to anything. Nothing lights up on either ethernet port. The cable isn't bad either, because it works on other stuff.
Any help that could be offered before I take it all outside and beat it with a sharp axe, would be just nifty.
Post by: soma806 on August 28, 2004, 10:53:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on August 28, 2004, 01:27:00 PM
SaYcHeEse- I'm sure you just have a setting off or something. Post an ipconfig /all from the pc that has the crossover connection to the xbox. Also post the network section of your evox.ini. Like the above, I would do this in a new post in the newbie forum so your issue can be addressed faster.
Post by: zhk on September 23, 2004, 11:08:00 AM
Very nice tutorial.....But I am having speed problems and tryed just about anything, comes down to this...
I have to set my NIC to 10Mb/Full duplex.... otherwise it keeps poping up as
unpleged,plugged,unplugged.................
So by doing this I'm limiting the line to 10Mb/s which means 1.2MB/s or so ..
is that the fastest i can get if not, any idea why my NIC would do this...(oh and since I have 2 NIC's <not the same brand> I tryed both and both do the same)
any help advice or ideas are welocome
Post by: mrRobinson on September 28, 2004, 08:31:00 AM
EDIT on 10.28.04
** GUIDE Updated **
- Speed troubleshooting section
- Getting xbox online succesfully to use RSS news feeds, Linksboks, etc.
- Minor wording changes throughout
This post has been edited by mrRobinson: Oct 28 2004, 06:16 PM
Post by: zhk on October 20, 2004, 07:18:00 PM
The unplugged,plugged,unplugged................
It a Temprature issue,...
I dont know if anyone has/had this problem before or if anyone posted this, but if the xbox is too hot it will turn the LAN on,off,on,off....
I noticed this because I was getting great speed lately, but just now I was playing a game for a few hours and it was running pretty hot, then I tryed tranferring over some files and it started again...then I thought the temp cause what else was diferent from before i played the game.... so I increased the fan speed, pulled it out of my tv stand and tryed again....
And no-more on,off,on,off........ i'm back to 7-8MB/s on avrage, I get burst of up to 33MB/s but thats not really acurate
dont think it would even be possible on a 100Mbit line.....Anyhow I hope this helps to anyone that has this issue.... let me know if it worked for you as well
Post by: Tantor_ on October 21, 2004, 12:01:00 PM
Have read the guide and have done all the right things.
Anyone having similar problems?
Running my xbox via a dlink 624+, also having my computer connected to it.
Not running wireless on any of them yet.
Plz help, kinda confusing
Post by: iamtheuser on November 06, 2004, 01:20:00 AM
The IP adresses are exactly what was posted in the first post. When I try pinging 192.168.0.3, I get a "Request Times Out" error message. I did the "/ping localhost" and that checked out just fine. Shouldnt be a problem with the network card.
I made sure that any firewalls were turned off.
Internet connection sharing is on.
Anyone want to take a shot at this?
Im running with a Xenium Ice chip and the EvoX dashboard.
Thank you in advance.
Post by: Presidan on November 09, 2004, 02:53:00 PM
Yesterday i was a total noob. Today I,m a noob that can FTP in/out of his xbox. Thanks to your easy to follow tutorial. Keep it up
Post by: Presidan on November 09, 2004, 02:57:00 PM
Yesterday, i was a total noob. Today i'm a noob that can FTP in/out of his xbox thanks to your easy to follow most detailed tutorial. Worked on first attempt and got an average speed of 11 M's/sec.
Thanks again and keep up the good work
Post by: Killa_Ca on November 14, 2004, 12:58:00 PM
Post by: chilin_dude on November 15, 2004, 03:32:00 PM
Post by: BreakZ on December 21, 2004, 03:29:00 PM
I have been trying this for 2 days non-stop and I have gone all over the internet trying absolutely everything and I still can't connect to my xbox.This is what I have:
1) X-box version 1.6 and I just got a modchip on it. When I Start it with the modchip on it has an Evo X on the top left of the screen. I Guess this is a Evolution-X dashboard? It looks just like the standard dash thow.
2) Hub
3) Computer with Windows XP
4) Flash FXP
Can somone please help me. The whole time when the guides ask me to change the xbox IP, I have bene going to
Options->Network Connections->IP address->Manual than I would enter in the IP. Is that the right way?
Post by: GigGleR on December 22, 2004, 10:12:00 AM
I am using a brand new crossover cable to connect direct to my PC and using Evox Dash +3935. Every time I try to get Flash FXP to connect to my Xbox I get the following error after getting thru the standard FTP type login procedure....
[R] PORT 192,168,0,2,19,19
[R] 425 Can't open data connection to 192.168.0.2:4883
[R] List Error
My PC I.P. is set 192.168.0.2 and my Xbox is set to 192.168.0.3
Any help that can be provided would be greatly appreaciated.
Thank you.
Post by: T_V_B on December 22, 2004, 02:58:00 PM
If you have a USB DSL modem you can't connect it to a NIC or am I missing something here
. Please help!!
Post by: Mr. Tom on December 22, 2004, 08:51:00 PM
QUOTE(BreakZ @ Dec 21 2004, 11:56 PM)
I have been trying this for 2 days non-stop and I have gone all over the internet trying absolutely everything and I still can't connect to my xbox.This is what I have:
1) X-box version 1.6 and I just got a modchip on it. When I Start it with the modchip on it has an Evo X on the top left of the screen. I Guess this is a Evolution-X dashboard? It looks just like the standard dash thow.
2) Hub
3) Computer with Windows XP
4) Flash FXP
Can somone please help me. The whole time when the guides ask me to change the xbox IP, I have bene going to
Options->Network Connections->IP address->Manual than I would enter in the IP. Is that the right way?
FYI: the evox picture in the corner means its the evox bios, and you are still running the MS dashboard. to FTP you will need to put another dashboard with a built in FTP server (like evox or avalaunch)
Post by: mrRobinson on September 26, 2003, 01:19:00 PM
By mrRobinson
For the latest version of this guide please check Chefelf's Xbox Tutorial page.
I. Introduction
Some basics and assumptions (the more you know, the more you UNDERSTAND):
1. Crossover cable: A crossover cable is needed to directly connect your computer and Xbox. You would plug one end of the cable to your computer and the other end into the Xbox, there are no devices in between. If you have a hub, switch, or router you will not need a crossover cable though some will still work with one. With connecting to hubs, switches, or routers you should use a straight-through cable. The image below shows the difference between the two:
(in .pdf version only)
To easily tell if you have a crossover or not, simply look at the two ends side by side. If all the pins, 1 through 8 on both ends are all the same color in the same order, you have a straight-through cable. If pins 1, 3 and 2, 6 are swapped you have a crossover cable. Notice the TX, RX as well. This shows why in pc to pc connections a crossover is required. Otherwise one pc will be transmitting over the same wire the other pc is trying to transmit on.
2. This guide currently gives configuration examples for setting up an FTP connection with Evox, Avalaunch, MXM or UnleashX as your dash. It is also recommended to use FlashFXP as your FTP client though many others will work just fine.
3. You do not NEED an internet connection to FTP to your Xbox. When you ftp to your Xbox from a computer in your house to the Xbox in your house, no packets (data) need to go out to the internet and they shouldn't even try. The tricky part is when you want to be able to access the internet and ftp to your Xbox at the same time. How this is done and how difficult it is depends on the devices you have.
4. I will not list every baby step involved for how to set things, like every mouse click required. If you're not sure how to do something I've said to configure, see number 5 below.
5. If something is said in this guide that you don't understand or don't know how to accomplish it, try google. It is a search engine at http://www.google.com
For example, if I say "Run a command prompt" but don't mention how; don't go immediately posting in the forums asking how you run a command prompt. First, try searching in google, "how to run command prompt windows xp". I'm willing to bet you'll get your answer faster.
Another example, just so we're clear, if I say "turn off your winxp firewall", you may search in google, "how to turn off windows xp firewall". Again, I'm betting your answer will come faster.
6. This guide now has configuration diagrams to help anyone having difficulty understanding the configuration examples I discuss. Some people simply do better with visuals. The key for the diagrams is provided below:
(in .pdf version only)
II. Configuration Examples
Find the configuration that best matches what you have. Reading them all anyway could help your understanding.
1. Computer Direct Connection to Xbox
In this configuration you have your computer and Xbox directly connected. This direct connection can either be with the crossover cable, or with a straight-through cable to a hub/switch and then another straight-through cable from the hub/switch to your Xbox. Both are 'direct' connections.
2. Computer with two NICs
In this configuration you have two NICs. One possibly going to a router or a cable or DSL modem, the other you wish to make a direct connection to your Xbox with. You also have the option of configuring your Xbox for live, xbconnect, or xlink by enabling it to get out to the internet through your computer.
3. Computer with one NIC and a router
In this configuration you should have your computer and Xbox connected to the router. The router's WAN port goes to your cable, DSL modem, or otherwise out to the internet.
PRE SETUP: Before you begin setting up your configurations you should cable everything up properly. Make sure your Xbox is booted up with the dash loaded as well so you can test the settings you will put in. If you are loading your dash from a CD or DVD, any changes you need to make to the evox.ini, avalaunch.xml, config.xml or mxm.xml you will need to re-burn onto the disk then reboot your Xbox with your new boot disk. When making changes to the evox network settings when booting evox from the hard drive, make sure you scroll all the way down when you are finished and select save and exit.
Setting up Configuration 1
This is the simplest setup. Even if you have one of the other configurations, if you are experiencing problems you can always try this to help troubleshoot. This configuration can be setup in two different ways as showed in the Configuration 1a and Configuration 1b diagrams.
(in .pdf version only)
Evolution X Dashboard
Basically you can setup the [Network] Section of your evox.ini to look like this:
[Network]
SetupNetwork = Yes
StaticIP = Yes
Ip = 192.168.0.3
Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway =
DNS1 = 0.0.0.0
DNS2 = 0.0.0.0
You may also have SkipifNoLink and you can set that to No.
Also verify your [FTP] Section looks like this:
[FTP]
Enable = Yes
Password = xbox
IGR = No
MXM Dashboard
If you use MXM as your dash in your MXM.xml file you would want the <network> section to look something like this:
<Network>
<UseDHCP>false</UseDHCP>
<IP>192.168.0.3</IP>
<DNS1>0.0.0.0</DNS1>
<DefaultGateway>0.0.0.0</DefaultGateway>
<SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
</Network>
Also just verify there should be an FTPServer section that looks like this:
<FTPServer>
<ServerPort>21</ServerPort>
<AllowAnon>False</AllowAnon>
<AnonRoot>F:</AnonRoot>
<User>
<Name>xbox</Name>
<Password>xbox</Password>
<Root></Root>
</User>
</FTPServer>
Avalaunch Dashboard
<network setup="1" type="static">
<ip> 192.168.0.3 </ip>
<subnet> 255.255.255.0 </subnet>
<gateway> 0.0.0.0 </gateway>
<dns1> 0.0.0.0 </dns1>
<dns2> 0.0.0.0 </dns2>
<proxy enabled="0">
<server> 10.0.0.1 </server>
<port> 8080 </port>
</proxy>
</network>
Also for Avalaunch make sure you set the username to this:
<user name="xbox" password="xbox">
UnleashX Dashboard
<Network Enable="Yes" Type="Static">
<IP>192.168.0.3</IP>
<Subnet>255.255.255.0</Subnet>
<Gateway>0.0.0.0</Gateway>
<DNS1>0.0.0.0</DNS1>
<DNS2>0.0.0.0</DNS2>
<AutoDetect>Yes</AutoDetect>
</Network>
Also make sure the FTP section in UnleashX is all enabled (which it is by default) so it should look like this:
<FTP Enable="Yes">
<User>xbox</User>
<Password>xbox</Password>
<Port>21</Port>
<MaxUsers>2</MaxUsers>
<AllowAnon>No</AllowAnon>
<Greeting>Welcome to XBOX FTP Server</Greeting>
</FTP>
If you boot evox with these settings you can verify your Xbox has the correct IP either by looking on a skin that displays it or in settings it will display it in blue text up top. You can also look in the other dashes if you have an IP, if not right on the front screen (via whatever skin you have) then under a settings sub menu. If you see No Link or No IP! Then either one of these settings is wrong, you don't have it connected to your computer with the correct settings yet, or your crossover cable is bad.
Now on your computer go to the properties of the NIC that has a crossover cable connected to the Xbox. Click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then properties. Enter the following:
IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: <leave blank>
DNS: <leave blank>
That's it. Simple huh? Now set up your FTP Client. For FlashFXP, install the program and run it. Click on "Site Manager" then click to create a new site. Name it Xbox or whatever and for the IP enter 192.168.0.3, verify the port is 21. The default username and password are both "xbox", all lower-case and without the quotes. Go to options and uncheck any check marks on PASV or passive mode if you are using Evox. If you are using one of the other dashes you can leave PASV checked. Apply the settings and connect.
If you have your one NIC connection to the internet and need to unplug that connection and plug in a crossover to your Xbox when you want to FTP, there is an awesome way to automate changing your NIC settings from how they need to be set for the internet and how they need to be set for the crossover to the Xbox. Luckily someone has a perfect tutorial for that and its here: http://www.xbox-scen...tch-network.php
If you use Windows XP you shouldn't even need to bother with making those scripts. If your one NIC is set to use dhcp for the internet and when you connect it to your Xbox you always change it to a static address you can enter that address in the Alternate Configuration tab of your NIC. So if you go to your NIC properties then select TCP/IP and hit properties you should see two tabs, a General tab and an Alternate Configuration tab. The General tab you would leave set for dhcp so when you plug into the internet it would work. The alternate tab you would enter settings needed to be connected to your Xbox. Now when you switch your internet connection to the crossover cable of the Xbox windows should detect your dhcp network is down and try using the configuration in the alternate tab automatically. In this way you never have to change your NIC settings even though you are changing from a dhcp internet connection to a static direct to Xbox connection.
If you are having problems connecting still please read the Troubleshooting Section.
Setting up Configuration 2
(diagram in .pdf version)
The configuration 2 diagram above shows the most common setup you would have with 2 NICs in your PC. The only difference between this and configuration 1 is that the second NIC would have a connection to the internet for you. Chances are this NIC to the internet is getting a public DHCP address like 64.238.121.12, or any such number. If this NIC goes to a router, you may wish to read configuration 3 and you may not need your second NIC at all. So when the NIC gets DHCP like this it is automatically assigned an ip, subnet, gateway, dns, etc. so you don't need to do anything else to it. The only "gotcha" with this configuration is that when you configure your second NIC that goes direct to the Xbox you may configure it in such a way that your computer tries to access the internet through that NIC instead of the correct one with the public DHCP. This is a routing issue and one way to ensure this doesn't happen is to configure the NIC with the connection to your Xbox exactly as in configuration 1, specifically making note that you DO NOT enter a gateway address. Your Xbox itself can also be setup just as in configuration 1. Refer to the Troubleshooting section if you are having problems and yet are set up as I described.
So if you connect one of your NICs to a router in this configuration you may be getting an internal IP like 192.168.x.x instead of an external IP address. If this is the case make sure the NIC that goes out to the Xbox is not given an IP address on the same subnet as the NIC going to your router. For example, when the NIC going to your router and out to the internet is getting an IP of 192.168.1.x and has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and the gateway on this NIC is the IP address of the router, then set the IP address of the NIC going to your Xbox to 192.168.0.x with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 and don't enter a gateway. Then make your Xbox have an IP address on the 192.168.0.x range, and again a gateway would not be needed.
**Advanced Option** If for some reason you would like both your NICs on the same subnet then you can still force the one going internet to be used by default for everything and the one going to the Xbox to only be used when connecting to the static IP of your Xbox. Open up a command prompt and type 'route print'. With route print you can see what route your data packets will take to try to access the internet or your Xbox. What you can do is manually add a route that tells your computer that anytime it tries sending anything to 192.168.0.3 it should use the NIC with the direct connection the Xbox, not the one that goes out to the internet. To do this run the route print command. The first thing you'll see is an interface list. It'll say something like:
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 06 5b b8 e3 33 ...... 3Com 3C920 Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller
0x3 ...00 02 2d 26 2c 74 ...... Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card
So in this case the NIC going to the Xbox is 0x2, which would be IF 2 in the command. To add the static route follow this pattern:
route ADD 157.0.0.0 MASK 255.0.0.0 157.55.80.1 METRIC 3 IF 2
destination^ ^mask ^gateway metric^ ^Interface
So in our example you would type:
route -p add 192.168.0.3 mask 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.2 METRIC 1 IF 2
to remove this at any time you would just type
route delete 192.168.0.3
The other option you have if you want your Xbox to get out to the internet through your computer's internet connection is to set up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on your computer. How to set this is up a good thing to google search. You can also try this page Xbox-Windows ICS for good details. Once set up the only thing to change is to put a gateway address in your evox.ini, avalaunch.xml, or mxm.xml file which should be your computer's IP address, so the gateway you would use is 192.168.1.1 since that is probably what ICS will set your NICs IP address to.
Setting up Configuration 3
(diagram in .pdf version)
This is sort of like configuration 2 but instead of your NIC getting a public DHCP address it should be getting an internal private DHCP address. This address can be anything within this range: The blocks are 10.0.0.0. to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, and 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255.
There are very high chances your router is giving out addresses somewhere in 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x
If this is the case your computer should be successfully getting its DHCP address from your router and if you can plug your Xbox into that router as well then just change your dashboard's configuration file to have a static IP. So in our first configuration example you would just have to change the files to be like this:
Evolution X Dashboard
[Network]
SetupNetwork = Yes
StaticIP = No
Ip = 192.168.0.3
Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway =
DNS1 = 0.0.0.0
DNS2 = 0.0.0.0
Once you set StaticIP to be No, the ip, subnet, gateway, and dns values are no longer used. You can boot your Xbox and see what IP it is getting from DHCP and simply FTP to that address.
You can also still have your Xbox use a static ip so that you always no its IP address, even with a router that gives out DHCP. Just make sure the static IP you give it is on the same subnet as the DHCP addresses it is giving out. To do that, make your evox.ini like this:
[Network]
SetupNetwork = Yes
StaticIP = Yes
Ip = 192.168.0.3
Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway = 192.168.0.1
DNS1 = 0.0.0.0
DNS2 = 0.0.0.0
Here you've changed static ip back to yes and your gateway address should be the address of your router now. If your router is on a different subnet and by that I mean its ip is 192.168.1.1 and it is giving out dhcp address's of 192.168.1.x then you would make your evox.ini reflect those differences like this:
[Network]
SetupNetwork = Yes
StaticIP = Yes
Ip = 192.168.1.3
Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0
Defaultgateway = 192.168.1.1
DNS1 = 0.0.0.0
DNS2 = 0.0.0.0
MXM Dashboard
If you run MXM as your dash and want to use DHCP then the MXM.xml file's <network> section should look like this:
<Network>
<UseDHCP>True</UseDHCP>
<IP />
<DefaultGateway />
<SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask>
<DNS1 />
<DNS2 />
</Network>
Avalaunch Dashboard
If you run Avalaunch as your dash and want to use DHCP then make the <network> section of the avalaunch.xml look like this.
<network setup="1" type="dhcp">
<ip> 192.168.0.180 </ip>
<subnet> 255.255.255.0 </subnet>
<gateway> 192.168.0.1 </gateway>
<dns1> 195.159.0.100 </dns1>
<dns2> 195.159.0.200 </dns2>
<proxy enabled="0">
<server> 10.0.0.1 </server>
<port> 8080 </port>
</proxy>
</network>
UnleashX Dashboard
If UnleashX is your dash, to use DHCP setup the network section in the config.xml to look like this:
<Network Enable="Yes" Type="DHCP">
<IP>192.168.0.100</IP>
<Subnet>255.255.255.0</Subnet>
<Gateway>192.168.0.1</Gateway>
<DNS1>192.168.0.1</DNS1>
<DNS2>192.168.0.7</DNS2>
<AutoDetect>Yes</AutoDetect>
</Network>
For all of the dash's configuration files, whenever you have them set to use DHCP, none of the other values you have defined below that are used. So if you have enabled DHCP then the IP address you see in the configuration file is NOT the one your Xbox will likely get.
Also be careful if your router is giving out DHCP, and you want to give your Xbox a static IP so you know the IP address all the time then make sure whatever static IP you pick for your Xbox is not already an IP used by something else on your network given out by the router's DHCP range.
Xbox on the Internet
Do you want to…?
- Access RSS news feeds on your Xbox
- Successfully browse the internet with Linksboks
- Use a chat client from a dashboard
- Anything else that requires the Xbox to get out to the internet
Configuration 1
With configuration 1a, you can NOT get out to the internet. You would need to either buy a router or another NIC for your PC. Once you've purchased one of those, your configuration will follow one of the others.
With configuration 1b, you generally can NOT get out to the internet either. If you have this configuration and your PC can get out to the internet then it is probably getting a public IP address from your ISP. This assumes you have a hub or a switch and not a router. You can buy a router and then follow configuration 3, but if you don't want any new hardware then you can probably only get your Xbox or computer on the internet one at a time. In other words when your computer has the IP from your service provider you can get on the internet. Then maybe you switch it to a private IP in order to FTP to the Xbox. Well to get your Xbox on the internet you'd have to get your Xbox that public IP from your service provider. Set your Xbox to use the same settings as your computer does to get that IP. If you aren't using DHCP make sure you don't forget to enter the DNS values otherwise addresses won't resolve. Remember your computer should either have the private IP values or be turned off in order for your Xbox to successfully get the public IP from your service provider. Some ISPs will give you more than one public IP to use. If that is the case then your computer and Xbox can be on at the same time through the hub or switch.
Configuration 2
The last paragraph in configuration 2 from above describes using ICS to get your Xbox out to the internet. So this is the first step you would need to take. If you are using ICS and you have your Xbox set to use DHCP then it should be done. If, however, you have set your Xbox to a static IP and aren't able to use linksboks or get the news feeds then chances are you are simply missing the DNS values. Go to a command prompt on your PC that can access the internet and run 'ipconfig /all' without the quotes. Look for the NIC that has the connection to the internet and look at the DNS values it has. Whatever they are, use those values in the static configuration of your dashboards network settings. So if you look at the examples I've given, most of the DNS values are either blank or set to 0.0.0.0. Just take the DNS IP's from the ipconfig /all and replace the 0.0.0.0 in the Xbox configuration file with those new values. Save, reboot, and you should be all set.
Configuration 3
This configuration is very easy to get working as well. Again, if you are using DHCP on your Xbox then you shouldn't be having any problems. If you are using a static IP in this configuration then, just like configuration 2, you are probably only missing the correct DNS values. Follow the same procedure as in configuration 2 to get the DNS values filled into your dash configuration file.
Other ways to Connect
There are a few other ways to connect to your Xbox without using an ftp client. I'd like to mention them here just to cover the 'networking' your Xbox topic but I'll link to the guides/tutorials that I think cover the connection the best. Also, all these other connections still use the ftp protocol, I'll cover telnet later.
1. You can map a network place on your computer to your Xbox so instead of needing to fire up an ftp app you could just go to windows explorer or a shortcut on your desktop to double-click and there is all your Xbox. Two tutorials have already been written that explain how to do this in Windows XP and Windows 2000.
For winxp: http://www.xbox-scen...cles/map-xp.php
For win2000: http://www.xbox-scen...s/evoguide6.php - This guide uses webdrive to accomplish this on Windows 2000. Some other software I think would work as well is Internet Neighborhood Pro and FTP Desktop but I've tried none of them so can't recommend one over the other. If you find any freeware app that will provide this functionality let me know and I will try it out and add it here.
2. You can ftp to your Xbox direct from your web browser. Basically in your web browser instead of putting in http://www.website.com you would put in something like ftp://xbox:xbox@<xbox_ip> and it should open right up to the contents of your Xbox folder structure. Nice and simple, no third party ftp client needed. A good guide for this can be found here: FTP using Internet Explorer and be sure to read the rest of the thread for some tips and answers to questions. There is also a tutorial on the tutorials page here: http://www.xbox-scen...cles/ftp-ie.php.
Please keep in mind this functionality is not limited to Internet Explorer only. Most browsers support typing in ftp:// instead of http:// if you want to ftp. I use the Opera browser and can connect the same way. If you ever forget the format to use to send the username and password in the address bar you can also (at least with IE and Opera) connect just by typing ftp://<xbox_ip> and then you should get a pop up box prompting you for the username and password.
Xbox to Xbox Transfers
If you have two Xbox's and want to transfer directly between them there are a few ways to do it. For any way your Xbox's still need network connectivity between each other. You could set them up just like configuration 1 from above or even hook them up to a router and use DHCP.
If you use Avalaunch as your dashboard then the easiest way for you would be to use the File Manager that is built in. When you launch the file manager click start and select switch to remote. Avalaunch should automatically detect the other Xbox if it is also running Avalaunch and you have them correctly networked. If the other Xbox uses another dash for the ftp server then move over to the right side now (which is the remote side) and hit start again. Now select add FTP Server. Enter the IP address info of your other Xbox. Once this is setup you should then be able to switch back and forth between local and remote sides and transfer your files.
If you don't have Avalaunch as your dash you can run a program called XB-FTP. This program you would launch as an app from one Xbox and it would act as your FTP Client. The other Xbox you would leave booted into whatever dash you run and it would be the FTP Server. There is another application you can run on your Xbox called xToolbox. You can use this app to transfer between two Xbox's as well just go into its file manager once it loads and it should be self explanatory for you. Just make sure you edit the host.ini file with the applicable IP address's for your local and remote Xbox.
If you have a PC you can also use the FXP method that is detailed here: http://forum.psxcare...p?threadid=7239
You don't have to use XBMP, you can use any dash that supports PASV for this method.
Troubleshooting
1. First is to verify you are communicating with your Xbox. Run a command prompt and ping your Xbox IP address. In our example that would be 'ping 192.168.0.3'. Also, If you seem to have a connection that gets dropped every so often try to ping like this: 'ping -l 1024 -t 192.168.0.3', this will continuously ping your Xbox with 1024 bytes. Hit ctrl-c to end it. If you get any timed out then maybe you need a new Ethernet cable somewhere. If you can ping try a. and b. below, if you can't ping read that and the rest.
a. If you can ping but still have problems with FTP, make sure PASV is disabled in your FTP client if evox is your dash. Go to the help for your ftp client to figure out how to do it if you don't know how.
b. Make sure any firewall programs you run are turned off. Especially if you run Windows XP there is a default firewall that may be on. Its in the advanced properties of your NIC where you can uncheck the box for it to verify it isn't on. Also even if you think you disabled a firewall it could still be blocking ports. ZoneAlarm firewall can behave this way. It does this to ensure no virus or rogue program can disable it. Instead of disabling ZoneAlarm just add the IP address of your Xbox or even the entire subnet as Trusted. Then it will allow packets through.
2. If you can't ping make sure you check 1b, but also make sure you are using the correct Ethernet cables for your setup. Refer to the basics above about the crossover cable. Try pinging your local computer with these commands: 'ping 127.0.0.1' and 'ping localhost'. If you can ping these it's a good sign your TCP stack and driver for your NIC are loaded properly. If these do not ping correctly the first thing to try is to reload the driver for your NIC or search the manufacturer's website for an updated driver.
3. Try different ftp clients or make sure you are using the latest version of the client you have, especially if you are using the EvolutionX dashboard make sure you try FlashFXP if you are experiencing any problems.
4. Make sure you have the video cable plugged into the back of your Xbox (problem experienced by ndiguy). Note: the video cable doesn't have to be connected to your TV but does need to be connected to the back of the Xbox.
5. Run a sanity check if all else fails... make sure the settings you think are in your evox.ini are actually there. Run a command prompt on your pc and type 'ipconfig /all'. This will list all the settings all the NICs on your computer have. Verify they are all what you think they should be. When posting in the forums for more help try to include these two things in your post, it's a good first step.
6. If you get No Link! when you boot your Xbox make sure it is set to static ip. Verify the computer or whatever you have it connected to is booted up first and set up correctly. Then boot or reboot the Xbox. Make sure the cable and other hardware you are using is good. As a last resort, maybe your Xbox NIC is bad and needs replacing.
7. "I have two Xbox's at home and two separate Xbox live accounts, but when they both try to play live at the same time one always gets booted or disconnected, what's going on?" There could be a number of things but if you've checked everything else and think your network is all good, etc then whatever router you have these connected to could be handling PAT (port address translation) incorrectly. I know for a fact the current Linksys products will not handle this configuration properly. I also know that the Dlink DI-614 does handle this correctly and so would work with this configuration. If you have a different brand router and have this configuration let me know if it works or not for you so I can make a good list of who handles PAT correctly and who doesn't.
8. Nothing seems to work for you? Post your problem on the Xbox-scene forums. In your post try giving as much info as needed. Describe how you have things physically connected. Post the network section of your dash's configuration. Post an ipconfig /all from your computer (or just all IP information). Post any specific error messages you get, especially an FTP log if you can ping your Xbox but just can't seem to login. Post what software you use on the Xbox and your PC. Finally, make a new thread for your problem, don't post as a reply to someone else's problem and don't just PM someone you think will help.
FTP Speed Issues
Once people start using FTP the next problem they may have is the speed being too slow. The key to addressing this issue is to try everything! Change your configuration, change software, use every combination of my suggestions below. The more you do the better chance something will reveal itself as the culprit to your slow speeds. Here is a common list of things to check to help improve your speed:
1. Try the extended ping from number 1 in the troubleshooting section. If you get some replies and some timed outs during that ping this could slow down your speed. Replace your cable(s), update driver(s), try different NIC, etc.
2. In the advanced properties of your NIC you should be able to find the settings for the speed and duplex of your card. Change these settings and see if some combination gives you better speed than others. Start with speed of 100 and full duplex and cycle through 100/half, 10/full, 10/half.
3. Check how much free space you have on the PARTITION you are ftp'ing to. If you have an 80GB hard drive and it says you have 20GB left, that doesn't mean you have 20GB of free space left on that partition. That partition could have very little space left while another partition has 18GB left. There are some reports that with <2GB of space FTP speed drops. This is probably one of the most common issues with speed and ftp in general.
4. If you are using a wireless or usb NIC setup try going wired with standard Ethernet to see if that narrows down the problem for you. And if you were using DHCP try assigning a static IP to your Xbox instead. Also try changing the channel that your wireless is currently communicating on. There could be more interference slowing down your speeds on a certain channel. At least try channels 1, 6, and 11.
5. Try different software on both ends... experiment. All configurations will be different. Try different FTP clients, updating FTP clients and even try using a different ftp server on the Xbox. One post on the forums suggested that switches from Evox to nexgen increased ftp speeds to the F: drive. The Avalaunch dash seems to be a pretty stable and fast FTP Server as well.
6. Try different hardware... don't overlook this! For example, if you have a hub, try a new one or better yet get a switch.
7. If you are using FlashFXP (or maybe try this with any client), some forum posts have suggested that by changing the transfer packet size from 4096 to 2048 you could see a speed increase. Some people run fine at 4096 but I know of at least one instance where changing this value to 2048 has helped tremendously.
8. Suggestions from ILLusionsOfGrander member on xbox-scene:
a. Make sure the NIC on your PC is not just a 10 mbit NIC but a 10/100 mbit NIC. Using a 10/100 NIC as opposed to just a 10 can definitely increase transfer rates.
b. If you go into the advanced settings of the NIC in your PC, some cards have a "Early TX Threshold" value. Upping this value from its default can also increase speeds. The example given was with a Dlink card and its default value was 8 and changed to 38. This increased the speed from 6500kBps to 11000kBps.
Wireless Xbox
I've noticed a few posts about how to get the Xbox on a wireless network so figured I'd touch on the subject here and give my thoughts on hardware to accomplish such a thing. First thing to consider is whether you want to use 802.11b or 802.11g. Discounting any other deciding factor you may have, and focusing solely on Xbox functionality, if you want to use your Xbox for ftp transfers and to play Xbox live then you'll be fine with 802.11b. If you think you'll want to stream movies or music to it and will want to do a lot of large (over 100mb) ftp transfers you'll want to go with 802.11g. With that...
There are two setups you can use to communicate with your Xbox wirelessly. The first and least common way would be in an ad-hoc fashion. This would be the exact same as using a crossover cable from the Xbox to your pc just without the actual cable. Basically your computer would have some sort of a wireless card whether USB, PCI, or if it's a laptop then a PCMCIA or mini-PCI. For your Xbox you would get a wireless to Ethernet bridge (I'll mention brands in the next paragraph) and basically just RTFM for how to set it up in ad-hoc mode to communicate to the wireless card in your computer. Again, this would be like using a crossover cable, only your computer and Xbox would communicate with each other.
The most popular way which most people would want to implement is with a wireless access point/router. From Linksys if you decided to go with 802.11b you could get model BEFW11S4, if you want 802.11g the WRT54G. From Dlink for 802.11b the DI-614+ is a good one and for 802.11g the DI-624. Now to get your Xbox to communicate wirelessly with one of these access point/routers you would need a wireless to Ethernet Bridge for it. From Linksys for 802.11b you could get a WET11 and for 802.11g the WET54G. From Dlink for 802.11b the DWL-810+ and for 802.11g the DWL-G810. From here it's really just a matter of reading the manual's (if you even need to) to get these bridges to associate to the SSID of your access point.
Now I'd like to say don't think these are the only products that work. There are many other companies with products that do the exact same thing. I just listed the most common of the ones I'd recommend using and if you look up the product you'll get an idea of what to look for from other companies. I'm also not a fan of the MS wireless Ethernet bridge devices. Currently, from what I've seen you need to configure it from the MS dash and with a modified Xbox this isn't always a good thing. However, obviously they will work just fine so feel free to check them out too.
Credits
- Chefelf from the Xbox-scene - Provided for all configuration diagrams displayed in this guide and the generous hosting of this guide on his site.
- This guide is also available in HTML format. Thanks go once again to Chefelf for converting it over to an easy to access/read web page. Both the html and pdf formats of the guide can be found via his Xbox Tutorial page located here: http://www.chefelf.c...x/tutorials.php
- Forum posters at Xbox-scene.com.
Post by: mrRobinson on September 26, 2003, 07:41:00 PM
http://www.chefelf.com/xbox/networking.php Click the link to get the .pdf version.
Thanks to chefelf for the host and diagrams.
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ALSO - If you've got a networking problem you can't figure out, try posting a thread in NEWBIE CHAT. This isn't because you're a dumb newb, but you will get a MUCH faster response. You won't have to wait for your question to be approved here, and the answer approved a few days later. Remember to include a detailed description of what you're trying to do. Try reading over the guide first though, the answer is probably in there.
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Just to add to the comment above, please try to post the info outlined in troubleshooting step 8. Your problem will more than likely be solved very quickly at that point.
This post has been edited by mrRobinson: Oct 28 2004, 06:06 PM
Post by: mastertito4 on September 26, 2003, 07:56:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on September 27, 2003, 07:24:00 AM
Post by: mastertito4 on September 27, 2003, 07:57:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| Now on your computer go to the properties of the NIC that has a crossover cable connected to the Xbox. Click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then properties. Enter the following: IP Address: 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: <leave blank> DNS: <leave blank> |
for example. tell them how to get there and just baby-step them thru it
Post by: mrRobinson on September 27, 2003, 08:35:00 AM
| QUOTE |
4. I will not list every baby step involved for how to set things, like every mouse click required. If youre not sure how to do something Ive said to configure, see number 5 below. |
so if you read number 5 you get a good way to figure that stuff out.
I had considered putting in baby-steps but where does that end? its slightly different for win2k, win98, winxp, mac... etc. Do i post the baby steps for every OS or just winxp... either way i think its best if they just use google to figure that part out on their own. I'll endlessly help those who attempt to help themselves and put forth effort behind it. But people who want to be fed every drop of info don't deserve it in my opinion.
Post by: phaty4 on September 29, 2003, 12:02:00 PM
Post by: phaty4 on September 29, 2003, 03:17:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on September 29, 2003, 05:30:00 PM
| QUOTE (phaty4 @ Sep 29 2003, 03:26 PM) |
| thank you! i've been hoping forever that someone would just post a definitive How-To for networking to the xbox (the tutorials suck) and this looks like a good start. keep up the good work |
Yes, good start, i'm looking for feedback.
Create a new topic with your problem. post current evox.ini network settings and ipconfig from your computer and you'll get help.
Post by: mrRobinson on October 01, 2003, 04:16:00 PM
http://www.chefelf.com/xbox/tutorials.php
This post has been edited by mrRobinson: Apr 22 2004, 05:37 PM
Post by: mastertito4 on October 01, 2003, 04:19:00 PM
Post by: chefelf on October 01, 2003, 04:23:00 PM
| QUOTE (mrRobinson @ Sep 27 2003, 12:35 PM) |
| I had considered putting in baby-steps but where does that end? its slightly different for win2k, win98, winxp, mac... etc. Do i post the baby steps for every OS or just winxp... either way i think its best if they just use google to figure that part out on their own. I'll endlessly help those who attempt to help themselves and put forth effort behind it. But people who want to be fed every drop of info don't deserve it in my opinion. |
Agreed. Modding an Xbox and getting FTP to work is not exactly plug and play but it's not rocket science either. There are a lot of people who just simply don't have the patience to take their time, read and figure things out. These are usually the people who think that installing a modchip is just an easy way to pirate games.
Well it's not easy, it takes some time and you have to be willing to learn. The guide is coming along nicely and should serve as a big help to some people but for the most part people still have to do independent research to figure out how this all works.
It's amazing that with google.com people can still post basic questions without even TRYING to just figure out the answers for themselves.
Post by: sparkac on October 01, 2003, 05:07:00 PM
Just wondering
Post by: mrRobinson on October 01, 2003, 08:54:00 PM
| QUOTE (mastertito4 @ Oct 1 2003, 08:19 PM) |
| may i link to my tut? |
Yes? though i'm not sure what you're asking.
Post by: gtd 2000 on October 01, 2003, 09:01:00 PM
This seems to be a very common problem across the net and one which I have too
All the suggestions do not work it seems
Either that or the people who offer the explanations have never experienced it.
Post by: mrRobinson on October 01, 2003, 09:22:00 PM
Post by: gtd 2000 on October 01, 2003, 10:26:00 PM
Post by: shadowfighta on October 05, 2003, 12:50:00 AM
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Post by: FWAxeIbanez on October 05, 2003, 02:38:00 AM
Post by: TheCreepster on October 05, 2003, 04:19:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on October 05, 2003, 06:26:00 AM
| QUOTE (shadowfighta @ Oct 5 2003, 04:50 AM) |
| Interesting... my ftp transfer keep failing (Dropping to 0) in flashfxp. I use cuteftp also but its a lot slower but usually works but waiting 2+ hours to transfer a 3 gb game is ridiculous. What settings should my nic card have? I have 2 nics in my pc with a crossover cable running to my xbox. Should i have it at 100 base tx full dupleX? |
speed issues are a bitch. dropping to zero either means you don't have space left on the partition of the xbox you are copying to or some nic compatibility issue with the xbox. try using crossover to the other nic you have just for testing purposes. Go into your nic properties and test different combinations of full/half duplex and speed at 10/100. Also try pinging your xbox with something like this: ping <xboxIP> -l 1024 -t and see if you get any timed out's on that. If you do try a new cable too. What evox you have? if its 3921 i would only use flashfxp.
This post has been edited by mrRobinson: Oct 5 2003, 01:27 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on October 05, 2003, 06:29:00 AM
| QUOTE (TheCreepster @ Oct 5 2003, 08:19 AM) |
| I might be being dumb but here goes anyway. My Xbox is connected to my PC through a modem router. I have set static IP to yes as per tut and have the IP 10.0.0.2 which I have successfully pinged. Now when I open flashfxp is where I get a bit lost. In the right hand box I click the lightning and then quick connect. In the server or URL box I put the XBox IP only and then click connect. Is this correct and if yes then why does it not find the connection (it says timeout)? Any help much appreciated. |
well just verify that your xbox ip is in fact 10.0.0.2 and make sure you can ping it from your computer. Once that is good as you said make sure you don't have any firewall software running that would block it. either the winxp one or a third party.
Post by: johnblox on October 05, 2003, 01:58:00 PM
My problem is that when I ftp to the box my D drive (should be dvd rom) instead duplicates showing the contents of the c drive ? (happens with ftp client as well)
btw I recommend aceftp as favoured windoze ftp client
Post by: mrRobinson on October 13, 2003, 06:30:00 PM
Post by: mrRobinson on October 23, 2003, 10:28:00 AM
Post by: robertgdean86 on October 24, 2003, 12:40:00 PM
Please can you help me thanks very much
Post by: DerkinWind on October 25, 2003, 09:48:00 AM
Post by: robertgdean86 on October 25, 2003, 10:53:00 AM
No its not a good job because I can't get a network link up...
Post by: mrRobinson on October 25, 2003, 10:53:00 AM
| QUOTE (robertgdean86 @ Oct 24 2003, 04:40 PM) |
| I was woundering if you could help me out please! I got my xbox modded and Evox installed by a bloke at a computer fair, so I didnt do it by myself using a network cable. Im trying to network the xbox with the chip (X-Ecuter 2.2) and copy of evox (V1.8.3752) and Im having difficulty! Im getting very frustrated as Ive tried so many methods and I understand how ips work etc. I cant get the xbox past the stage of realising its connected with a computer I have an Ethernet MAC Address, but it says No Link thus I have no ip being received by the xbox! Im using an ethernet adaptor port (which is connected to the motherboard) and a crossover RJ45 cable into the back of xbox. I have had the cable tested and it works a ok. Tho the LAN connection settings on the PC says "Network Cable Unplugged" and as I said the xbox doesnt even realise its plugged in "No Link!" Unfortunatly thats as far as I've got and Im woundering what exactly Im doing wrong and debating whether or not I need 2 re instal Evox or if its something to do with the pc! Please can you help me thanks very much |
start your own thread with this, it'll be better served and don't worry i'll find it and reply. No link on xbox and your pc (network cable unplugged) should be easy to figure out. Either you have a bad cable, your computer nic isn't loading its driver or stack etc., or the xbox has setup network = no in evox.ini. maybe even check if skipif no link is there and set it to no.
Post by: robertgdean86 on October 26, 2003, 12:03:00 PM
, Im glad to hear the solution should be easy! Im getting fustrated with it as I no its something and nothing! I've had the cable checked so its not that and "Skip if no link" is set to no. I m not sure how to check if Network = no to see if the problem is to do with Evo... How would I go by solving the pc probs side of things if it was that, where would I start?? I actually bought a new nic card and tryed that, exactly the same thing happened
Post by: MistaBalls on November 15, 2003, 12:44:00 PM
Laaaaaaaates.
Post by: mrRobinson on November 15, 2003, 03:21:00 PM
Post by: shredhead69 on November 22, 2003, 08:24:00 PM
I know other people have done it, but no one specifically tells you what to do and what equipment. So for the record, I networked my PC to my 802.11b Linksys wireless router (via cat5 cable, of course) and then used the Linksys wireless bridge (802.11b also) and attached the XBOX to the bridge. I used the directions provided with the bridge for configuration of the bridge. Then, I connected the XBOX to my router via cable using your directions to make sure everything was set up properly before trying it on the wireless network. I have an internet connection using DHCP, but assigned a static IP for the XBOX per X-S Freaks directions. Once I got it working via cables, you must unplug the xbox and restart the PC. Then plug in the bridge and make sure you see two green lights. When you plug in the xbox and turn it on, you should then see three green lights. If not, check your bridge configuration or possibly you have bad reception. I was really surprised at how moving my bridge two feet made all the difference. Originally, I got it working and thought it was great, but it was sometimes working and sometimes not. I couldn't figure it out. It was simply bad reception. Now I get fast transfers and works 100% of the time. I think big TV's can screw with the reception, so try moving a few more feet away from the TV.
Post by: mrRobinson on November 23, 2003, 06:12:00 AM
Post by: Testament69 on November 30, 2003, 05:30:00 PM
Post by: bapski on December 11, 2003, 06:46:00 PM
wonder what is wrong...
Post by: mrRobinson on December 12, 2003, 04:27:00 AM
Post by: dinokathy on December 12, 2003, 11:48:00 AM
Post by: mrRobinson on December 20, 2003, 01:47:00 PM
- Added other ways to connect section
- Added wireless details
- Added some configuration examples for MXM
- Minor updates throughout
As always the latest version is maintained in .pdf format hosted at chefelf's site which is linked to in the guide.
Please let me know of any errors/corrections or any additions you can think of.