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idn54321

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hi, i tried to hook up my xbox with my computer using a crappy router but only my computer would get a connection, when just use the modem i always have to reset it after swtiching the cable

if i use a network switch will it automatically assign all the ip stuff, and work without software installation?
 
idn54321 said:
hi, i tried to hook up my xbox with my computer using a crappy router but only my computer would get a connection, when just use the modem i always have to reset it after swtiching the cable

if i use a network switch will it automatically assign all the ip stuff, and work without software installation?
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Yes, use the switch, but if you use the switch both xbox and PC needs to use static IP.
As for the router, did you setup xbox correctly for DHCP ?
 
idn, how do i get a static ip? doesnt that depend on ur isp? mines not static, wats DHCP? my xbox said something about that
 
idn54321 said:
idn, how do i get a static ip? doesnt that depend on ur isp? mines not static, wats DHCP? my xbox said something about that
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ok tell me what is it exactly you are gonna do, it this a permanent setup or just temporary ?
if it's temporary i can give u a solution
 
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its perminate, i want my pc and xbox sharing a cable connection, so an ethernet connection and now i have to switch the cable between them and reset the modem each time i switch the cable, when they were both plugged into the router on my computer would work, after i tried to congigure it the router got messed up. So im askin if a switch would work better, most say u just plug and play, no installation required
 
your ISP is giving you dhcp you cant change that.
So when you plug PC into the router it works and xbox won't ?
then go to the network settings of xbox and configure there !!
the problem here is with xbox
 
well it works when i just plug in the cable from the modem to the xbox, just not from the router, but the router was crappy ehome for 5 bucks, its like messed up now
 
so where exactly will you place the switch ?
or you can put the switch after the router so it's like below :

ISP-->router-->switch-->xbox and PC

so
ISP-->router-->xbox and PC , dont work right ?
 
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