Xbox 360 connecting to laptop

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Master Geek

Topic # 59364 3-Apr-2010 19:26

Hey all was trying to get my xbox 360 hooked up to my laptop through Ethernet cable but I'm getting a limited connectivity on the laptop or any sign of it being connected through the xbox

any idea whats causing this or a way fix it so I can try and get my files transfered and try out xbox live

CYaBro

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Reply # 314485 3-Apr-2010 20:44

Are you connecting them directly with one cable or do you have a network swith or router that they are both connected to?

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sstg

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Master Geek

Reply # 314521 4-Apr-2010 01:21

Yea its connected by one cable xbox to laptop

CYaBro

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Reply # 314522 4-Apr-2010 01:37

How does the laptop get online?
You will need to set the ip addresses manually on the laptop LAN and the xbox as they have no way of getting one automatically when connected together that way.
Eg: make the laptop 192.168.29.1 and the xbox 192.168.29.2.

The xbox won't be able to get online this way though unless you can setup Internet connection sharing on the laptop.

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Master Geek

Reply # 314658 4-Apr-2010 12:49

Its on wireless so router is in another room