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Muscle Master · 11-06-2009, 03:42 PM

Hey guys, I have a problem with connecting to xbox live with a open NAT, I got my roomates Macbook hooked up to my 360 and my internet is through a Linksys WRT54G2 V1 wireless G router ..... I tried everything !!!! port-forwarding, Static IP ... everything, I brought a wireless adapter for my 360 but had to send it back cause it was faulty and is waiting for another one, but I'm still gonna have the same problem

So for those who know what they doing and encounter this problem before ... can I get some help ... my gamer tag is : BigNorm4Life

FenwickHockey65 · 11-06-2009, 03:49 PM

My friend and I ran into this problem a few months back, but it just sorta fixed itself...

Muscle Master · 11-06-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

My friend and I ran into this problem a few months back, but it just sorta fixed itself...

LOL that was helpful ... jk

This is wrecking my brain

and I really don't wanna buy another router

texan · 11-06-2009, 03:55 PM

does the mac or pc in the room or house get out? are you cabled or wireless on the 360?

Rocks RS · 11-06-2009, 03:59 PM

My first response would be, get a PS3!!

Second, when I had a Xbox 3crappy, I had that problem. I had to go into my router and change some settings. I happened out of nowhere and it was a change my Internet Provider did. I had to call the support for the router and get the info to fix it.

Muscle Master · 11-06-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by texan

does the mac or pc in the room or house get out? are you cabled or wireless on the 360?

It does, my set up is:

Xbox is wired to macbook, the macbook is connected wireless to the internet via Linksys WRT54G2 V1

So for the meanwhile I'm siphoning internet from my roomates macbook via Ethernet cord

And Xbox Live pw3ns PSN in every way

Mr_Draco · 11-06-2009, 04:08 PM

What kind of trouble shooting have you done?

- did you take the router out the equation and hook the 360 straight to the internet? Are you still having the issue? If yes they it's your internet connection or the 360. If no, then it's the router, a bad cable, the computer or several of these.

- Hook it back up to the router. Does the problem persist? if yes then it's the router or the cable. Change out what cables you can to see if it's a bad cable, if not the cables then its the router. If no, then your computer is messing it up.

Also are you in college? Some colleges are set up to prevent routers from working in the dorms.

Before you connect or disconnect anything from the router or the internet, make sure the device (the computer or the 360) is turned off, if you have access to the modem, turn it off as well. Sometimes they will not register the change if you make changes tot he connections while they are still on.

Muscle Master · 11-06-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

What kind of trouble shooting have you done?

- did you take the router out the equation and hook the 360 straight to the internet? Are you still having the issue? If yes they it's your internet connection or the 360. If no, then it's the router, a bad cable, the computer or several of these.

- Hook it back up to the router. Does the problem persist? if yes then it's the router or the cable. Change out what cables you can to see if it's a bad cable, if not the cables then its the router. If no, then your computer is messing it up.

Also are you in college? Some colleges are set up to prevent routers from working in the dorms.

Before you connect or disconnect anything from the router or the internet, make sure the device (the computer or the 360) is turned off, if you have access to the modem, turn it off as well. Sometimes they will not register the change if you make changes tot he connections while they are still on.

hmmm that's something I didn't do ... it might be comcast ... will post back in a bit

Disgruntor · 11-06-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

did you take the router out the equation and hook the 360 straight to the internet?

Yeah, definitely start there and work your way out. Don't piggyback until you're certain everything is working individually.

Have you tried rebooting the router? Sorry to insult you if you've done it already, but sometimes people miss the basic stuff.

Muscle Master · 11-06-2009, 04:40 PM

Ha ... it's not the linksys it this POS macbook, so unless I can fix it, Ima buy a 25ft or a 50ft Ethernet cord until my adapter gets here

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Originally Posted by Disgruntor

Yeah, definitely start there and work your way out. Don't piggyback until you're certain everything is working individually.

Have you tried rebooting the router? Sorry to insult you if you've done it already, but sometimes people miss the basic stuff.

of course I did

Disgruntor · 11-06-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Muscle Master

Ha ... it's not the linksys it this POS macbook

So Microsoft and Mac don't blend? Imagine that...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muscle Master

of course I did

Like I said, I wasn't trying to offend -- you just never know with some people

moto-camaro · 11-06-2009, 05:04 PM

i'd suspect it's something with your setup, piggy backing off of the mac, i've never been able to make that work. i use an ethernet Switch (not a router) and that works like a charm. internet goes direct into the first port on the switch, then one cable goes to my Dell, another goes to my 360, and a third goes to my mac. never had any issues

switches also aren't too expensive, i've got a d-link switch, cost me ~40$

Disgruntor · 11-06-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by moto-camaro

i'd suspect it's something with your setup, piggy backing off of the mac, i've never been able to make that work. i use an ethernet Switch (not a router) and that works like a charm. internet goes direct into the first port on the switch, then one cable goes to my Dell, another goes to my 360, and a third goes to my mac. never had any issues

switches also aren't too expensive, i've got a d-link switch, cost me ~40$

Comcast LOVES when its customers use switches...

Rocks RS · 11-06-2009, 06:37 PM

Live is not so great, especially when psn is free!

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texan Drives: people crazy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: duh Posts: 191	does the mac or pc in the room or house get out? are you cabled or wireless on the 360?

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Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,198	What kind of trouble shooting have you done? - did you take the router out the equation and hook the 360 straight to the internet? Are you still having the issue? If yes they it's your internet connection or the 360. If no, then it's the router, a bad cable, the computer or several of these. - Hook it back up to the router. Does the problem persist? if yes then it's the router or the cable. Change out what cables you can to see if it's a bad cable, if not the cables then its the router. If no, then your computer is messing it up. Also are you in college? Some colleges are set up to prevent routers from working in the dorms. Before you connect or disconnect anything from the router or the internet, make sure the device (the computer or the 360) is turned off, if you have access to the modem, turn it off as well. Sometimes they will not register the change if you make changes tot he connections while they are still on.