Hi, I'm having problems connecting to Xbox Live. I use an 8 port ethernet whatchamacallit splitter and apparently I now have to set up my DNS manually.

Whenever I test my connection on the Xbox it says I've failed the DNS test. Can someone out there help me with this please?

Cheers.

well, ur DNS setting isn't working then obviously. be sure to keep it set to whatever DNS your ISP uses.

I'm quite computer illiterate, sorry. How do I do that? I mean check my DNS.

PS. I have the damn thing set to Automatic detect.

This post has been edited by nyg: Sep 18 2006, 02:48 PM

how does ur internet work for ur place ? like how does ur network layout look like?

Umm.. Sorry I don't understand this question. How does my network layout look like?

bro. your internet.. if you are using PC and WinXP just open your CMD

and type "ipconfig /all" it will show you many ips.

on the other hand if you are on linux or mac or any unix based PC

type "netstat -r"

It will tell you which one is the DNS

Once u get that DNS, use that DNS on your Xbox 360. It should be okay.

This post has been edited by necromanser: Sep 18 2006, 03:38 PM

ok..how do u connect to the internet ? through a router or a PC ?

Oh man this got my hopes up. Didn't work. Thanks a lot though! Really thought this would work. Strangely it didn't.

I connect through a PC. I have to manually connect it. It isn't automatic. I hear that could potentially present a problem as well.

wait.. are you using Internet Connection Sharing on your windows? You don't have a router do you? Only a switch, and the modem is directly connected to your PC?

Yes, I am using Internet Connection Sharing. I don't have a router, yes. I have a switch thingamajig thing. Modem is connected to the switch and then connected all the PCs in the house.

There is no direct connection to my computer no.

This post has been edited by nyg: Sep 18 2006, 05:11 PM

I thought switch doesnt do anything besides route connections, no PPPoE or stuff like that (needed to connect to streamyx), if you intend to do like that, I suggest you buy a router NOT a switch, because you can use the router to automatically connect to internet for you and connect everything to the router, then 360 online should be no sweat just connect and go. weeee Don't forget to post your GT when you get your live gold account (so we can play also )

As it stands it really does look like I'm going to have to splash out on a router. That's my last resort as I've just spent a lot to get the Xbox etc etc.

There's got to be a way to fix this! Driving me nuts.

Why dont you let the 360 do the dialing? connect your phone line to the modem, pull the ethernet cable from the modem to your 360, and set up the PPPoE dialer from within 360's Network blade? Or do you still want to have internet connection on your PC as well? If you're tight on abudget, i suggest you try what i posted, but you'll have to keep swapping the ethernet cable everytime you wanna switch between the 360 and your Pc, but it will cost you nothing.

stringfellow: I reckon what you said is the only way for me to connect to Live right now but if my PC isn't hooked up to the net, the other PCs at home are disconnected as well! Heh it's very annoying.

wait da minute. you have a switch and few PC are connected to it at same time? if the modem is in "Bridge" mode, i don't think few PC can connect to it right? or izzit i'm phails in networking.

well the easiest is to start by telling us what's your modem brand and model is.

am using the same configuration as you. My PC is the gateway, the other PCs are connected through my hub as well as my 360. But all IP are manually assigned. This is what I do:

My PC - the Gateway (It has two NICs) one connected to internet (NIC A) and the other to hub (NIC B).

NIC A will have its IP assigned automatically by ISP. Where as NIC B, you will have to assigned the IP yourself. I set NIC B as 192.168.0.1 (this is your gateway address) and the rest computer should have the same IP as this 192.168.0.XXX (change only XXX to any incremental no.)

Computer B, C, D, E and 360 will have IP like this:

Computer B: 192.168.0.2
Computer C: 192.168.0.3
Computer D: 192.168.0.4
Computer E: 192.168.0.5
Xbox 360: 192.168.0.6

Each of this PC (B, C, D, E and 360) will have Gateway IP as 192.168.0.1 and the DNS should be the IP you find in in Network Connection Details of the NIC A.

Hope this will help.

I haven't tried doing what necromanser asked me to try but I've actually manage to connect to the internet via the Xbox BUT I can no longer use the internet on the PC. Everytime I try to use the internet it says something about "my username yadda yadda domain yadda yadda". I'm not sure what's wrong with it. Not sure if this is a step forward or backward.

It woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorks! Yessssss!

Haha I didn't even do anything to it. It's like it just decided to stop being an annoying sod and started working!

f***ing yes! Thank you all for your help. It's much appreciated!

Let me welcome you aboard bro. Let your frags be felt through all the xbox servers and may blood of your enemies flow like a river.


bwahahahahahahaha.....



I joke

but its cool man that you are live capable now. Hey send us your gamertag open your list to all friend requests!!!

Good luck on live man

I'm not sure where I should put my gamer tag but it's Cesc Pistols.