Re: Will Xbox Extender work on UK/PAL Xboxes?

From: Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] (barb_at_nospam.com)
Date: 11/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:37:08 -0500

you have an adhoc network here the way this is setup. connecting an
access point to a PC directly is usually ad hoc mode (and usually it
is setup in access point client mode). you are apparently trying for a
3 way ad hoc connection or at least trying to get two devices to work
as an ad hoc connection to this AP. I have no idea how this access
point is setup or what it is using for an IP (as opposed to the static
IP you have apparently given the Ethernet card in your PC.

I strongly recommend you reconfigure your network to use a router
connected to a cable modem.

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:15:41 -0000, "CJSnet"
<usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> wrote:

>Hi Barb
>
>To avoid confusion and simplify matters, if we leave the internet out of the
>equation, and assume all I need to do is connect my MCE PC to my Xbox for
>the sole purpose of transferring media, I'm sure mine is a supported config,
>i.e.:
>
>PC <--ethernet cable--> AP <--wifi--> WGA <--ethernet cable--> Xbox
>
>My original config when I used the Media Center Extender Linksys set-top-box
>was:
>
>PC <--ethernet cable--> AP <--wifi--> MCX Box
>
>That worked just fine. The settings are identical. I tried it again and it
>still works fine. So, the problem must be with the WGA or Xbox settings. I
>need some guidance. Step by step instructions would be really helpful :)
>
>If I set my PC as follows, I can ping my AP from my PC:
>IP: 192.168.1.1
>Subnet: 255.255.255.0
>DNS: 192.168.1.1
>
>These mirror the settings in the AP's config.
>
>However I can NOT ping my WGA from my PC. 'Request timed out' every time.
>
>If I connect the WGA directly to my laptop, I CAN ping the WGA, and access
>its setup via the web at 192.168.1.250.
>
>I have gone to the Xbox config and the Xbox sees my wireless network SSID
>and successfully connects, but only in Ad-Hoc not Infrastructure mode. 

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

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