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

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From: CJSnet (usenet_at_TEETHthe-simpson.tv)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:12:00 -0000

Hi Barb

Sadly I can't really replace the AP with a Router. For one it's expensive
and the Xbox MCX does say it supports an AP. Secondly I don't really want
or need a router broadcasting the web to my home.

I have the AP set to infrastructure mode and automatic DHCP now. I've set
everything to automatic.

What I don't understand is I can't access the AP's web-based config any
more, because I don't know how to find the AP's IP address since I set it to
auto DHCP. Can you help?

It used to be 192.168.1.245 but now I have no idea. If I enter the
auto-assigned IP address of my PC's ethernet, that doesn't bring up the web
config utility.

How can this route I have work perfectly with my MCX set-top-box, but not
work at all with my Xbox? They use the same software so I'm at a loss. 

-- 
Thanks.
CJSnet
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"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:n11fq091f679vstf7k1dns2krlfjmd0lth@4ax.com...
> 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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