Re: Two LANs with 3 computers, Xbox 360 on 1?

Hi again Tom:
I think I might know what happened to the Media Center LAN connection.
I forgot that the 2nd computer was switched over to Vista RC1 for a while and
then I went back to Media Center 2005. It may be that the host computer
changed something in the settings to connect to the Vista computer. If it
did........it did it automatically! I may possibly need to re-configure some
settings.......just don't know where and how.

xiowan.........in tucson

"Tom Scales" wrote:

That just says you're not properly connected. How are you connected to
your router and what router is it?

Tom
"xiowan" <xiowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Tom:
You're not as confused as I am! I connected a third computer to my
local
area network and used the network setup wizard to connect up. Now, when
my
Xbox 360 connects to the Media Center host computer it gets to the point
where it tries to obtain the network address and fails and this message
comes
up after testing the network connection on the xbox 360: "your console was
not able to negotiate a lease with the DHCP server. Make sure that
addresses
are available on your server. This test verifies that your console has a
valid IP address. If your console does not pass this test:
Confirm that there are no other devices on your network with the same IP
address.
If you are using a router or gateway, verify that it is configured to
assign
IP addresses to network devices. (DHCP enabled)."
From that message, I got the idea that "no other devices could be on the
same network! I guess from your reply that "devices" doesn't include other
computers, eh?
Anyway, I am not sure where to start to get the network working right.
I
could probably get it set up right if I just knew how to get rid of the
network(s) that I have now and start over using the network set-up wizard.

xiowan.......in tucson

"Tom Scales" wrote:


"xiowan" <xiowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi All:
I am hoping to have 3 Media Center 2005 computers connected together
on
a
hardwired LAN......AND have only one of those computers also connected
on
the
same CAT5 cable to my Xbox 360 in the LR to control the tv display. All
3
computers have either "fast" or "gigabyte" ethernet hardware built into
the
motherboards. I am wondering if I can add an old Linksys Etherfast
10/100
LAN pci card to the Xbox/connected computer and run two networks from
that
computer so that the xbox won't be on the same IP address as ALL the
computers, thus causing a problem for the Xbox? I am not quite sure how
to
wire that up and what I would need to use if it is a possible solution
to
my
needs. The computers are currently connected thru a 4-port ethernet
switch
and do not need to have a modem connection. My goal: 3 computers that
can
network together and only 1 of them network with the XBox 360!
Possible?

xiowan.........in tucson

I'm confused. Why don't you want the Xbox on the same LAN? Mine is and
it
works fine.






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