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

Hi Tom:
Thanks for the tip "Why don't you want the Xbox on the same LAN? Mine is
and it works fine." Since yours works, I thot mine should and I went thru
and removed sharing on all the folders on all the computers, ran the network
set-up wizard again on all three computers; then turned on my living room tv
and the xbox 360 and ........it works again! I have no idea what I did that
helped but just knowing it should work was enough to fix the problem! Thanks
again.

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


"Tom Scales" wrote:

The problem is you don't have anything that will give the Xbox an IP
address. I assume that the PCs each have a static IP address?

You'll have to give the Xbox one too, but I'm out of my league here. I don't
know how the Xbox will react without a DNS server and DHCP server. Try it I
guess.

Tom
"xiowan" <xiowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Tom:
I have a CAT5 ethernet cable running from Media Center host computer
to
a "4-port switch". From there one ethernet cable runs to the Xbox to
display
content from the host; a second cable runs from that switch port to
another
Media Center computer; a third cable runs from that switch port to the
third
Media Center computer. At one time, the network worked for the Xbox and
two
computers; but when I added the third computer, the three computers
network
ok, but not the Xbox. Each computer has it's own dial-up modem and I have
no
router and didn't think I needed one?

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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