Xbox 360 network card not working...?

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Alright so I plug my ethernet cable into the xbox and out of the blue it has stopped working...

eg: No link light / no light on router or pc.

So where can I take my xbox to have this checked out...? Any repair people in Durbs?

Anyone had this problem?
 
Is the router working?

Press the windows button + pause> go to device manager> check if the network card/controller is enabled ;)
 
Hehe, tried on 3laptops and 1router. Nothing. ;)
 
That sucks man ;) Someone help Ziglet please.
 
No xbox fixing shops around? ;)

Otherwise its going to be R900 for a wireless usb adapter :(
 
What is the warranty of an xbox? Bought it from game... In December....? :(
 
1 year, so do I just take it back to game and say listen my xbox is not working?

And they should hopefully give me a new one?
 
On the topic of networking, I just bought myself a 360 today and have been trying to connect it to my laptop running Vista, through the ethernet cable but having some trouble. My laptop detects it and opens media center to add an extender and asks for 8 digit key.now on the Xbox i went to 'Test media connection' and it fails with the IP address setup. Does anybody know how to set it up?.
Thanks ;)
 
ziglet said:
1 year, so do I just take it back to game and say listen my xbox is not working?

And they should hopefully give me a new one?
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Seems like it ;) If you don't try, you won't know :p Remember the proof of purchase ;)
 
Kronik said:
now on the Xbox i went to 'Test media connection' and it fails with the IP address setup.
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Very much depends if you configured the IP info on Vista/X360 manually or left on Auto. If Auto, the X360 is probably complaining it was not offered IP info by a DHCP server.

This does not neccessarily mean thing wont work, both Vista/X360 will fall back to an 'address of last resort' (random IP from the 169.254.XX.XX range), and communication will occur using those addresses.
 
Proof of purchase? I picked it up and ran when it was so busy during the xmas period ;)

And then the xbox is flashed as well, rofl!
 
That was going to be my suggestion as well Gambit.. :)

I've done it before and cursed and swore at a hub and a nic in a pc that wasn't working..
spent HOURS trying to trace it... then thought wait, i haven't tried another cable and hey presto alles started working... I felt v stupid...
 
Ok ive tried 2 cables, from xbox to pc, xbox to router, xbox to laptop, xbox to laptop.

Same cables, pc to laptop, laptop to pc and both worked... But i will get a third and try 2morrow.
 
wouldn't the Xbox to router connection need a different cable to the one supplied with the xbox?

The cable that came with mine (pro package) basically enabled me to connect my xbox directly to my PC which means it's probably a PATCH cable (or something like that) i.e. direct connection like PC to PC or PC to Xbox is possible.

If you intend connecting to a router I would imagine you would need a "normal" network cable. i.e PC to HUB

I could be wrong I'm no expert!
 
You'll probably find that the XBox's NIC is auto-mdix, meaning it doesn't care if you use a patch cable or a crossover.

I've used the supplied cable to hook up to a router with no hassles.
 
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