Xbox Laptop issues

[Kule]

Had a look last night for the first time in my XBox manual and saw I could connect my Xbox directly to my laptop with an ethernet cable (and then use my USB modem to connect to Xbox Live). Thing is the instructions are as useful as a boil on my arse.

When first I connected the cable my laptop gave the Limited Connectivity warnings (was able to sort this out by manually setting the IP address on on the TCP/IP settings on my Network adapter). Thing is on the X-box side, Im unable to get it too detect the IP address on my laptop on the Media test (I've tried it with the automatic IP setting and I've manually set the IP Address, with setting the Gateway set to the IP address I assigned to the laptop but it still fails).

Anyone else able to get their XBox to connect this way(Unfortunately Im not very Knowledgeable in networking, so give me the dummies guide if you got this right).

 

[doobiwan]

There's a few more steps involves, namely you have to enable internet connection sharing on the notebook and ensure the firewall allows the connection.

From the horses mouth
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/windowsics.htm

Or for the textually challenged a Youtube version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZZQzn1UrOM&feature=related

 

[BinaryJack]

we connected my 360 to my pc and then through a 3g connection to update it.
You just have to play around with the settings.
The biggest thing was the computers dns settings etc.

Please make sure that your firewall is down.

 

[Kule]

thx guys, much appreciated. Will give it a go.

 

[Ewie]

head over to xbox-360.co.za

http://www.xbox-360.co.za/forum/xbo...not-get-telkom-line-installed-3g-options.html


there should be some guidance in this thread.

 

[benitok]

Had a look last night for the first time in my XBox manual and saw I could connect my Xbox directly to my laptop with an ethernet cable (and then use my USB modem to connect to Xbox Live).

That's the easy part to fix.

... as a boil on my arse.

What are you going to do about that boil?