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Macbook and Xbox 360?

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BrokenBoySoldier

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hey guys! does anybody know how to connect the macbook and xbox 360 together via ethernet cable and share the internet conection so i can play xbox live?

Cheers!
 
So you have a macbook with wifi and an xbox too far away to run cable to...and you want to share the connection to the xbox, right?

Plug an ethernet cable into the macbook and xbox, open system prefs, click on sharing, then click on the "internet" tab (I think that's what it says). There will be check boxes for the various connections, check ethernet and then click the start button. That *should* do it :) If it doesn't work, try using a crossover ethernet cable instead of a regular one.
 
Gah, I was going to reply to this thread earlier but could not figure out where I had seen where you can do that. Thanks bahula03!
 
bahula03 said:
So you have a macbook with wifi and an xbox too far away to run cable to...and you want to share the connection to the xbox, right?

Plug an ethernet cable into the macbook and xbox, open system prefs, click on sharing, then click on the "internet" tab (I think that's what it says). There will be check boxes for the various connections, check ethernet and then click the start button. That *should* do it :) If it doesn't work, try using a crossover ethernet cable instead of a regular one.
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that didn't work and it is a crossover cable that is provided with the xbox...
 
Just look at the wire colors in the connector. If it's the same on both ends then it's straight through.
 
the xbox ethernet cable and built in NIC are kind of the mystery here. If you were going macbook to macbook, it wouldn't make a difference if you had a crossover or straight through cable as the NIC in the macbook is auto sensing.

Just a thought, but if most people buying 360's are going to be connecting them to a router or hub, why would microsoft include a crossover cable (that would make the cable useless for connecting to a router/hub)?
 
bahula03 said:
the xbox ethernet cable and built in NIC are kind of the mystery here. If you were going macbook to macbook, it wouldn't make a difference if you had a crossover or straight through cable as the NIC in the macbook is auto sensing.

Just a thought, but if most people buying 360's are going to be connecting them to a router or hub, why would microsoft include a crossover cable (that would make the cable useless for connecting to a router/hub)?
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I wanted to say this, because all our recent powerpc equipment does this. I have no MacIntel equipment to test with though.
 
bahula03 said:
the xbox ethernet cable and built in NIC are kind of the mystery here. If you were going macbook to macbook, it wouldn't make a difference if you had a crossover or straight through cable as the NIC in the macbook is auto sensing.
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I've heard the Xbox 360 also does that, so it wouldn't matter if it's straight o crossover. (Link)

I've tried doing the Xbox360-macbook pro through internet sharing, but I couldn't get it to work. It kept failed at the DNS check or something.
 
I'd just grab a router and be done with it. They aren't exactly expensive. Plus your computer won't have to be on for it to work.
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
i'm confused as to what cable i need or if it will even work??
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Any ethernet cable should work (apparently the Xbax360 will auto adjust, so will your mac. It's a non-issue).

However, there is more to do on the software side. Read this here article on joystiq. I'm having DNS problems getting it to work, but you should try it anyway.

:)
 
BigBadBiologist said:
OK, let's start over here. What kind of internet connection do you have coming in?
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i have a wireless connection to my macbook and i want an ethernet cable from my macbook to the xbox
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
the DNS is 192.168.2.1
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Ok, is that the IP of your MB?

Actually, list the IP settings of both the XBox and the MacBook, and your wireless router, etc.
 
KaosDG said:
Ok, is that the IP of your MB?

Actually, list the IP settings of both the XBox and the MacBook, and your wireless router, etc.
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IP settings for the xbox:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1

DNS: 192.168.0.1

Settings for the macbook: don't know how to find

settings for the wireless router: don't know how to find
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
IP settings for the xbox:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1

DNS: 192.168.0.1

Settings for the macbook: don't know how to find

settings for the wireless router: don't know how to find
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System Preferences->Network should tell you all you need to know.
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
how do you do this?
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Applications -> Utilities -> terminal

at the command line, type "ping 192.168.2.2" (without the quotes) and press enter.
(press ctrl+c to stop)


you should see output like this:
Code: 
mkennedy-laptop:~ karl$ ping 172.20.14.1
PING 172.20.14.1 (172.20.14.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.277 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.283 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.266 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.271 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.034 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.295 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.287 ms
^C
--- 172.20.14.1 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.266/0.388/1.034/0.264 ms
 
KaosDG said:
Applications -> Utilities -> terminal

at the command line, type "ping 192.168.2.2" (without the quotes) and press enter.
(press ctrl+c to stop)


you should see output like this:
Code: 
mkennedy-laptop:~ karl$ ping 172.20.14.1
PING 172.20.14.1 (172.20.14.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.277 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.283 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.266 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.271 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.034 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.295 ms
64 bytes from 172.20.14.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.287 ms
^C
--- 172.20.14.1 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 7 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.266/0.388/1.034/0.264 ms
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what do i do with this information?
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
what do i do with this information?
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well, it will let you and I know if your macbook and Xbox "see" each other.

Generally, in terms of network troubleshooting a ping is usually the first step to solving the issues.
 
KaosDG said:
well, it will let you and I know if your macbook and Xbox "see" each other.

Generally, in terms of network troubleshooting a ping is usually the first step to solving the issues.
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this is all i got when i tried it

joseph-roberts-computer:~ josephroberts$ ping 192.168.2.2
PING 192.168.2.2 (192.168.2.2): 56 data bytes
 
BrokenBoySoldier said:
this is all i got when i tried it

joseph-roberts-computer:~ josephroberts$ ping 192.168.2.2
PING 192.168.2.2 (192.168.2.2): 56 data bytes
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Well, that means that your macbook isn't able to reach your XBox.

Unfortunately until we know the IP config of the macbook and the wireless, we can't really help further.
 
KaosDG said:
Well, that means that your macbook isn't able to reach your XBox.

Unfortunately until we know the IP config of the macbook and the wireless, we can't really help further.
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ok, how do i find the IP config of then macbook and wireless?
 
settings on the mac for the built in ethernet:-

IP address: 192.168.2.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0


still not sure how to find the info for the wireless router
 
i clicked on the airport in the system preferences and in the network, and i didn't get any of the things you mentioned, i just got airport id and that it automatically connects the airport
 
KaosDG said:
what are the settings on the wireless adapter on the mac?

(include the default gateway as well)
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IP address: 192.168.2.7
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.2.1

i can't find the default gateway?
 
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