connecting to xbox live

rlm · 11-12-2007, 05:06 AM

ok i really want to start downloading stuff from the xbox marketplace. don't really care for online game play but i'm having problems connecting. what exactly do i need? i've had to manually enter my isp, subnet mask, gateway, dns settings. but once i do the test to see if everything is connected it fails at DNS. does this mean i have to have my pc connected to the 360 all together.

i'm thinking i need to buy an extra ubs cord. i have connected the ethernet cable to the 360 and the modem which has both ethernet and usb connections. i notice that in the back of the 360 there is the ethernet connection and a usb connection right above. if i connect a usb cord only from the 360 to the modem, with the ethernet running from the modem to the computer, will that help xbox live work and properly connect?

every time i try and connect i can't. my isp, subnet mask and gateway pass but the dns doesn't even if i entered the right numbers. does this mean i must be connected to the pc. ugh. this is why i hate all this xbox live stuff.

11-12-2007, 05:39 AM

What exactly do you want from the xbox marketplace?

I regret having an xbox live account, hardly use it, though it was free.

luv_monkey · 11-12-2007, 08:02 AM

It could be at the router level...you might need to open up a few ports to allow traffic to traverse between the router and the 360.

**mced** · 11-12-2007, 03:41 PM

Did I hear "modem"? What modem?

rlm · 11-12-2007, 07:10 PM

by modem the one that was provided to me by my cable service.

what i want to download are the new download packs for guitar hero 3 and possibly some from 2. i just want those velvet revolver and foo fighter songs to play on GH3.

does anyone know any other way to get them besides joining xbox live. as well to load them up on the xbox 360. i've heard of sites that have them and all you do is down load the pack onto a dvd or cd and then from there you place the dvd/cd into the 360 and it saves it from there. kinda like the backwards compatibilty files you get at the xbox site.

**Plastic Flute** · 11-12-2007, 09:40 PM

I cant hook it up at all ..

Stogieman · 11-13-2007, 12:01 AM

Make sure you are connected via Ethernet. I don't think the xbox can connect to Xbox Live via USB. Go to System/Network Settings/Edit Settings. Under the Basic Settings tab, make sure Automatic is selected for both IP & DNS settings. Let your router/cable modem assign the DNS server to your console. You really shouldn't enter that info in manually because your Dynamic IP address changes every time you connect to the internet.

**mced** · 11-13-2007, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlm

by modem the one that was provided to me by my cable service.

Name and model?

rlm · 11-13-2007, 01:53 AM

i've had the same ip address for a long time. its the one provided to me by my cable company. hasn't changed. also it wouldn't set anything automatically like it says. so i had to enter manually. it detected the isp and so forth but won't go with the dns setting. don't know whats wrong. i might as well give up on trying to get anything. i really wanted the new pack for guitar hero 3. that's it.

rlm · 11-15-2007, 02:37 AM

oh man i finally got it working. but once i got it working i realized i had no points to download what i wanted. so i had to buy some at work. oh well. 20 dollars worth it i say.

heres what was wrong. i got the help from this guy at work who's had some experiance with this sort of thing. he said that by simply connecting the 360 to the cable modem by ethernet should work. it doesn't have to be connected to the pc. at first he wasn't sure why the dns couldn't be detected since everything should have been detected automatically. then after thinking about it for several seconds he asked if i had unplugged or shut off the modem. i said no. so he advised that i do so, but to leave it off for several minutes. while it was unplugged i then had to connect the ethernet from the modem to the 360 and eventually turn the modem back on. this time the modem would pick up the 360's signal instead of the pc's. from there all i had to do was sign up with MS Live and that was that. i was in. of course i then had to unplug the modem once again for several more minutes if i wanted to use it again with the pc. after all this time, that was the problem.

11-12-2007, 05:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 1,975 My Profile	connecting to xbox live ok i really want to start downloading stuff from the xbox marketplace. don't really care for online game play but i'm having problems connecting. what exactly do i need? i've had to manually enter my isp, subnet mask, gateway, dns settings. but once i do the test to see if everything is connected it fails at DNS. does this mean i have to have my pc connected to the 360 all together. i'm thinking i need to buy an extra ubs cord. i have connected the ethernet cable to the 360 and the modem which has both ethernet and usb connections. i notice that in the back of the 360 there is the ethernet connection and a usb connection right above. if i connect a usb cord only from the 360 to the modem, with the ethernet running from the modem to the computer, will that help xbox live work and properly connect? every time i try and connect i can't. my isp, subnet mask and gateway pass but the dns doesn't even if i entered the right numbers. does this mean i must be connected to the pc. ugh. this is why i hate all this xbox live stuff.

11-13-2007, 12:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Stogieman Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 186 My Profile	Make sure you are connected via Ethernet. I don't think the xbox can connect to Xbox Live via USB. Go to System/Network Settings/Edit Settings. Under the Basic Settings tab, make sure Automatic is selected for both IP & DNS settings. Let your router/cable modem assign the DNS server to your console. You really shouldn't enter that info in manually because your Dynamic IP address changes every time you connect to the internet. Last edited by Stogieman : 11-13-2007 at 12:12 AM.

11-12-2007, 05:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Avis Phlox Posts: n/a	What exactly do you want from the xbox marketplace? I regret having an xbox live account, hardly use it, though it was free.

11-12-2007, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,121 My Profile	It could be at the router level...you might need to open up a few ports to allow traffic to traverse between the router and the 360.

11-12-2007, 03:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
mced Cannot live without Love Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 1,968 My Profile	Did I hear "modem"? What modem?

11-12-2007, 07:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 1,975 My Profile	by modem the one that was provided to me by my cable service. what i want to download are the new download packs for guitar hero 3 and possibly some from 2. i just want those velvet revolver and foo fighter songs to play on GH3. does anyone know any other way to get them besides joining xbox live. as well to load them up on the xbox 360. i've heard of sites that have them and all you do is down load the pack onto a dvd or cd and then from there you place the dvd/cd into the 360 and it saves it from there. kinda like the backwards compatibilty files you get at the xbox site.

11-12-2007, 09:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,418 My Profile	I cant hook it up at all ..

11-13-2007, 01:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 1,975 My Profile	i've had the same ip address for a long time. its the one provided to me by my cable company. hasn't changed. also it wouldn't set anything automatically like it says. so i had to enter manually. it detected the isp and so forth but won't go with the dns setting. don't know whats wrong. i might as well give up on trying to get anything. i really wanted the new pack for guitar hero 3. that's it.

11-15-2007, 02:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 1,975 My Profile	oh man i finally got it working. but once i got it working i realized i had no points to download what i wanted. so i had to buy some at work. oh well. 20 dollars worth it i say. heres what was wrong. i got the help from this guy at work who's had some experiance with this sort of thing. he said that by simply connecting the 360 to the cable modem by ethernet should work. it doesn't have to be connected to the pc. at first he wasn't sure why the dns couldn't be detected since everything should have been detected automatically. then after thinking about it for several seconds he asked if i had unplugged or shut off the modem. i said no. so he advised that i do so, but to leave it off for several minutes. while it was unplugged i then had to connect the ethernet from the modem to the 360 and eventually turn the modem back on. this time the modem would pick up the 360's signal instead of the pc's. from there all i had to do was sign up with MS Live and that was that. i was in. of course i then had to unplug the modem once again for several more minutes if i wanted to use it again with the pc. after all this time, that was the problem.

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