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Can't connect xbox 360 to Airport extreme
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Hmm, i'm not sure.
Does the wire work with the mac? The wire could be damaged, even if it looks fine. Check also if the xBox can connect to wireless.
I would try that first, see if there is a connection. Did you do manual setup in the airport configuration app? Check the settings to see if anything looks wrong.
Other than that, I am not sure. I have a Ps3 which hooked up fine (through wireless), I have not tried wired, as it is not in a good position to do so (id have to run it through the living room). If you're doing wired on Xbox live for connection quality, just try out wireless. People say they lag like crazy on wireless, but the air port extreme seems to handle it pretty well. I still lag sometimes on Call Of Duty 4, but that used to happen regardless.
Does the wire work with the mac? The wire could be damaged, even if it looks fine. Check also if the xBox can connect to wireless.
I would try that first, see if there is a connection. Did you do manual setup in the airport configuration app? Check the settings to see if anything looks wrong.
Other than that, I am not sure. I have a Ps3 which hooked up fine (through wireless), I have not tried wired, as it is not in a good position to do so (id have to run it through the living room). If you're doing wired on Xbox live for connection quality, just try out wireless. People say they lag like crazy on wireless, but the air port extreme seems to handle it pretty well. I still lag sometimes on Call Of Duty 4, but that used to happen regardless.
Can you connect to the internet?
Not to ask a dumb question but you have plugged the cable into the cable modem and then the network cable from the cable modem to the ethernet in on the aebs and then a second network cable from ethernet out to the xbox360?
If you cannot get onto the internet then you probably have a problem with your setup within the software or you didn't properly cable everything.
If you think everything is properly cabled then unplug the cable modem and the aebs and then plug the cable modem back in, wait for it to boot and then once it is rebooted fully plug the aebs back in.
Not to ask a dumb question but you have plugged the cable into the cable modem and then the network cable from the cable modem to the ethernet in on the aebs and then a second network cable from ethernet out to the xbox360?
If you cannot get onto the internet then you probably have a problem with your setup within the software or you didn't properly cable everything.
If you think everything is properly cabled then unplug the cable modem and the aebs and then plug the cable modem back in, wait for it to boot and then once it is rebooted fully plug the aebs back in.
It won't register with it directly connected to the modem. I've tried power cycling and switching and testing cables. O the diagnostic screen it just say's "disconnected" on the network adaptor. It won't register IP or DNS. I'm starting to think it's a dead ethernet port on the xbox. Everything is properly cabled.
When you guys plug the ethernet cable from the xbox to the AEBS does it register automatically for plug and play? What settings have you all had to change on your AEBS?
Thanks.
When you guys plug the ethernet cable from the xbox to the AEBS does it register automatically for plug and play? What settings have you all had to change on your AEBS?
Thanks.
I haven't had to reconnect it in a long time but it pretty much just recognized it after I did the setup wizard.
I would agree it sounds like you have a bad network port.
I would agree it sounds like you have a bad network port.