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Connect Xbox 360 and Mac

Holmes89

Holmes89

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Mar 6, 2008
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I am on a network where I am not allowed to use a router. However I am allowed to share my internet connection to my Xbox 360. I have a Macbook and I was able to share my internet connection in Windows by just selecting my ethernet port and sharing it with my USB ethernet dongle. I know how to do this in windows but don't know how to do it in OS X. How do I share my connection (I have tried the sharing in the preferences panel) and assign an IP to my Xbox through my Mac? Thanks in advance.
 
Holmes89 said:
I am on a network where I am not allowed to use a router. However I am allowed to share my internet connection to my Xbox 360. I have a Macbook and I was able to share my internet connection in Windows by just selecting my ethernet port and sharing it with my USB ethernet dongle. I know how to do this in windows but don't know how to do it in OS X. How do I share my connection (I have tried the sharing in the preferences panel) and assign an IP to my Xbox through my Mac? Thanks in advance.
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Try this.

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071223001432304&query=xbox+360

I know, for one I have a static IP address for my mac.
 
also, are you on a school network? something that you plug yourself into a wall jack? If so, I think the dhcp thing might work. I know, when I was in college I would cheat the system and register devices with new Mac Addresses so I could use my 360 on the school network. Samething with a router, I needed to fool the system and register a mac address for the router to use.
 
It's a hidden file, you won't see it in Finder - hence the Terminal commands.

You can grab Textmate if you haven't already and use that to locate and edit the file in a nice Mac OS way instead of the terminal.



I used this technique in my last flat, as our internet connection's DHCP was served by OS X 10.4 Server, and the 360 didn't see it with the default threshold. It solves any issues very well :)



...of course this is all done after turing internet sharing on in the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
 
Holmes89 said:
Okay I'll try it, the only thing is I can't find /etc/bootpd.plist any ideas?
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on the finder, press command + g. A window will pop up. type /etc/. It will bring you to the hidden directory of etc. inside there you will find bootpd.plist. open that up with text edit and edit the lines it says to edit in the tutorial.
 
bigandy said:
It's a hidden file, you won't see it in Finder - hence the Terminal commands.

You can grab Textmate if you haven't already and use that to locate and edit the file in a nice Mac OS way instead of the terminal.



I used this technique in my last flat, as our internet connection's DHCP was served by OS X 10.4 Server, and the 360 didn't see it with the default threshold. It solves any issues very well :)



...of course this is all done after turing internet sharing on in the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
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I used the terminal commands and it says the file does not exist. Any ideas? Internet sharing is on.
 
I went to the /etc/ folder and still can't find the file. I also tried */bootpd.plist in the terminal to see if I could find it but it appears the file does not exist on my computer.
 
you haven't clarified, are you on a school network? otherwise, what is the reason you cannot use a router? What about a simple 4 port switch? Most routers are going to want to maintain a connection to an outside world, where a switch just routes traffic.
 
bflowers said:
you haven't clarified, are you on a school network? otherwise, what is the reason you cannot use a router? What about a simple 4 port switch? Most routers are going to want to maintain a connection to an outside world, where a switch just routes traffic.
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Oh yes, sorry, I am at college and unfortunately am not allowed any router that could configure the network in anyway. This is sort of a roundabout way which I am allowed to do.
 
Plugging in a switch would fall under the rules. They're dumb devices and wouldn't configure anything.

It'd be easier too.

Which version of Mac OS are you running?
 
bigandy said:
Plugging in a switch would fall under the rules. They're dumb devices and wouldn't configure anything.

It'd be easier too.

Which version of Mac OS are you running?
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But I already have this usb ethernet dongle so I would like to use it. I'm using Leopard.
 
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