[bjorgen]

I am trying to connect to the internet on an xbox 360 through my laptop (so as to save myself the 80 bucks for the wireless adapter). Doing so by connecting the 360 to my laptop with wireless internet. I had initially set it up with ICS, which worked, but is behind moderate NAT something meaning that performance is very poor online.

The other option that I've read about that had more success in this area is bridging the connection by selecting the wireless connection and the wired connection to the xbox and bridging them. However, whenever I attempt to do this the ips assigned are 169s, and the wireless immediately goes into limited connectivity mode.

What can I do so that this does not happen? Is there any way to bridge these connections? I know it has worked for other people, as there are many how tos online and on youtube.

Any help is greatly appreciated

[JohnWill]

What version and patch level of Windows? What is the source of the wireless signal?


Remove the network bridge first.

Make sure the port that is going to feed the XBOX is configured for automatic addressing.

Configure the network bridge again.

[bjorgen]

I have up to date vista, And the source of the wireless is downstairs in my house, I have 2 bars up here, and it's normally fine (I'm using it right now to be online)

How do I make sure my own pc is configured for automatic addressing?

[bjorgen]

Comcast WCG200-CC is my wireless source, sorry to be vague before

[JohnWill]

Connect the cable between the two units, and have them both booted.

Post this for each of the computers.


Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following command:

Note that there is a space before the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the / in the following command.

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter to copy the contents to the clipboard.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[bjorgen]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Graham>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ignignokt
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3B-84-7E-27
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d13a:396c:f9d2:78f3%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:10:33 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:10:33 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 268443451
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-0F-E3-BB-F3-00-22-15-0A-6F-C4

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.69.146
68.87.85.98
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168B/8111B Family PCI-E Gigab
it Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-15-0A-6F-C4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cd6d:d964:2300:88b3%8(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 134226453
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-0F-E3-BB-F3-00-22-15-0A-6F-C4

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:14a8:2b9d:e7ef:baac(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::14a8:2b9d:e7ef:baac%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 13:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Graham>

*****That's from the host computer that is supplying internet to the XBOX

From the XBOX 360 what information that I can find is this

IP settings - automatic
ip address - 192.168.0.50
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Gateway - 192.168.0.1

DNS Settings - Automatic
Primary DNS Server - 192.168.0.1
Secondary DNS Server - 0.0.0.0

PPPoE Settings
User Name - Not Set
Password - Not Set
Service Name - Not Set

Advanced Settings
Host Name - Not Set
Alternate MAC Address - Not Set ***MAC? maybe to do with bridging?


That's what I could get off of the xbox.

[JohnWill]

Remove the bridge connection for the following operations.

Enable DHCP on the wired connection that you're using to connect to the XBOX.

Let's also disable IPv6

Disable IPv6:

1. Hold the Windows key and type R, enter "ncpa.cpl" (without the quotes) and press Enter
2. Right click on each network connection and select "Properties"
3. Remove the checkmark from the box next to "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)
4. Click OK to exit the dialog

NOTE: You should do this for each network connection.


Reenable the bridge connection.

Post the IPCONFIG /ALL data again.

[bjorgen]

How do I enable DHCP?

[JohnWill]

Configure DHCP for Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Click on the Start menu, and select Control Panel.
2. Click on Network and Internet. (Skip this step if you do not see this Control Panel item.)
3. Click on Network and Sharing Center.
4. Click on Manage network connections.
5. Right click on Connection you wish to change and choose Properties. If Windows say it needs your permission to continue, click Continue.
6. Select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
7. Select Obtain an IP address automatically.
8. Select Obtain DNS server address automatically.
9. Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties window.
10. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
11. Click Close to close the Network Connections window.
12. Click Close to close the Control Panel window.
13. Restart your computer.

[bjorgen]

So I bridged connections, set the wired portion to DHCP, made sure ipv6 was unchecked, and the internet worked upon turning on the bridge, for about 5 minutes, then it went limited connectivity. While the internet was working I tested internet on the xbox and that did not work at all, couldn't obtain an IP address. Here is the log after the limited connectivity happened.

I had to delete the bridge and disable and reenable the wireless connection to gain internet again to post this.


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Graham>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ignignokt
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Network Bridge:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : MAC Bridge Miniport
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-22-15-0A-6F-C4
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:43:44 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:43:43 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.69.146
68.87.85.98
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e50:14a8:2b9d:e7ef:baac(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::14a8:2b9d:e7ef:baac%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Users\Graham>

[moptix]

Instead of bridging the connection try internet connection sharing

[bjorgen]

Yes, I tried that, but as I said in my original post this does not work very well, and ICS doesn't support port forwarding (which is what I need to make this work well.)

That's why I'm going through lengths to try and get bridging to work

[JohnWill]

You still appear to have a good connection. When in bridge mode and you lose connectivity, please do this.


Try these simple tests.

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD (COMMAND for W98/WME) to open a command prompt:

In the command prompt window that opens, type type the following commands one at a time, followed by the Enter key:

NOTE: For the items below in red surrounded with < >, see comments below for the actual information content, they are value substitutions from the previous IPCONFIG command output! Do NOT type <computer_IP_address> into the command, that won't work. Also, the < and > in the text is to identify the parameters, they are also NOT used in the actual commands.

Do NOT include the <> either, they're just to identify the values for substitution.

IPCONFIG /ALL

PING <computer_IP_address>

PING <default_gateway_address>

PING <dns_servers>

PING 74.125.45.100

PING yahoo.com

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter to copy the contents to the clipboard.
Paste the results in a message here.

<computer_IP_address> - The IP Address of your computer, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above. (For Vista/Win7, the IPv4 Address)

<default_gateway_address> - The IP address of the Default Gateway, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

<dns_servers> - The IP address of the first (or only) address for DNS Servers, obtained from the IPCONFIG command above.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.