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klobas
Kai Beginner
Joined: 24 May 2004
Posts: 4
Location: Australia - WA
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:28 am |
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Is your network reachable? Yes
Are you using a port-forward? Yes
Is your console being detected? No
Brief description of your network setup:
I have a NetComm NB1300 ADSL Modem Router connected to an 8 port switch. The IP address of the Modem Router is 192.168.1.1. The switch is connected to a NIC on my PC with a straight cable. The IP of this card is 192.168.1.101. I have a modded Xbox running MXM as the dashboard. My Xbox has the IP 192.168.0.200. The Xbox is connected to my PC via a crossover cable into a 2nd NIC with the IP 192.168.0.2.
Do you use a software firewall? What brand? Have you made any changes to it? I have Windows Firewall ON and Norton Internet Security Pro 2004 Firewall OFF. I have tried disabling everything, but that doesn't make a difference.
Operating System? Windows XP SP2
Problem description?
I can see the arenas / games and pings on my PC Kai UI, but in the diagnostics mode I get the message "No consoles have been detected yet!". I can FTP to my xbox when I have the IP settings given above. But as I haven't been able to get Kai working I have changing the IP addresses after reading the tutorial at http://www.packetme.tk/ and have been having some strange problems. I know a lot about computers and xbox modding, but not much about networking, so I am a bit confused.
When I change the 2nd NIC IP address to 192.168.1.2 I can no longer FTP to my Xbox (i have also tried pinging it from command prompt and it never responds). Likewise if I change the xbox IP to 192.168.1.3 I can no longer FTP. Is the reason Kai is not detecting my xbox because of the IP addressing? Should all the network components be on the address ***.***.1.***? Or should they be different to the modem router? And why do these small changes stuff up my ability to FTP across when I have my dash running. Or are my Kai problems something else entirely? Help would be greatly appreciated as I am eager to play some Halo 2 multplayer on Kai. Thanks
[KaiUserConfig]
kaiUsername=
kaiPassword=
kaiPort=30000
kaiDeepPort=0
kaiAccept=LOCAL
kaiTimeout=NOUI
kaiNIC=2
kaiLaunch=BOTH
kaiHomebrew=OFF
kaiPAT=OFF
kaiAutoLogin=ON
kaiAllowBadNICS=OFF
kaiWireless=
kaiUI=Default |
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dfunked
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
Posts: 7005
Location: Australia - VIC
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:55 am |
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Disabling firewalls does not open ports, they always remain blocked. Best way to test is to uninstall NIS Pro and see what happens. |
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klobas
Kai Beginner
Joined: 24 May 2004
Posts: 4
Location: Australia - WA
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:56 am |
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I have completely uninstalled NIS Pro and that didn't help.
I have continued to test different settings and I have found the problem to be definitely due to my router. The facts are:
When my Xbox IP is 192.168.0.200
and NIC 2 is 192.168.0.2 i can ping the xbox but CAN't play on Xlink Kai. I suspect this has something to do with the IP's not being ***.***.1.***. Or does it not matter?
When my Xbox IP is 192.168.1.103
and my NIC is 192.168.1.102 I CAN'T ping my xbox. But when I disconnect my computer from the router I CAN ping the xbox (but obviously can't connect to Kai as I can't access the internet). There is nothing else on my network with the address of 192.168.1.103, so why are the packets getting "lost" because of the router???
I had a look at all the router settings but am completely lost because I don't know a thing about DHCP etc. Any suggestions? |
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klobas
Kai Beginner
Joined: 24 May 2004
Posts: 4
Location: Australia - WA
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:01 am |
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dfunked
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
Posts: 7005
Location: Australia - VIC
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Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:21 pm |
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I have to ask, was your XBox searching for games at all?
How many ports does that NetComm ADSL Router / Modem have? If it's got at least 2 LAN ports, bypass the switch and go direct to the router (connect the PC + the XBox to it).
Have a read of http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13641#13641 to see why some switches can cause problems for you. |
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klobas
Kai Beginner
Joined: 24 May 2004
Posts: 4
Location: Australia - WA
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 6:23 am |
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i have sorted out the IP issues and tried a different network setup like dfunked suggested and Kai now works!!!
Thanks to dfunked for great help on messenger in helping explain some IP basics to a newbie.
Here's what I learnt for anyone else out there:
1. The IP addresses of the 2nd NIC and xbox have to be on a different IP subnet to the router. ie. an xbox IP of 192.168.1.102 if the router is 192.168.1.1 won't work (in a 2 NIC setup)
2. I still do not understand why the 2nd NIC setup on my system doesn't work. But i borrowed a straight cable from a friend and the xbox is now connected to the 8 port switch which does work.
3. Uninstalling and disabling a firewall are different things.
4. Being able to FTP to the xbox and connect with Kai are also different things.
Thanks for the help and see you on Xlink Kai! |
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[FUNK]
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 21 May 2004
Posts: 3354
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:57 am |
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Glad you are up and running. Changing to problem resolved. |
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dfunked
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 25 Apr 2004
Posts: 7005
Location: Australia - VIC
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:03 am |
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Good stuff |
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