Setting up PC with Xbox 360 - ICS problem

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:43 pm

For pointless reference, my laptop (which sits next to my 360) is connected wireless to my router, which is a fair distance away (too far for an ethernet cable). I want to connect my 360 to my laptop, via their respective ethernet ports, so that my Xbox 360 can share the laptop's internet connection.

But whenever I try and enable Internet Connection sharing under my LAN card's properties, I get this message:

Why is this? Is there anything I can do to remedy this? It would really be alot easier and cheaper than buying the over-priced 360 wireless adapter (£60!!!).

Thanks in advance. Smile

Kai Beginner Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 34

wouldnt you need to use a crossover cable to connect directly from a computer to an xbox, unless you have a switch between or soemthing

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 5024

You don't need to enable ICS to get Xlink working. Just hook the 360 to the laptop via crossover cable and you're good to go.

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:16 pm

Yeah, I was thinking that, but it seems the 360 channel is a bit...well, empty of players. ^^;

I was trying to set up Xbox Live.

By the way, I've got all Network components installed under the Add/Remove Programs > Windows Components option in the Control Panel.

Looks like a refreshing of Windows is in order...

Kai Beginner Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 34

here is what M$ has to say about ICS

you NEED a crossover cable though

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 5024

muckers wrote:

Yeah, I was thinking that, but it seems the 360 channel is a bit...well, empty of players. ^^; I was trying to set up Xbox Live.

Yeah the "ping limit" issue puts a bit of a damper on 360 gaming here...I just assumed that since you were asking in the Xlink forums you were trying to use Xlink.. Wink

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:42 pm

3hree|7even wrote:

here is what M$ has to say about ICS

you NEED a crossover cable though

Yep, I came from there initially - I follow the steps and get the error message. Sad

MeanMF wrote:

Yeah the "ping limit" issue puts a bit of a damper on 360 gaming here...I just assumed that since you were asking in the Xlink forums you were trying to use Xlink.. Wink

Heh, easy mistake to make - I wasn't explicit in what I was trying to set up. ^^;

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

MeanMF wrote:

muckers wrote:

Yeah, I was thinking that, but it seems the 360 channel is a bit...well, empty of players. ^^; I was trying to set up Xbox Live.

Yeah the "ping limit" issue puts a bit of a damper on 360 gaming here...I just assumed that since you were asking in the Xlink forums you were trying to use Xlink.. Wink

My college has to give one of my friend's dorm room a higher bandwidth inorder to play the X360 on live.