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Subject: How to systemlink

Check out my Halo 3 Machinma here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rNzxWp77Zo

if you wanna experience the 4v4 or 3v3 feeling then just get xbox live,

What you need is...
An Xbox or xbox 360
A computer
A router that has a sybol saying it is xbox compatible
A TV lololololollllollollolloloolol
Xbox Live GOLD membership if you want all the features of xbox live,
And a ethernet cable that is long enough to hook into your router AND xbox.
Credit card

This should cost you 180$ if you already have the xbox, tv and computer and if you have a router that is xbox compatible then thats $100's less my friend.

  • 07.23.2007 12:48 PM PDT

No Matter the Size, Finish the Fight.

I remember when I played the original Halo: Combat Evolved with some friends back in the day, I only used one ethernet cable to connect two Xbox consoles (not Xbox 360s).

  • 07.23.2007 12:51 PM PDT
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Posted by: IIDWells55XII
I've seen people on 1.0 LAN with 1.1 before The way it works is that whoever's hosting determines what version of the game is being played. So if a 1.1 player hosts, then any connected 1.0 players will also feel the effects of the 1.1 update (melee damage, grenade damage, nerfed Magnum, etc). I haven't personally tested this with 1.5, but I assume it works the same way.

That's correct. I play system link exclusively because I use Xbconnect and with my 1.1 update I occasionally join a host with 1.0 and I have to readjust to all the weak melees, slow nade timers, etc. 1.5 was just a banhammer update I believe so it won't matter.

  • 07.23.2007 12:51 PM PDT
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i cant just use ethernet cord to system link weve tried three times now and it still dont work so i need a crossover no matter what and sombody said a router???Do i need a router for just 2

  • 07.23.2007 4:52 PM PDT
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You need a crossover and you don't need a router for just two. If you're desperate you can make a crossover cable using the existing cable that you already have. I used some tape, a scissor and this picture to make one.

  • 07.23.2007 7:10 PM PDT

RIP Halo 2.

Posted by: Fatso
You need a crossover and you don't need a router for just two. If you're desperate you can make a crossover cable using the existing cable that you already have. I used some tape, a scissor and this picture to make one.

I don't see how that's possible without crimping tools and a new connector.

Anyways, there's two ways of connecting Xbox consoles for system link:
1. Directly connect two Xbox consoles with a crossover cable. Of course, this only works for two Xbox consoles.
2. Have a hub/switch/router and connect the consoles to this unit using regular ethernet patch cable.

  • 07.23.2007 7:14 PM PDT
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If you snip the cable in the middle and reconnect using that picture you won't need to crimp and get a connector.

  • 07.23.2007 7:18 PM PDT

RIP Halo 2.

So what, you cut the cable, stripped the wires, and then twisted the bare wires around each other to form a connection? That is one ghetto crossover cable.

  • 07.23.2007 7:31 PM PDT
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It works.

  • 07.23.2007 7:48 PM PDT
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I dont want their to be any confusion here, so I'll give it another shot at explaining it:


If you only have 2 xboxes that you want to connect

XBOX------(crossover)-------XBOX
i.e back to back xboxes need a crossover between them.
(the "link-cable" sold for xboxes will be a crossover.)

or if you have a hub, there's no reason why you cant use it to connect 2 xboxes, but this time you use straight through cable.

XBOX----(straight through)-----HUB----(straight through)-----XBOX

i.e if you have a hub or switch, you can connect 2 or more xboxes (depends on how many hub ports) through the hub, but each cable is a Straight through Patch cable like this:

|----------(straight through)-----XBOX
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HUB----(straight through)-----XBOX
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|----------(straight through)-----XBOX



Some people may have found that when you use a central hub in a LAN, a crossover cable works fine between the hub and an xbox. This is because some hubs are smart enough correct for it. You might get away with a crossover connection between the hub and ONE of the xboxes.

If you want a responsive LAN with as little lag as possible this may help:
1. Buy a switch, not a hub. Definitely, you should be using a switch. I'm not going to explain why here.

2. DO NOT cut open a cable and rewire it to convert crossover to straight through or vice-versa.
Althought this may work if you only have 2-3 xboxes in the LAN, if your xboxes are in the same room, and the cut cable isn't very long (<1m).
But if you plan on having a few more xboxes in the LAN, or have xboxes in different rooms in your house or dorm, you will start to feel the delay.

3. In larger LAN parties, if you only have one very good quality cable, use it on the link to the xbox that will "host" the multiplayer sessions.

Hehe delay should not an excuse for being owned! You will be at a disadvantage if the cable to your xbox is shoddy.


[Edited on 07.24.2007 2:13 AM PDT]

  • 07.24.2007 1:18 AM PDT

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