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  • 06.07.2006 11:16 PM PDT
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This is why stupid ppl should not be on the internet.

This program however works great for me, with xbox and xbox 360 , whilst using a linksys router and cable internet.

Plus working in an engineering department for 5 years for a major cable company helps....

  • 06.08.2006 4:59 AM PDT
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Just because he's having XBC problems, it doesn't mean he's stupid or dumb. Guess what? People who call other people stupid, are stupid themselves. So keep your mouth shut, and if you don't know how to help him, don't even post.

And to you EvilPickles, I don't know what to say. I'd have to admit, XBC is a more complicated process to setup than XBL; try asking a professional for help. And when I say "professional", I don't mean Russo, although he works in a major cable company as he claims, he will not help you, he will just call you stupid again.

  • 06.08.2006 7:41 AM PDT
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Ah, look at the lonely people...

Did he mention anything about a firewall? I have to shut mine off to use XBC.

  • 06.08.2006 8:41 AM PDT
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Dude, seriously.

Xbox Connect isn't that complicated once you get the hang of it. If you're going to play Xbox Connect to play Halo 2, that's what Xbox Live is for! Just get XBL, it's better than XBC. If you're going to use XBC, play games like the original Halo.

XBC is a decent service, considering it's free. Don't be so pissed off at a service that is free, and not bad considering that it is free. I'm assuming you're playing H2 because you don't have XBL. If you don't want to pay for XBL and play with others on XBC instead, fine, but don't whine about it.

I use XBC sometimes when I want to play Combat Evolved on my Xbox 360, and it's not that bad.

  • 06.08.2006 1:31 PM PDT

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First off, if your router didn't come out of the box saying that it was Xbox Live compatible, you can check the manufacturer's website and see if you can get a firmware upgrade for it. I have an older router that didn't work with Xbox Live until I updated the firmware, and now it works perfectly.

Second, the so-called "Searching for Games" screen is always within the game itself. For Halo: CE, this screen is under the system link section of the menu, and I think it actually says, "Looking for games...". For Halo 2, it is also the screen that shows the list of system link games that are open on the network. So basically, for the program to detect your box for ANY game, your box has to be sitting at whatever screen you use to CHOOSE the game you want to enter for SYSTEM LINK play.

Third, if it is still having a hard time finding the box, you may need to shut down your firewall. However, if you have windows xp with Service Pack 2, it should ask you if you want to open all connections that XBC uses. Just click "Unblock" when it asks you, and it tells the firewall to allow traffic on the XBC ports.

Fourth, you HAVE opened the ports on your PC for the XBC connections, but you may also have to forward ports in your router. I don't know the numbers, but you can probalby find the port numbers that need to be forwarded in the router on the XBC website. You may need to forward some to your Xbox, and some to your computer; I don't know off hand.

I did have that problem with Halo 2 a couple weeks ago though. I could get every other game to work on XBC, but every time I had H2 in there, my XBC couldn't find my box. Weird. I think that has something to do with my PC card ethernet adapter for my laptop that I'm using instead of my on-board NIC that fried in a power surge.

  • 06.08.2006 2:36 PM PDT
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First go buy a cheap $20 hub. We had NOTHING but problems with routers.

Second, make sure you are using a "patch" cable. Some cables are reversed on either end. What may be red, black, white, grey on one end, might be grey, white, black, red on the other end. Can't remember what those types of cables are called. All I know is I got one, and couldn't for the life of me figure out what the problem was. That little oversight took me forever to track down.

  • 06.08.2006 11:46 PM PDT
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Fourth, you HAVE opened the ports on your PC for the XBC connections, but you may also have to forward ports in your router. I don't know the numbers, but you can probalby find the port numbers that need to be forwarded in the router on the XBC website. You may need to forward some to your Xbox, and some to your computer; I don't know off hand.

The ports you need to forward for XBC are 8602 TCP and 8602 UDP.

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  • 06.09.2006 12:14 PM PDT
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OMG U NEED 2 GO TO SYSTEM LINK DEN CLICK ON FIND XBOX OMG

  • 06.09.2006 7:41 PM PDT