[method0075]

I am looking to improve my connection to live. I suffer from lag and would like to enable port forwarding on my linksys router wrt54g. This router is upstairs and feeds the 360 with internet via a powerline connection. Is it possible to setup the 360 with a static ip so I can port forward or am I stuck with this setup. I can not move the router to the xbox at this time and wireless or power line are my only options.


I know what ports need to be forwarded but i need to be able to have the 360 pull the same ip every time i turn it on.


Any advice gang?

 

[scaesare]

In the network setup on the 360 it gives you the option to grab an IP automagically or set one manually. The latter is your static IP assignement option.


Just make sure it's not an IP your router will hand to someone else.

 

[Nickff]



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Originally Posted by method0075 /forum/post/16901388


I am looking to improve my connection to live. I suffer from lag and would like to enable port forwarding on my linksys router wrt54g. This router is upstairs and feeds the 360 with internet via a powerline connection. Is it possible to setup the 360 with a static ip so I can port forward or am I stuck with this setup. I can not move the router to the xbox at this time and wireless or power line are my only options.


I know what ports need to be forwarded but i need to be able to have the 360 pull the same ip every time i turn it on.


Any advice gang?

This is what I used:

http://www.carolsvault.com/i-cant-jo...-on-xbox-live/


Basically, you write down all the settings that are being used currently (assuming that everything is working as it should) and then switch it from AUTO to MANUAL in the console settings and re-type in all the of the settings. Then you have to forward the ports on your router for the IP address that you assigned to your 360. I use www.portforward.com


It explains all of this in the above link. Let us know how it goes!

PS: Chose an IP address that you know your router will NOT assign to something else (that is not set up to use a static IP address). What could happen is that when you reset your router (power-cycle) it could assign the 360's IP address to something else and then your 360 won't be able to connect since two things are using the same IP address. If you are good with networking you can tell your router to exclude the 360's IP address when assigning IP addresses to dynamic devices.

 

[method0075]

Thanks for the great, concise response. I went to the port forwarding site and they recomend that I disable the routers firewall and anonymous internet request un checked. I have a concern that my network will be vulnerable to outside attacks. Does anyone have any experience regarding these two settings and how they affect speed?

 

[bryansj]



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Originally Posted by method0075 /forum/post/16901388


This router is upstairs and feeds the 360 with internet via a powerline connection.

There is your problem. A static IP isn't going to solve that one. I would try going wireless and see if that helps compared to the powerline adapters.


Anyway, in your router you may be able to find the MAC address of your XBox and assign it an IP address that way. That is how I did it on my router with DD-WRT firmware. Your router is DD-WRT firmware compatible as well so that might be something to consider if you feel like modding it.

 

[method0075]

Thank you Bryan, I thought the powerlines are better then wireless because they are a hard wire connection and up 85mbps, compared to the 54mbps that wireless offers... Any advice regarding powerline adapters from the community?

 

[Nickff]



Quote:
Originally Posted by method0075 /forum/post/16901693


Thanks for the great, concise response. I went to the port forwarding site and they recomend that I disable the routers firewall and anonymous internet request un checked. I have a concern that my network will be vulnerable to outside attacks. Does anyone have any experience regarding these two settings and how they affect speed?

I did not disable my router's firewall and have had no problems.


Recently, I moved my modem and router to the cable outlet next to my 360 and hardwired all of it so I didn't have to worry about wireless. My laptop and desktop are wireless now (but I am not worried about speed on either of them, so it worked out).

 

[Nickff]



Quote:
Originally Posted by method0075 /forum/post/16901907


Thank you Bryan, I thought the powerlines are better then wireless because they are a hard wire connection and up 85mbps, compared to the 54mbps that wireless offers... Any advice regarding powerline adapters from the community?

Here is another option:

http://www.netgear.com/Products/Rout...ways/MOCA.aspx

 

[bryansj]



Quote:
Originally Posted by method0075 /forum/post/16901907


Thank you Bryan, I thought the powerlines are better then wireless because they are a hard wire connection and up 85mbps, compared to the 54mbps that wireless offers... Any advice regarding powerline adapters from the community?

They are rated at those speeds, but that doesn't mean that you will hit them. Hook up a PC to the powerline adapter and go to www.speedtest.net and see what kind of throughput you get.

 

[HeadRusch]



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Originally Posted by bryansj /forum/post/16902497


They are rated at those speeds, but that doesn't mean that you will hit them. Hook up a PC to the powerline adapter and go to www.speedtest.net and see what kind of throughput you get.

Wireless is the connection of last resort....


What does going to speedtests online actually tell you........your internet connection is going to almost always be orders of magnitude slower than any in-home networking solution....6-12mbps......only 11b may strangle you at those kinds of WAN speeds.


Better off trying a LAN speed utility, google them.....on my old 11b network I topped out wirelessly at about 3.5mbps. Google Lan Speed tests, there are lots of free apps that can help you test....usually you transfer a file from one PC to another one on the lan...etc.


Powerline is better than wireless, wireless is 100% "depending on the moment"....

 

[bryansj]



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Originally Posted by HeadRusch /forum/post/16902761


Wireless is the connection of last resort....


What does going to speedtests online actually tell you........your internet connection is going to almost always be orders of magnitude slower than any in-home networking solution....6-12mbps......only 11b may strangle you at those kinds of WAN speeds.


Better off trying a LAN speed utility, google them.....on my old 11b network I topped out wirelessly at about 3.5mbps. Google Lan Speed tests, there are lots of free apps that can help you test....usually you transfer a file from one PC to another one on the lan...etc.


Powerline is better than wireless, wireless is 100% "depending on the moment"....

Well in my house when I tried Powerline adapters they were crap and I had to go back to wireless G. And using speedtest.net makes sense because XBox Live is on the internet the last time I checked. You do want the best performance online for Live and not just smooth LAN. In my case the Powerline adapters ended up slower with more lag than my wireless, plus they seemed to function very randomly in regards to speed.

 

[mikeloxlong]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Nickff /forum/post/16902235


Recently, I moved my modem and router to the cable outlet next to my 360 and hardwired all of it so I didn't have to worry about wireless. My laptop and desktop are wireless now (but I am not worried about speed on either of them, so it worked out).

THIS is the only way...


2 laptops, 2 desktops and 1 PS3 all running wirelessly


360 and netflix/gaming = wired.


priorities...

 

[philucifer]

Hi,


I'm not sure if you still need the help, but I have the same router, and I set up my Xbox to do the port forwarding. It improved the lag. I'm using a regular wired connection, though, so I can't speak as to the role a powerline connection plays.


I have the firewall protection enabled and I'm blocking anonymous internet requests.


I have my Xbox set up as having an IP address of 192.168.1.125. I assume you know how to set this up in the Xbox itself.


In the Linksys WRT54G router menu, I went to the Applications and Gaming Tab, then Port Range forward. I set it up like this:


Application/Start/End/Protocol/Enable

xb101/3074/3074/Both/192.168.1.125/checked

xb102/88/88/UDP/192.168.1.125/checked

xb103/53/53/UDP/192.168.1.125/checked

xb104/3330/3330/UDP/192.168.1.125/checked


Hope this helps.