Linking Your Xbox To Your Computer I. Introduction Some basics and assumptions (the more you know, the more you UNDERSTAND): Crossover cable: A crossover cable is needed to directly connect your computer and Xbox. You would plug one end of the cable to your computer and the other end into the Xbox, there are no devices in between. If you have a hub, switch, or router you will not need a crossover cable though some still will work with one. With connecting to hubs, switches, or routers you should use a straight-through cable. The image below shows the difference between the two: To easily tell if you have a crossover or not, simply look at the two ends side by side. If all the pins, 1 through 8 on both ends are all the same color in the same order, you have a straight-through cable. If pins 1, 3 and 2, 6 are swapped you have a crossover cable. Notice the TX, RX as well. This shows why in pc to pc connections a crossover is required. Otherwise one pc will be transmitting over the same wire the other pc is trying to transmit on. This guide currently gives configuration examples for setting up an FTP connection with Evox, Avalaunch, MXM, or UnleashX as your dash. It is also recommended to use FlashFXP as your FTP client though many others will work just fine. You do not NEED an internet connection to FTP to your Xbox. When you ftp to your Xbox from a computer in your house to the Xbox in your house, no packets (data) need to go out to the internet and they shouldn't even try. The tricky part is when you want to be able to access the internet and ftp to your Xbox at the same time. How this is done and how difficult it is depends on the devices you have. I will not list every baby step involved for how to set things, like every mouse click required. If you're not sure how to do something I've said to configure, see number 5 below. If something is said in this guide that you don't understand or don't know how to accomplish it, try google. It is a search engine at http://www.google.com For example, if I say "Run a command prompt" but don't mention how; don't go immediately posting in the forums asking how you run a command prompt. First, try searching in google, "how to run command prompt windows xp". I'm willing to bet you'll get your answer faster. Another example, just so we're clear, if I say "turn off your winxp firewall", you may search in google, "how to turn off windows xp firewall". Again, I'm betting your answer will come faster. This guide now has configuration diagrams to help anyone having difficulty understanding the configuration examples I discuss. Some people simply do better with visuals. The key for the diagrams is provided below: II. Configuration Examples Find the configuration that best matches what you have. Reading them all anyway could help your understanding. 1. Computer Direct Connection to Xbox In this configuration you have your computer and Xbox directly connected. This direct connection can either be with the crossover cable, or with a straight-through cable to a hub/switch and then another straight-through cable from the hub/switch to your Xbox. Both are 'direct' connections. 2. Computer with two NICs In this configuration you have two NICs. One possibly going to a router or a cable or DSL modem, the other you wish to make a direct connection to your Xbox with. You also have the option of configuring your Xbox for live, xbconnect, or xlink by enabling it to get out to the internet through your computer. 3. Computer with one NIC and a router In this configuration you should have your computer and Xbox connected to the router. The router's WAN port goes to your cable, DSL modem, or otherwise out to the internet. PRE SETUP: Before you begin setting up your configurations you should cable everything up properly. Make sure your Xbox is booted up with the dash loaded as well so you can test the settings you will put in. If you are loading your dash from a CD or DVD, any changes you need to make to the evox.ini, avalaunch.xml, config.xml or mxm.xml you will need to re-burn onto the disk then reboot your Xbox with your new boot disk. When making changes to the evox network settings when booting evox from the hard drive, make sure you scroll all the way down when you are finished and select save and exit. Setting up Configuration 1 This is the simplest setup. Even if you have one of the other configurations, if you are experiencing problems you can always try this to help troubleshoot. This configuration can be setup in two different ways as showed in the Configuration 1a and Configuration 1b diagrams. Evolution X Dashboard Basically you can setup the [Network] Section of your evox.ini to look like this: [Network] SetupNetwork = Yes StaticIP = Yes Ip = 192.168.0.3 Subnetmask = 255.255.255.0 Defaultgateway = DNS1 = 0.0.0.0 DNS2 = 0.0.0.0 You may also have SkipifNoLink and you can set that to No. Also verify your [FTP] Section looks like this: [FTP] Enable = Yes Password = xbox IGR = No MXM Dashboard If you use MXM as your dash in your MXM.xml file you would want the <network> section to look something like this: <Network> <UseDHCP>false</UseDHCP> <IP>192.168.0.3</IP> <DNS1>0.0.0.0</DNS1> <DefaultGateway>0.0.0.0</DefaultGateway> <SubnetMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask> </Network> Also just verify there should be an FTPServer section that looks like this: <FTPServer> <ServerPort>21</ServerPort> <AllowAnon>False</AllowAnon> <AnonRoot>F:</AnonRoot> <User> <Name>xbox</Name> <Password>xbox</Password> <Root></Root> </User> </FTPServer> Avalaunch Dashboard <network setup="1" type="static"> <ip>192.168.0.3</ip> <subnet>255.255.255.0</subnet> <gateway>0.0.0.0</gateway> <dns1>0.0.0.0</dns1> <dns2>0.0.0.0</dns2> <proxy enabled="0"> <server>10.0.0.1</server> <port>8080</port> </proxy> </network> Also for Avalaunch make sure you set the username to this: <user name="xbox" password="xbox"> UnleashX Dashboard For UnleashX, edit the config.xml file to look like this: <Network Enable="Yes" Type="Static"> <ip>192.168.0.3</ip> <subnet>255.255.255.0</subnet> <gateway>0.0.0.0</gateway> <dns1>0.0.0.0</dns1> <dns2>0.0.0.0</dns2> <AutoDetect>Yes</AutoDetect> </Network> Also make sure the FTP section in UnleashX is all enabled (which is by default) so it should look like this: <FTP Enable="Yes"> <User>xbox</User> <Password>xbox</Password> <Port>21</Port> <MaxUsers>2</MaxUsers> <AllowAnon>No</AllowAnon> <Greeting>Welcome to XBOX FTP Server</Greeting> </FTP> If you boot evox with these settings you can verify your Xbox has the correct IP either by looking on a skin that displays it or in settings it will display it in blue text up top. You can also look in the other dashes if you have an IP, if not right on the front screen (via whatever skin you have) then under a settings sub menu. If you see No Link or No IP! Then either one of these settings is wrong, you don�t have it connected to your computer with the correct settings yet, or your crossover cable is bad. Now on your computer go to the properties of the NIC that has a crossover cable connected to the Xbox. Click on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then properties. Enter the following: IP Address: 192.168.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: <leave blank> DNS: <leave blank> That's it. Simple huh? Now set up your FTP Client. For FlashFXP, install the program and run it. Click on "Site Manager" then click to create a new site. Name it Xbox or whatever and for the IP enter 192.168.0.3, verify the port is 21. The username and password are both "xbox", all lower-case and without the quotes. Go to options and uncheck any check marks on PASV or passive mode if you are using Evox. If you are using one of the other dashes you can leave PASV checked. Apply the settings and connect. If you have your one NIC connection to the internet and just want to unplug that connection and plug in a crossover to your Xbox when you want to FTP there is an awesome way to automate changing your NIC settings from how they need to be set for the internet and how they need to be set for the crossover to the Xbox. Luckily someone has a perfect tutorial for that and its here: http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/switch-network.php If you use Windows XP you shouldn�t even need to bother with making those scripts. If your one NIC is set to use dhcp for the internet and when you connect it to your Xbox you always change it to a static address you can enter that address in the Alternate Configuration tab of your NIC. So if you go to your NIC properties then select TCP/IP and hit properties you should see two tabs, a General tab and an Alternate Configuration tab. The General tab you would leave set for dhcp so when you plug into the internet it would work. The alternate tab you would enter settings needed to be connected to your Xbox. Now when you switch your internet connection to the crossover cable of the Xbox windows should detect your dhcp network is down and try using the configuration in the alternate tab automatically. In this way you never have to change your NIC settings even though you are changing from a dhcp internet connection to a static direct to Xbox connection. If you are having problems connecting still please read the Troubleshooting Section. Setting up Configuration 2 The configuration 2 diagram above shows the most common setup you...
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