lan party problems

[imported_AlThor]

i'm not a huge xbox gamer, but if you're getting kicked while playing pc games, try upgrading the firmware on your router.

cable testers are relavtively cheap and a sure fire method to rule out any cabling issues.

hard to say if it will be a complete fix if you pick up the switch, depending on your Internet connection, it just might not be possible, due to bandwidth upload limitations. Especially if you can run with one console fine and only run into problems with the second.

apologies for the ft vs. m post.....D'OH

 

[Porter21]

so i could try going to linksys website and downloading the updates?????? and also, what exactly is a cable tester. thanks for all the help guys. i knew that i could count on you to give me some important information.

 

[skyking]

there is a sticker on the bottom of your router, it will have either the v2 or the v4 after the model number. If it is the v2, I suggest getting a different router, one from the approved list in the link I posted above.

 

[Porter21]

okay, i'll check that out in a minute.

 

[Porter21]

i am thinking about buying a 12-port hub/switch for lan parties. someone just offered me a hub with 12-ports and i am wondering if you think that would solve the problems with the pc and xboxs. would the hub assign each device its own ip.

 

[ktwebb]

Hub's are just repeaters. They have no ability to assign IP's, ie no DHCP server. None that I have ever seen anyway. Hubs could care less about IP's, unless it is managed possibly but then the IP would only be for that.

 

[Porter21]

i meant would a switch assign sepeperate pcs. also, switchs can uplink to the intnernet right.

 

[ktwebb]

Your thinking of a router, of the SOHO budget variety. Using NAT it is typically used to share a broadband connection. It's only concerned about the public network, in this case the internet, and one interface on the local side, your LAN or loca area network. All SOHO routers will have at least one LAN port however almost all have integrated switches with 4, 5 or 8 ports.

 

[Porter21]

so i could possibly buy a regular old router and that might help my problem.

 

[DainBrammage]

Your problem inmho is you are using HUBS and no doubt they are the garden variety el cheapos you would buy at wal-mart etc....

Lose the hubs and use switches

 

[Porter21]

True, el cheapo piece of shito. lol lol

 

[MeddlingMonk]

I ran into the same problem a few weeks ago. My friends and I tried to connect 3 Xboxes to Xbox Live, using an old Linksys BEFSR41 v2 router. Before I upgraded the firmware, 2 of the Xboxes would get dropped at random intervals (the 3rd was fine, for some strange reason).
After upgrading to the latest firmware from the Linksys website, we can now get 2 Xboxes to connect with no problems whatsoever. However, a 3rd Xbox is unable to connect to Xbox live (whichever one we turn on last).
It looks like this old router just can't support more than 2 Xboxes at a time (on Live--it works fine for System Link). I've e-mailed Microsoft to see if replacing the router will solve the problem...they give almost no information about what testing they actually do to certify a router as "Xbox Live Compatible"!

Hope this helps!

BTW, you should be able to tell the version of the router by looking at the model number printed on the bottom (e.g., "BEFSR41 ver. 2"). No version number means version 1.