- Nov 19, 2001
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I realize that this may be difficult to answer, but I'm hoping someone has a recommendation.
After spending about 3 hours of unsuccessfully trying to connect XBox Live last night, I threw in the towel.
I get the green light on "Cables Connected", but it craps out on me when trying to connect to my ISP. According to my ISP I have to include my username and password (PPPOE settings), which I did. I also changed the DNS servers from automatic to manual and typed in the primary and alternate DNS addresses. I had one rep tell me those were needed, and another who said it's not necessary
Either way, I'm not able to authenticate. And of course, my ISP can not provide me with any other help than the DNS server addresses and my PPPOE settings.
One thing that I did notice is that when I'm hooked up my LAN 100 light on my Zytel modem blinks rapidly in a consistent rythm. When my computer is hooked up (not using a router yet, so I have to switch cables) the LAN 100 light stays a constant bright orange. I am using a crossover cable and all other lights are lit as they should be, so I'm not sure why the light blinks rapidly when the XBox is connected.
So where should I go from here? Is the issue initial authentication? Meaning, if I set up my SMC Barricade router and got authentication with my computer, would I automatically get it with the XBox (due to internet sharing that the router creates)? Or is there something else?
After spending about 3 hours of unsuccessfully trying to connect XBox Live last night, I threw in the towel.
I get the green light on "Cables Connected", but it craps out on me when trying to connect to my ISP. According to my ISP I have to include my username and password (PPPOE settings), which I did. I also changed the DNS servers from automatic to manual and typed in the primary and alternate DNS addresses. I had one rep tell me those were needed, and another who said it's not necessary
Either way, I'm not able to authenticate. And of course, my ISP can not provide me with any other help than the DNS server addresses and my PPPOE settings. One thing that I did notice is that when I'm hooked up my LAN 100 light on my Zytel modem blinks rapidly in a consistent rythm. When my computer is hooked up (not using a router yet, so I have to switch cables) the LAN 100 light stays a constant bright orange. I am using a crossover cable and all other lights are lit as they should be, so I'm not sure why the light blinks rapidly when the XBox is connected.
So where should I go from here? Is the issue initial authentication? Meaning, if I set up my SMC Barricade router and got authentication with my computer, would I automatically get it with the XBox (due to internet sharing that the router creates)? Or is there something else?
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