setting up a lan for xbox

drworm2005 · 05-27-2006, 11:46 AM

I heard there is a way to link multiple xbox's (each using it's own T.V.) for example instead of playing halo with 4 players on one T.V. split into 4's you can make a LAN with 4 xbox's and use 4 T.V.'s.

Does anyone know how to do this or what hardware i may need to get?

Thanks.

Drworm2005.

Atrusthegod · 05-27-2006, 01:06 PM

You will need a 4 port router. Such as a Linksys. All 4 xbox's are hooked up via the network. Each xbox is pluged into one port. Then each xbox can have its own tv.
Xbox 1 --> Port 1
Xbox 2 --> Port 2
Xbox 3 --> Port 3
Xbox 4 --> Port 4
This way each person can have their own tv instead of using split screen. I think this makes sense....

drworm2005 · 05-28-2006, 07:49 AM

Thanks mate i never thought about using a router, will my MODEM be alright to use?

drworm2005.

Trifid · 05-28-2006, 09:58 AM

Yeah. You can use either a router, a switch or a hub to link the 4 xbox's together.

Edward · 05-28-2006, 01:39 PM

That "modem should work. Come back and let us know of your results.

drworm2005 · 05-29-2006, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trifid
Yeah. You can use either a router, a switch or a hub to link the 4 xbox's together.

OK i wouldn't mind getting something else (other than using my modem)

Could you please give me an idea of what i should use say for a HUB?

Thanks

drworm2005.

thebleakness · 05-29-2006, 11:20 AM

Any kind of hub would work if it has ethernet ports. This is the first one i found on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817111503 prolly the best but something like that will suit your needs.

Atrusthegod · 05-30-2006, 06:58 AM

I would refrain from using a hub.. This is just my experience... but when my friends and I had a lan thing going, someone brought a Netgear HUB... BAD IDEA. We would get lag as if we were playing online... but we werent. Trust me do NOT get a HUB unless the bandwidth on the hub supports that of a router.

Trifid · 05-30-2006, 07:21 AM

Hubs are fine for when there are very few people on, but after about systems connected you start to notice its limitations, with lag. Switches are more ideal.

thebleakness · 05-30-2006, 06:38 PM

We had a netgear HUB when we did system link. With 16 people on 4 xboxs we never got any lag. And we were using a 70+ cat5 cable we literally soldered multiple cords together. That thing was a beast.

05-27-2006, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
drworm2005 True Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 183	setting up a lan for xbox I heard there is a way to link multiple xbox's (each using it's own T.V.) for example instead of playing halo with 4 players on one T.V. split into 4's you can make a LAN with 4 xbox's and use 4 T.V.'s. Does anyone know how to do this or what hardware i may need to get? Thanks. Drworm2005. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ @ 2.2ghz GIGABYTE K8V Ultra-pro 1gig generic ram (2x512mb) XFX Geforce 6600 GT 128mb 80gig segate serial ATA HDD LG Lightscribe DVD burner

05-28-2006, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
drworm2005 True Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 183	Thanks mate i never thought about using a router, will my MODEM be alright to use? drworm2005. __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ @ 2.2ghz GIGABYTE K8V Ultra-pro 1gig generic ram (2x512mb) XFX Geforce 6600 GT 128mb 80gig segate serial ATA HDD LG Lightscribe DVD burner

05-28-2006, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	Yeah. You can use either a router, a switch or a hub to link the 4 xbox's together. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

05-28-2006, 01:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Edward Junior Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 59	That "modem should work. Come back and let us know of your results. __________________ (\\__/) This is Bunny. Put him in your (=\'.\'=) signature and help him on his way (\")_(\") to world domination

05-30-2006, 07:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trifid Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,012	Hubs are fine for when there are very few people on, but after about systems connected you start to notice its limitations, with lag. Switches are more ideal. __________________ Cisco CCNA, Comptia A+

05-27-2006, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Atrusthegod Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 57	You will need a 4 port router. Such as a Linksys. All 4 xbox's are hooked up via the network. Each xbox is pluged into one port. Then each xbox can have its own tv. Xbox 1 --> Port 1 Xbox 2 --> Port 2 Xbox 3 --> Port 3 Xbox 4 --> Port 4 This way each person can have their own tv instead of using split screen. I think this makes sense....

05-29-2006, 11:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
thebleakness Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in the past Posts: 1,154	Any kind of hub would work if it has ethernet ports. This is the first one i found on newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817111503 prolly the best but something like that will suit your needs.

05-30-2006, 06:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
Atrusthegod Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 57	I would refrain from using a hub.. This is just my experience... but when my friends and I had a lan thing going, someone brought a Netgear HUB... BAD IDEA. We would get lag as if we were playing online... but we werent. Trust me do NOT get a HUB unless the bandwidth on the hub supports that of a router.

05-30-2006, 06:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
thebleakness Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in the past Posts: 1,154	We had a netgear HUB when we did system link. With 16 people on 4 xboxs we never got any lag. And we were using a 70+ cat5 cable we literally soldered multiple cords together. That thing was a beast.

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