Linksys BEFDSR41W Router and XBox Live


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I've just got myself a Linksys BEFDSR41W router.

My network is working great - print server, wireless LAN etc, but the first time I tried it with XBox live it couldn't connect - I've tried some of the workarounds like adding the XBox to the DMZ of the router but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

Just wondered if anyone out there has managed to get it working

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Xbox live doesn't officially support wireless networking, although it should work.

http://www.xbox.com/LIVE/Connect/linksysrouters.htm

These are the only supported linksys routers (although some may need workarounds they still work)

thats not a wireless router.

Its an ADSL Modem + 4 Port Wired Router. :D

http://www.linksys.com/international/produ...coid=4&ipid=181

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lol, I just assumed it was, as it was BEFDSR41W

BEFSR41 = Cable/DSL Router + 4 Port Switch

BEFW11S4 = Cable/DSL Router + 4 Port Switch + 802.11b Wireless Access Point

WRT54G = Cable DSL Router + 4 Port Switch + 802.11g Wireless Access Point

:)

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Thanks for all your help everyone.

I managed to solve it myself - for anyone who might find it useful here's what I had to do:

1) Assign a static IP address to the XBox

2) Setup the XBox DSN to point to my ISP's DNS servers

3) Setup the XBox Gateway to point to the router

4) Setup port forwarding on the router for the following: Port 3074(TCP & UDP) and Port 88 (TCP & UDP) to forward to the XBox

5) Enable the DMZ on the firewall and set its IP to that of the XBox, then connect the XBox to port 4 of the router.

6) This is the one that did it - disable DHCP on the router! - it's a real pain but it was the only thing that worked.

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That's odd, I'm using the BEFW11S4 = Cable/DSL Router + 4 Port Switch + 802.11b Wireless Access Point

Plugged in the ethernet cable, turned on XBOX and instant LIVE

The only thing it added to my router info - see pic

But then I haven't tried hosting a game yet

All computers are static, while the XBOX is DHCP, but I'll be sure to grab that info in case something screws up

xbox.jpg

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