Ok, so I bought a wireless router today. I get home, get to installing it and about half-way through it doesn't work. So I have up, and decided I was going to hop on Live to take out some anger, when it wouldn't allow me to connect. It said the IP address was being shared or something, so now I'm screwed. I share internet connection between my computer and my xbox via a DSL modem box thing, shifting the ethernet cord from my computer to my xbox. How do I fix this problem? I honestly have no idea, and have no knowledge of most things computer. So any help is highly appreciated. =/
the best thing to do is contact your dsl support. They should be more than happy to walk you through the basic set up. However, if it gets to the point where the router itself is the issue, they will refer you to the router manufacturer for more specialized support. You just bought the router so in both cases the support should be free and offer a more in depth and specialized support experience than those of us on the boards.
the best thing to do is contact your dsl support. They should be more than happy to walk you through the basic set up. However, if it gets to the point where the router itself is the issue, they will refer you to the router manufacturer for more specialized support. You just bought the router so in both cases the support should be free and offer a more in depth and specialized support experience than those of us on the boards.
I had a similar problem before. On the back of my modem, there was a little reset button. The kind that you need to press with a pen or such. When you switch it over to the xbox, press it for 15 seconds, then let it reboot back up. Afterwards, you should be fine. This is assuming that your modem has a reset button, of course.
I had a similar problem before. On the back of my modem, there was a little reset button. The kind that you need to press with a pen or such. When you switch it over to the xbox, press it for 15 seconds, then let it reboot back up. Afterwards, you should be fine. This is assuming that your modem has a reset button, of course.RebellionReborn
the problem is, you will need to do that, every time you switch between the two. Also setting up a static ip will not help either. Also do not mention static ip to your dsl provider, or they will try to sell you a service based static ip, which is different from setting one in the router. The fact is you need specific settings from the isp because the issue your having has to do with the router and the modem both trying to manage your network. If you call your isp and get the info specific to the hardware they sent you, you wont have to do the cat 5 hokie pokie anymore.
If you're not on a static IP, then simply assigning an IP range in the DHCP settings of your router will solve the problem for you. That way you wont need to reset the router everytime, coz it will assign different IPs to ur PC and 360.
[QUOTE="RebellionReborn"]I had a similar problem before. On the back of my modem, there was a little reset button. The kind that you need to press with a pen or such. When you switch it over to the xbox, press it for 15 seconds, then let it reboot back up. Afterwards, you should be fine. This is assuming that your modem has a reset button, of course.Sierra-743
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