Stupid Xbox Question

shard

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• Jul 2, 2005

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to system link do you need a special cord? or is it just Cat5E? i tried to SL today and it didnt work, and i want to know if it was one of the Xbox's fualt or my cable was wrong, it seems to be the same plug, but i am not sure

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RedDragonXXX

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• Jul 2, 2005

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As I remember correctly you need a crossover cable to system link.

 

mdameron

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• Jul 2, 2005

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yes, crossover. there are guides (google it) that show you how to make a cat5 into a crossover cable... otherwise they're really expensive.

 

RedDragonXXX

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Its very easy, I made a s**** load of crossover cables at my work.

CHECK HERE

You will also need a CRIMPER to make one. Check the link that I provided above if you are interested in buying one. That's the one I use.

 

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Fighter2a

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Or you could just use a router as a hub or just a regular hub with cat5e cable. I have a bunch of linksys hubs laying around that I used to use for system link.

 

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just any hub? i might be able to find one for 5 bucks, or do i have to have a switching hub.

and i should have thought about it needing a crossover cable, but at the same time, i am not very network litterate, but i am getting there, thanks

and is there ANY way to do that without a crimper? or can i get crimpers for cheaper? i am NOT going to pay that much for something that i will not use that often (yet) we will see

 

ThePerfectCore

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otherwise they're really expensive.

Click to expand...

You got screwed.

Run down to the local Best Buy and just find a nice long cable, my 18' cable cost me $3. If you're really not good with cable names then either a) write down exactly what you need before you leave or b) look for the cables that are colored orange.

 

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• Jul 4, 2005

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3bucks for an 18incher ?! i went to bestbuy a month ago lookin for a cross over :'( they only had those over prices geeksquad ones for like 20bucks