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DD-WRT Configuration
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AfterDawn Addict
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2. August 2008 @ 13:57 |
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I'm playing Halo for PC.
Well first nobody could connect to my game. I then looked around and saw somewhere that port 8080 was forwarded. I forwarded port 8080 and it worked fine. What is port 8080 for? Is it dangerous to forward it?
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2. August 2008 @ 14:41 |
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Well certain games/things require certain ports forwarding, torrenting for example needs certain ports forwarded within the router otherwise the router wouldn't know what to do with requests for those ports.
Just make sure you have adequate protection, which should be the case anyway.
..try this site - https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
..it'll show how secure your connection is.
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6. August 2008 @ 23:42 |
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So far its working fine but I am now away on vacation for 3 weeks so I will post back if need be when I get back. Thanks for all your help, I wouldn't have been able to get this working without you. Thank You!
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7. August 2008 @ 06:25 |
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No problem, keep me posted, enjoy the break
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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4. September 2008 @ 13:23 |
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Another brief update on my DD-WRT setup, I've just dug out my old & unused trusty Linksys WRT54G (version 5) that was always 100% stable on stock firmware, and have flashed it with the micro version of DD-WRT (i stuck with v23 SP2 as spent hours reading about all the problems with various v24 versions), and added it as a 3rd 'node' in my WDS setup so i can play media from a spare room that's unreachable by ethernet.
It has an old xbox attached to it so basically the Linksys is acting as a gaming adapter, but with far far better firmware.
The Buffalo's are still going strong for months at a time.
The good thing about WDS is that this 3rd one will only be switched on when needed (not often) without disrupting any other connections in the house.
edit- there's another DD-WRT thread here - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/608960
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4. September 2008 @ 15:15 |
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So what were the steps exactly that you used to get the Xbox to go online with the Linksys router? In other words using it as a gaming router?
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4. September 2008 @ 15:18 |
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Nothing from the xbox side, the xbox is set to DHCP and the main Buffalo router has a 'Static DHCP' entry for the xbox ie so that the xbox always gets the same ip address..
i've never once tried connecting to xbox live though.. no idea how that all works yet
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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4. September 2008 @ 18:09 |
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Do you think you can take me through the steps on the Linksys side? Will a Linksys DD-WRT and DWL-2310 work together as your setup?
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4. September 2008 @ 18:16 |
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Sure. I've got brain fade at the moment, remind which routers you have and which firmware's on each, please
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4. September 2008 @ 18:28 |
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The Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT Micro v24
D-Link DWL-2310 with the latest D-Link Firmware
I believe the D-Link isn't hackable.
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4. September 2008 @ 18:32 |
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No the D-Link doesn't look like it's supported.
As i say i've never tried to use xboxes on live, but all mine have XBMC etc installed and all see the internet. All my xboxes are ethernet connected to one of my Buffalo's, well via ethernet switches anyway. If i recall correctly you were having trouble forwarding ports for xbox live ??, can't remember where you got to and if you were trying to port forward under dd-wrt or stock Linksys firmware...
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4. September 2008 @ 18:35 |
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I fixed the problem with port forwarding but I think the other problem I was having was that when I was wiring up my xbox to my router and trying to access the internet or anything in XBMC it would fail. How do I test the connectivity in XBMC? First step is to make sure the thing works online, then I'll work on getting it online to XBL or Xai Connect or whatever it is that XBMC supports
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4. September 2008 @ 18:42 |
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Set the xbox to DHCP in the MS Dashboard, and setup a Static DHCP for an IP address of your choice in dd-wrt with the MAC address of the xbox. Obviously this ip address should be within the DHCP scope you set in the main dd-wrt screen.
http://www.wachs.org/?q=node/21
Do this in the Administration/Services screen, near the top under the DHCP Server section. This way the xbox will always get the same IP address from the Linksys.
Then just go into XBMC and see if the RSS feed scrolls across the screen ie see if the xbox is on the internet..
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Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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6. September 2008 @ 21:20 |
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So heres my problem now. This could be on the Xbox side or Router side. I hooked my Xbox to my WRT54G that runs DD-WRT v24. That router hooks straight to the internet. Now the problem with my softmodded xbox with XBMC is that it doesn't see the cable. I can't even get online with it. Do I have to "reflash" the latest version of XBMC and if I do can you send it to me from your Xbox since we know that works and let me know how to properly install it.
Thanks.
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6. September 2008 @ 21:33 |
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Sorry double post.
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7. September 2008 @ 05:50 |
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All you need to do is to check the network config in the MS dashboard, ie set to DHCP and note the MAC address, and in the router you should have set the DHCP scope and entered a Static DHCP Lease for the xbox MAC for an IP address of your choice. Finally, in XBMC, check the network settings, you should set it to DHCP..
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7. September 2008 @ 17:02 |
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Ok, I'll try that but if I remember correctly, it used to work fine under automatic.
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7. September 2008 @ 17:08 |
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Automatic is DHCP :)
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7. September 2008 @ 18:43 |
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I actually swapped back to my stock HD and it worked. Then I screwed it up by going to the default dashboard and trying to connect to Live. So I'm working on fixing that. So close yet so far.
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7. September 2008 @ 18:45 |
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Hehe, keep me posted, you'll find it will all just work soon enough :)
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7. September 2008 @ 21:33 |
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Ok, I got it to connect to the internet. While doing so I:
Broke 2 IDE cables
-1 snapped when pulling it off the motherboard
-the other had the soldering broke off of the pin where the HDD LED connected to.
The HDD Power is now loose.
The stock HDD file system (My backup HD) is corrupted.
So besides all of that trouble, I got it to work with the following:
IP never worked as automatic, no matter what I did so:
I set it manually to:
IP 192.168.1.18
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS Server 192.168.1.1
So I honestly have no idea why it didn't like me doing automatic settings but it does work now, directly connected to the router. Now I'm going to try to update XBMC without screwing up more stuff.
One step forward, 4 steps back I guess...
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