Xbox Network Connection using Hub
This is the most common network configuration and is also the easiest to setup.
Step #1: Plug your network cable(RJ-45 cable) that comes from your cable/DSL modem into the uplink port of your hub. (Make sure that your uplink is switched to "on"). If you don?t have a cable/DSL modem, that's fine. Just proceed to step #2, and disregard step #1.
Step #2: Take an RJ-45 cable and run it from one of the ports of the hub, directly to the Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in your computer.
Step #3: Take another RJ-45 cable and run it from a different port of your hub directly to your xbox.
**NOTE** A switch may be used in place of a hub with the same basic setup.**
That's it! No other network changes should be needed for this configuration. Your Xbox is now on the same network as your PC. If you have EvolutionX up and running, then you should be able to FTP into your Xbox from your PC by putting in the ip address of your Xbox on the network. To get the ip address, select ?configure IP? from the EvolutionX dashboard, and this will give you the IP address that you need to put into your FTP program (such as FlashFXP).
Xbox Network Connection using Router
This is another common network configuration. This is the network configuration that I personally use because I have a wireless network in my house. I use a Netgear MR314 router.
Step #1: Plug your network cable(RJ-45 cable) that comes from your cable or DSL modem into the WAN port of your router. Again, if you don?t have a cable or DSL modem, it?s okay. Just leave the WAN (or uplink) port on your router empty.
Step #2: Take an RJ-45 cable and run it from one of the ports of the router, directly to the Network Interface Card (NIC) installed in your computer.
Step #3: Take another RJ-45 cable and run it from a different port of your router directly to your xbox.
**NOTE** In steps #2 and #3, you should not use a port that is directly beside the "uplink" port on your router, if your uplink port is being used to connect to another routing device.** If your router has a built in firewall, you will need to forward ports 8602 both incoming and outgoing to the internal ip address of your pc. Consult your device manaul for port forwarding.
That's it! Your Xbox is now on the same network as your PC. Just power up your Xbox with your EvolutionX disc, and choose "configure IP". This will give you the IP address than you need to put into your FTP program in order to connect to your Xbox.
Xbox Network Connection using Crossover Cable
This is the last network configuration. For this setup you need at least one NIC card.
Step #1: Plug your USB cable that comes from your modem into your PC's USB port. This should already be done, if you have a usb modem for your current internet connection.
Step #2: Take an RJ-45 cable and run it from an installed NIC card on your PC, directly to the Xbox.
**NOTE** A crossover cable is only needed if you are connecting the Xbox directly to the second NIC card. If you have a device such as a switch, hub or router in between you should use a standard RJ-45 cable. This type of network setup also requires "Winroute©", a program downloadable from the world wide web. Consult the manual for specific instructions on how to set this up. Also if you have a USB ethernet adapter, you may use any of the setups described herein. USB ethernet adapter basically converts a USB cable into an RJ-45 cable.
That's it! Your Xbox is now on the same network as your PC.
To connect via FTP, Once you have the IP address of the Xbox on the local network, just FTP. By default, the Xbox username and password are both "xbox". Now that you are connected via FTP to the Xbox, you can install the evolutionX dashboard directly onto your xbox hard drive, so you won?t have to use the EvolutionX cd when you boot up. Don?t forget to backup the data on your Xbox hard drive first. See my tutorial on installing Evolution X for more information and specifics on this process.
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