XBox Live Setup?

A few questions:

• 1. Do I need to have a Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station?

• 2. Do I have to have my computer hooked up to the internet the same time my XBox is? (For some reason, my stupid modem only has one ethernet connector, so only one can be done at a time)

• 3. If they need to be hooked up at the same time, can I use a split connector piece to achieve this? (Obviously, because of the reason in parenthesis in question 2.)

I only ask, because I tried routing the cable, which I was previously using at my apartment just fine, from my parent house modem to the XBox, but it can't resolve the DNS.. I don't know why, because when I switch the computer internet cable back to the computer, the internet comes right back, just fine..

Any ideas or suggestions?

If you have cable, you can use a router to connect both. If you have DSL, there's no telling; some modems require that they be directly connected to a PC which tells it the number to dial, in which case you need a second net card you'll neet to run the internet connection sharing wizard.

buy a hub

Hmm, lets see... Buy a $5 double connection piece, or a HUB? Hmm hard one..

hub will be better in the long run when your computer network grows
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hey that level vodka in your sig is pretty good, bought some the other day

What is this double connection piece? You reallize that a BaseT ethernet network requires a switching device between each node, right? Even if you get a splitter for the propper jack type, it won't help.

Oh, good thing I didn't buy anything then. I'm just unplugging the computer internet and hooking in the XBox Live cable when I want to play online. Works for me.

the setup me and smith have, or had and are going to have again is this:
we have DSL going from the modem they supply to our wireless router, and each our computers has a wireless connection with it, and then two cat 5 cables coming from the wireless router to our xboxs

Nice, now you better get a friggin' internet connection soon before I kill myself!

Yes, halo has been somewhat lonely as of late. My timing just sucks i guess.

At least you've been able to play. And the best vodka in Titus's sig is all the way to the right. Goes down like water.