Xbox Sys Link

Luk07 · 10-30-2005, 05:20 PM

This may sound like a noobish question but i wanna know if this switch and 4 of these ethernet cables will allow me to link 4 xboxes together, i just wanna make sure so i dont end up havin to buy more stuff and pay for delivery twice. Thanks in advance!

Luk07 · 10-31-2005, 02:04 PM

Could someone please answer? all it takes is a simple yes or no, i need this info soon as i am gonna buy the switch at the weekend.

**ReeKorl** · 11-01-2005, 08:19 AM

They should work. As long as the cables are patch and not crossover cables (the site doesn't specify for those ones, so they're likely to be patch, but not definite) then it should work. As a general rule of thumb, anything which will work for a PC should work for an Xbox also (what with actually being a pc anyway for all intents and purposes).

Luk07 · 11-01-2005, 03:29 PM

thanks for the help mate, is there any way i can tell? and what exactly is the difference between the 2?

**ReeKorl** · 11-02-2005, 02:36 AM

The difference is the patch cable has wires which connect through like this:

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and the crossover has wires like this:

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(ie two of the wires actually cross over in terms of which pin they're connected to in the two ends.)

In general you can tell by looking at both ends at the same time. If the coloured wires are in the same order on both ends, you've got a patch cable.

From the picture on the website, there's no way of telling, but as they haven't actually said it's a crossover, it should be a patch (as these are the most common. Crossovers are only for either linking two routers together or directly linking two pc's/xbox's together without a router)

Luk07 · 11-02-2005, 11:29 AM

thanks, but that means i am gonna have to buy another, i was gonna use the wire that got to link 2 xboxes together and as you have explained that wouldn't work, now i have pece of mind and i am gonna oder them in a few days, once again thanks.

ebackhus · 11-02-2005, 11:48 AM

I slapped together a small xbox net using a basic hub and some patch cables. Worked perfectly.

10-30-2005, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Xbox Sys Link This may sound like a noobish question but i wanna know if this switch and 4 of these ethernet cables will allow me to link 4 xboxes together, i just wanna make sure so i dont end up havin to buy more stuff and pay for delivery twice. Thanks in advance! __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

10-31-2005, 02:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Could someone please answer? all it takes is a simple yes or no, i need this info soon as i am gonna buy the switch at the weekend. __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-01-2005, 08:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	They should work. As long as the cables are patch and not crossover cables (the site doesn't specify for those ones, so they're likely to be patch, but not definite) then it should work. As a general rule of thumb, anything which will work for a PC should work for an Xbox also (what with actually being a pc anyway for all intents and purposes). __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."

11-01-2005, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	thanks for the help mate, is there any way i can tell? and what exactly is the difference between the 2? __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-02-2005, 02:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
ReeKorl Superhuman Computer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 6th Circle, The City of Dis, Hell Posts: 1,610 OS: WinXP Pro SP2 My System	The difference is the patch cable has wires which connect through like this: \|\|\|\| and the crossover has wires like this: \|\|X (ie two of the wires actually cross over in terms of which pin they're connected to in the two ends.) In general you can tell by looking at both ends at the same time. If the coloured wires are in the same order on both ends, you've got a patch cable. From the picture on the website, there's no way of telling, but as they haven't actually said it's a crossover, it should be a patch (as these are the most common. Crossovers are only for either linking two routers together or directly linking two pc's/xbox's together without a router) __________________ "Sorry, the number you have dialled is imaginary. Please rotate dial by 90 degrees and try again."

11-02-2005, 11:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Luk07 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 447 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	thanks, but that means i am gonna have to buy another, i was gonna use the wire that got to link 2 xboxes together and as you have explained that wouldn't work, now i have pece of mind and i am gonna oder them in a few days, once again thanks. __________________ It's all fun and games until the monkey craps on the carpet! I've got your nose Mr. Anderson and i intend to keep it!

11-02-2005, 11:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,313 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	I slapped together a small xbox net using a basic hub and some patch cables. Worked perfectly. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.