system link question

[toyota4x4]

me and some buddys are going to try get together to play some cod3 this weekend. i used to remember what kind of cable you needed to do this with but i cant seem to remember it right now. the last time we tried it we used the actual xbox ethernet cables that the guy at the local video game store said would work...but they didnt. do any of you guys know what cable we need to do the system link with?? i think it started with cross something but i dunno :?

[Ponder416]

Just use the cable that you hook up to the modem. Or you could buy on of those system link kit's with the hub that hooks 4 xbox's together.

Or just have him hook his xbox up to the router and bam your system linked..

[Curry]

I'd expect you'd need a cross-cable (yes, simple as that ;) ).

Regular ethernet cables are used for connection routers to computers. For connecting computers to computers you need a crossed ethernet cable :)

[Wirbowsky]

By the way externally they might look the same to you, so be sure to label your cross cable to be able to differentiate it from a non-cross cable.

[Rival24]

If you're going to make one yourself, here's the layout:

http://pinouts.ru/images/utp_crossed_colors.gif

[Curry]

By the way externally they might look the same to you, so be sure to label your cross cable to be able to differentiate it from a non-cross cable.

They usually got either "straight" or "crossed" or something comparable written on them next to the CAT specification :)

[huricanelane]

me and some buddys are going to try get together to play some cod3 this weekend. i used to remember what kind of cable you needed to do this with but i cant seem to remember it right now. the last time we tried it we used the actual xbox ethernet cables that the guy at the local video game store said would work...but they didnt. do any of you guys know what cable we need to do the system link with?? i think it started with cross something but i dunno :?

If your connecting 2 original xbox you need the cross cable. I believe the 360 doesn't require that anymore.

Are you talking about an original or 360? the reason I ask is I would like to know if the improved the system link in #3 on the 360. COD2 would let you system link, but only 1 person on a system, which sucked. Only reason COD2 didnt beat out Halo2 for multiplayer. Haven't tried linking COD3 yet.

[toyota4x4]

yea i think crossover cable is what im looking for. ive tried the regular ethernet cables before and they didnt work.(xbox360) anyway i guess im gonna have to go to office depot to find that particular cable. oh and dont believe the retards at your local video game store that say the 25' offical xbox ethernet cables also work for the system link. i believed them and bought two...well they dont work. anyway thanks for the help guys :)

[Sir SpankalotUK]

if you have a local computer store (i.e. an independant store not a pcworld) they might have the cripper tool and will be able to rewire the straight through cables you have, just means cutting one of the ends off.

I have the tool here, they arent expensive.

[huricanelane]

"The old System Link setup meant that only the System Link cable (also known as a cross-over cable) could be used to hook up one Xbox to another. It worked, but the technology was antiquated. You can now be satisfied that any current network cable should get the job done for you."

via http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/accessories/20050810-interview-cables.htm

This wasn't the exact article i was looking for, but close enough.

[toyota4x4]

well according to that article ethernet cables is all we need...we havnt tried them on cod3 yet but i know for sure ethernet cables didnt work when we tried them with cod2. i guess ill find out 2morrow

[Nik96]

I've just tried a "straight" and a "twist-pair" cable but neither work (unless I need to do something else too). Selecting <System Link> option in Halo I get the message:
"Could not detect network connection. Please ensure the cable is not disconnected"
Do I need to do more than just plug in the cable?

[Wirbowsky]

I recommend to have a look at those articles
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910583

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911200

Wirbowsky