Trouble Connecting XBOX 360 to PC (Windows 7)

danyjr · 15 Jul 2012 at 23:32

[SOLVED] Trouble Connecting XBOX 360 to PC (Windows 7)

I've been having my Xbox 360 Live connected to my PC via Ethernet for ages and was a happy lad until today where I had a problem with a PC game which, as a noob, typed my problem in Google and found a solution. It involved:

Code:

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt
netsh winsock reset

in Command Prompt.

Unfortunately since then my Xbox does not connect to the network (I'm not talking about internet, that will be the next step. I'm talking about the Xbox-PC connection). I have tried factory resetting my Xbox's network settings, setting the connection to Manual and Auto with no success.

EDIT1: In my Xbox's network settings, when I set the connection to Auto it identifies the following:

Code:

IP Address: 169.254.37.231
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DNS Server (primary): 0.0.0.0

And these are the details I get from the Network Connections in Windows

More info:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ping yahoo.com

Pinging yahoo.com [209.191.122.70] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 209.191.122.70: bytes=32 time=147ms TTL=46
Reply from 209.191.122.70: bytes=32 time=149ms TTL=46
Reply from 209.191.122.70: bytes=32 time=144ms TTL=46
Reply from 209.191.122.70: bytes=32 time=143ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 209.191.122.70:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 143ms, Maximum = 149ms, Average = 145ms

C:\Windows\system32>nbtstat -n

Local Area Connection:
Node IpAddress: [169.254.164.160] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
DANKEEPSIE <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
DANKEEPSIE <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

Wireless Network Connection:
Node IpAddress: [192.168.1.228] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name Type Status
---------------------------------------------
DANKEEPSIE <00> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <00> GROUP Registered
DANKEEPSIE <20> UNIQUE Registered
WORKGROUP <1E> GROUP Registered
WORKGROUP <1D> UNIQUE Registered
..__MSBROWSE__.<01> GROUP Registered

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dankeepsie
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-3F-35-F4-15
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a458:b4c6:bef1:d7fa%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.228(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 15 July 2012 23:37:42
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2012 00:05:32
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218112575
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigab
it Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-D0-DA-89-14
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::85ac:b279:b56d:a4a0%10(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.164.160(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234889168
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #5
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{71C5F03E-94D8-4358-9F08-49444C45C5E0}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 26:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:1030:157e:ade8:e3d4(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1030:157e:ade8:e3d4%34(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{F35106A6-51AF-499C-A92E-6A02D70414B8}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

EDIT2: Trying to connect to network manually, with no success:

From IP Config:

Code:

IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.228(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Please help me!

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: Tried using my Xbox with my brother's laptop, everything was fine. Something is going wrong with my PC's settings. Not sure what.

Steveocee · 16 Jul 2012 at 01:18

Something to me looks very wrong about your IP addresses.
I'm meaning the 169.254.37.231 and 169.254.196.160 Where did they come from?

danyjr · 16 Jul 2012 at 01:22

Steveocee said:
Something to me looks very wrong about your IP addresses.
I'm meaning the 169.254.37.231 and 169.254.196.160 Where did they come from?

Those are not my PC's local IP. It is the 'unidentified' network's (ethernet). But yes an IP starting with 169 does not look right.

tribz · 16 Jul 2012 at 08:06

The xbox isnt getting a network address so thats why its falling back to a 169. address.

Did you use Internet Connection Sharing under Windows? If so, have a look at this to set it back up again.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Using-ICS-Internet-Connection-Sharing

danyjr · 16 Jul 2012 at 09:15

tribz said:
The xbox isnt getting a network address so thats why its falling back to a 169. address.

Did you use Internet Connection Sharing under Windows? If so, have a look at this to set it back up again.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Using-ICS-Internet-Connection-Sharing

Thanks for the reply tribz however I have done all that and I don't think that is the problem. Correct me if I'm wrong but the problem I am having right now isn't internet sharing but the initial connection between my PC and my console:

If this is the network's architecture, mine fails at the very first step (Xbox 360 --> Network)

tribz · 16 Jul 2012 at 09:19

Is the XBOX directly connected to your PC for the purpose of sharing its internet or is it connected to a switch/router? The initial problem is that it isnt being given an IP address by whatever it is on your network that dishes them out.

If you are using ICS and its not working, that would explain it failing at the first step as it cant receive an IP address.

You could also try resetting your firewall settings in the Network and Sharing centre.

tribz · 16 Jul 2012 at 09:26

Just a thought, why dont you run system restore back to before you reset the settings?

That should get you back to where you were.

danyjr · 16 Jul 2012 at 09:54

tribz said:
Is the XBOX directly connected to your PC for the purpose of sharing its internet or is it connected to a switch/router? The initial problem is that it isnt being given an IP address by whatever it is on your network that dishes them out.

If you are using ICS and its not working, that would explain it failing at the first step as it cant receive an IP address.

You could also try resetting your firewall settings in the Network and Sharing centre.

The XBOX is connected directly to my PC (via Ethernet) for the purpose of sharing its internet.

System Restore didn't do anything.

I've tried resetting the Firewall settings but no luck.

danyjr · 16 Jul 2012 at 09:58

I decided to Disable the Local Area Connection in Network Connections in Windows and Enable it again. I could for only one attempt connect to the network again but not to Internet (got 192.xxx IP on my XBOX network settings - that is with IP Settings set to Auto)

EDIT: Tried again and back to step one! Can't connect to the network any more. Getting 169.xxx again.

/sigh

IPCONFIG

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dankeepsie
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-3F-35-F4-15
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a458:b4c6:bef1:d7fa%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.228(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 16 July 2012 09:44:44
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2012 10:17:13
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218112575
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

[B]Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigab
it Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-D0-DA-89-14
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::85ac:b279:b56d:a4a0%10(Preferred)
   [I]Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.164.160(Preferred)[/I]
   [I]Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0[/I]
   [I]Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :[/I]
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234889168
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

   [I]DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2[/I]
                                       [I]fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2[/I]
                                       [I]fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2[/I]
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled[/B]

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #5
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{71C5F03E-94D8-4358-9F08-49444C45C5E0}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 26:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:4ee:3e80:ade8:e3d4(Prefe
rred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4ee:3e80:ade8:e3d4%34(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{F35106A6-51AF-499C-A92E-6A02D70414B8}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Windows\system32>

danyjr · 16 Jul 2012 at 11:30

SOLVED:

The problem I identified, whether I am wrong or right I leave that to the experts, is when I run IPCONFIG, the very first paragraph read:

Code:

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

And I believe this is why I was getting errors all along. To solve:

Go to Start and search on cmd or command. Right click on either cmd or command then select Run as administrator. At the command prompt type regedit. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\Tcpip\Parameters\IPEnableRouter setting, right click and select Modify. Change 0 to 1 and exit the editor. If you don't have IPEnableRouter, you can open up the registry editor, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Services\Tcpip\Parameters path, click on Edit > New and add the DWORD and value it 1 (one).

When you're back at the command prompt type services.msc and navigate to the Routing and Remote Access service. Right click and select Properties. Change to Automatic and click on Start to start the service.

Good luck!

IPCONFIG

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Dankeepsie
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   [B]IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes[/B]
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-22-3F-35-F4-15
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a458:b4c6:bef1:d7fa%11(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.228(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 16 July 2012 11:01:29
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 17 July 2012 11:01:29
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218112575
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigab
it Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-D0-DA-89-14
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::85ac:b279:b56d:a4a0%10(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234889168
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-92-E3-A6-00-1F-D0-DA-89-14

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%2
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%2
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%2
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #5
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{71C5F03E-94D8-4358-9F08-49444C45C5E0}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 26:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:20bd:15fd:3f57:fe1b(Pref
erred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20bd:15fd:3f57:fe1b%34(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{F35106A6-51AF-499C-A92E-6A02D70414B8}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

C:\Windows\system32>

tribz · 16 Jul 2012 at 11:31

Good stuff