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"X-Box Live + NTL Cable Modem = ???"

My NTL cable modem is a Terayon 210.

On the back it has a 10 Base-T ethernet port and USB port.
I use the USB port for my PC.
So if I was to buy an ethernet cable then could I connect my modem to the X-Box through that?

Thanks.

Yep.

Am I right in saying that I need a wire connecting my Cable modem with the Xbox downstairs?

Ok, a D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter, Cable: Cat5 Cross-over at 2m and x-box live starter kit it is.

Thanks for the help everyone. =)

adrian wrote:
> I use 512K ADSL through a USB modem and that works well.

Fair enough. Only quoting what the NTL engineer told me! :-)

They didn't stand to get any more money, because they couldn't provide a network card at the time!

Your Olympic Hero wrote:
> Oh yeah.
>
> Is ny old Interface Card NIC ok?
>
> eg. "PCI 10/100 RJ-45 with Boot Rom"

I would have thought so. As long as you connect it via a Crossover cable everthing should be fine. If it doesnt work then you could buy the NIC that you described below.

WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Assuming that you have the 512k connection (or 600k as they're calling
> it now), you should really be using an Ethernet card anyway, rather
> than the USB connection.

I use 512K ADSL through a USB modem and that works well. Dont forget USB is rated at 12Mbit/s so using only 0.5Mbit/s isnt really stretching the limit. I may upgrade to a Router later on and have my ADSL running into that, then my PC connected via my NIC to the routerand my XBox connected to the router. But the way I do it is fine with no performance leaks.

Ok.

For a

D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter
and a
Cable: Cat5 Cross-over at 2m

its £16.04 including P+P. =)

D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Adapter:

These D-Link Fast Ethernet Cards are 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter cards for PCs equipped with a PCI Bus. Supports Win95, NT, WfW and Unix. Full/Half Duplex operation is auto detected in both 10Base-T & 100Base-TX modes. With NWay auto negotiation, the card automatically detects the connected hub's capability and then connects at the highest possible speed.
When connected to a switch in Full Duplex, the network speed can be increased to 200Mbps, making the adapter an ideal NIC for high speed server deployment.

The boot ROMs are options to be installed on the network adapter's on-board remote boot socket. They contain boot programs that permit diskless workstations to boot from a boot server.

MISPRINT IN DFE530TX USER GUIDE - P5 Contents list mentions WOL cable - DFE530TX does not support WOL and therefore a cable is neither provided or required.

• DFE530TX Easy installation
• Shielded connector for UTP & STP cable
• Connects at either 10 or 100Mbps
• Full Duplex mode for 200Mbps connection
• Support for Windows and Unix

I believe it's "crossover", but I'd wait for someone else to confirm it.

Yep. Thats about it.
Thanks.

So thats one card and one cable.

Only problem is there seems to be several different RJ-45 cables.

Theres "crossover", "booted" and "patch".

Which one do I need?

Thanks again. =)

adrian's right. I'm on NTL and have the same kit as you, and I distinctly remember reading in the manual for my TJ210 that you can't have both Ethernet and USB port connected at the same time.

Assuming that you have the 512k connection (or 600k as they're calling it now), you should really be using an Ethernet card anyway, rather than the USB connection.

When I applied for my broadband, the engineer I spoke to said that they recommended Ethernet with the high-speed connection because - in their experience - it gave you slightly faster data transfer. He told me that although they both work, they only recommended using USB for the 64k connection.

I would assume that you can have both your PC and Xbox connected to the modem at the same time, provided only one of them is powered up at any given time.