Xbox 360

Xbox provides facility to selection of high-definition games; easy to use Dashboard interface, excellent online gaming and communication via Xbox live. With its extensive digital media features you can get a better online service and an excellent game library.
In the world of gaming Microsoft has taken their game to the next step by launching Xbox 360.The previous version of Xbox could not full-fill all aspirations of gamers, Their next system, the Xbox 360, will finally complete these aspirations. It come with a cool look and great features, represents a dramatic leap forward in high-definition gaming and entertainment experiences. The next gaming generation come with Xbox 360, fully engage you in a gaming experience that is more dramatic and realistic, where the possibilities are limitless and your imagination knows no boundaries.
Xbox 360 built with custom IBM power pc-based cup, three balanced cores running at 3.2 GHz each, 1 MB L2 cache.

Connect your Xbox 360 to your computer

You can connect your Xbox 360 to your computer. By doing so, you could play your favorite movies in your computer through the Xbox to your television set. Now that’s cool. By connecting to Xbox LIVE you can download cool applications for your Xbox.
Here we will concentrate on the different ways you could attach your Xbox to your computer
All you need is RJ45 network cable. Have it plugged into your DSL modem. The other end of the cable should go to your Hub’s uplink port. Connect the other end to your computer’s NIC (Network Interface Card). At last, you’ll need another RJ-45 cable. fix it from a free port in your hub to your Xbox port.

Connecting to Router

Plug a RJ-45 network cable from your modem to your router’s WAN port. From the router’s free port, you would need to connect a RJ-45 cable to your computer’s Network Interface Card (NIC). You would also need another RJ-45 cable, which you would need to connect from your router port to the Xbox.

Note*

When you connect your RJ-45 cable to your Network Interface Card in your computer, you must not connect to the router port next to an uplink port which is connected to another router. The same applies when you connect your RJ-45 cable from your router to the Xbox.

Port Forwarding

What if your router comes with a firewall built in? You would have to forward both the incoming and outgoing 8602 ports to the IP address (internal) of your computer. You can find port forwarding instructions in your router manual.

Using Crossover Cable for connecting devices

A crossover cable can be used to connect two network devices. Such a cable is usually used to network two devices temporarily when you don’t have access to a network hub, switch or router. You can use the crossover cable method if you already have a modem. If your modem is unplugged, connect the modem’s USB cable to your computer’s USB port. The next step would be to connect a RJ-45 crossover cable to your Network Interface Card in your computer and run it to your Xbox. You would need to use a crossover cable only if you’re connecting to a separate Network Interface Card directly from your Xbox. If you have a hub, switch or router as a go-between device, then you should stick to a standard RJ-45 cable.