Xbox question

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  1. TheIncredibleHulk

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    This guy at work brought his Xbox in last night. I was looking at it and noticed that there was an ethernet port on the back. I know you can use it to connect online for games and stuff, but a thought popped in my head. With it being a Microsoft product, would Windows XP recognize that it was there if you were to connect it straight to your computer? Just curious.
     
  2. Optimus Scourge

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    you can connect a 360. I don't think you can a reg XBOX
     
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    Only if it's modded
     
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    Yeah, once it's modded via softmod or modchip, you can do many wonderful things with that Xbox and the Eternet port.
     
  5. TheIncredibleHulk

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    Ok, speaking of modding, What kind of things can you do with a modded Xbox? Can you still get on Xbox Live?
     
  6. Big Nine

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    For the answer to all that can be done with a modded box check out www.xbox-scene.com And no you can no longer use xbox live after its done, unless you want your account banned.
     
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    With a modchip with switch you can still get on Live as long as you remember to turn it off. I have a softmodded Xbox and I downloaded bunches of homebrew stuff onto it. It can also do illegal things, but I did it to use Xbox media center to stream anything from my PC or internet to it. It's pretty cool.
     
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    Thanks, I'll have to check them out.

    I'm planning on buying an Xbox soon. A guy at work mods them, so I was trying to figure out what I could do if I let him work on it.. Just trying to see the pros and cons. :D 
     
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    Not nessicarily true. MS supossedly scans HDs while connected to live looking for homebrew. Not a risk I'd be willing to take with my $50 live account.
     
  10. Shin-Gouki

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    So that's why you have 3 Boxes
     
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    I have no idea what you are talking about...
     
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    Aren't there other servers besides Live? I remember a friend of mine playing Halo2 on something else besides Live, but I don't remember what it was called.
     
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    Yeah, not all chips are created equally, and if you install it wrong Live will get ya. I bought a chip but never installed it since the softmod did everything I needed. I would not recommend someone attempting a softmod though unless you are confident in your abilities.
     
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    TheIncredibleHulk]Aren't there other servers besides Live? I remember a friend of mine playing Halo2 on something else besides Live, but I don't remember what it was called.[/QUOTE]

    It's called xlink kai. It is an online alternitave, but requires you have a PC.


    Regardless the files are till on your HD, and homebrew saves are saved in the same place as your regular gamesaves. Like I said, not a risk I'd be willing to take.
     
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    I'll have to check with my friend at work and see if he's had any problems with Live.
     
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    xlink kai does everything I would ever want it to do online and it's free
     
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    Thats what it was. I couldn't remember the name. I know my friend was always broke so couldn't afford Live. Which is usually the same case with me :lol