I just don't get it!

Hi all,

I bought a D-Link 4 port wireless router and a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G
Wireless Game Adapter for my XBox.

The router was setup and works fine. I also setup the gaming adapter
without a problem. My XBox can work online and I see the IP address of
192.168.0.1 in my DHCP of my Router.

But when I ping the 192.168.0.1 I get nothing. Also if I try to connect
to the FTP server on my XBox through 192.168.0.1 I get nothing.

But low and behold, when I connect to FTP through my external Verizon
WAN IP I can connect to my FTP server on the XBox.

Why can I connect to the FTP server through an external IP and not the
192.168.0.1 of my local network?

Thanks everyone.

Are you sure that the 192.168.0.1 address is actually your XBox? The
..1 address is usually used by the router.

Also, the Xbox isn't supposed to respond to a ping, part of the
security setup. Though since you mention FTPing to it, you've chipped
it? In that case it MAY respond to a ping depending on how your Xbox
BIOS implements TCP/IP.


Gav

192.168.0.1 is the IP address of your dlink router not your game adapter.
Log into your router by typing 192.168.0.1 in your internet explorer and
entering your user name and password. (default is Admin and <Leave Blank>).
On the Home Tab click on the DHCP button and look towards the bottom of the
page. That will tell you all connections to your router and thier IP
addresses.

Robert...
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I bought a D-Link 4 port wireless router and a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G
> Wireless Game Adapter for my XBox.
>
> The router was setup and works fine. I also setup the gaming adapter
> without a problem. My XBox can work online and I see the IP address of
> 192.168.0.1 in my DHCP of my Router.
>
> But when I ping the 192.168.0.1 I get nothing. Also if I try to connect
> to the FTP server on my XBox through 192.168.0.1 I get nothing.
>
> But low and behold, when I connect to FTP through my external Verizon
> WAN IP I can connect to my FTP server on the XBox.
>
> Why can I connect to the FTP server through an external IP and not the
> 192.168.0.1 of my local network?
>
> Thanks everyone.
>

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I bought a D-Link 4 port wireless router and a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G
> Wireless Game Adapter for my XBox.
>
> The router was setup and works fine. I also setup the gaming adapter
> without a problem. My XBox can work online and I see the IP address of
> 192.168.0.1 in my DHCP of my Router.
>
> But when I ping the 192.168.0.1 I get nothing.

I'm going to assume that you are refering to your router/gateway as
"192.168.0.1". It could be that the ability to ping the gateway (from
public and/or private side) is disabled.

> Also if I try to connect to the FTP server on my XBox through 192.168.0.1
I get nothing.
> But low and behold, when I connect to FTP through my external Verizon
> WAN IP I can connect to my FTP server on the XBox.

Hmm. So, the XBox FTP is visable from the public (internet) side, but not
the private (LAN) side? Sounds like that rules out "Port Forwarding" (or,
as D-Link calls it, "Virtual Servers"). I'm using all D-Link hardware a few
things come immedietly to mind. Check to ensure that "Internal Station
Connection" is enabled. If you have an option like this, most likely it
should be under something along the lines of Advanced/Filters/WLAN
Partition. If there is an option there for "Ethernet to WLAN Access",
enable that as well. Also, if there the XBox is using a different band
than the computer your trying to FTP into it with, check that "Internal
Station Connection Between [x] and [y]" is enabled. Finally, (obviously)
also check the router's firewall and make sure nothing is blocking from
there.

My XBox is plugged directly into my router, but I'm also using something
similiar to connect my PS2. (DWL-810+ 802.11b wireless-ethernet bridge.)
Similiar to the "gaming adapter", I'm assuming. (Just a little box.) Not a
whole lot to it.. :^)

Cheers 'n Beers.

I don't believe Xbox supports 3rd party wireless products. I may be wrong,
but I think even with a wireless router Microsoft recommends you wire the
Xbox to a hardware ethernet port.

192.168.0.1 is usually the router so you should double check on that.
Microsoft's website would be a good start on looking up wireless
capabilities.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I bought a D-Link 4 port wireless router and a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G
> Wireless Game Adapter for my XBox.
>
> The router was setup and works fine. I also setup the gaming adapter
> without a problem. My XBox can work online and I see the IP address of
> 192.168.0.1 in my DHCP of my Router.
>
> But when I ping the 192.168.0.1 I get nothing. Also if I try to connect
> to the FTP server on my XBox through 192.168.0.1 I get nothing.
>
> But low and behold, when I connect to FTP through my external Verizon
> WAN IP I can connect to my FTP server on the XBox.
>
> Why can I connect to the FTP server through an external IP and not the
> 192.168.0.1 of my local network?
>
> Thanks everyone.
>

"Derek P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> I don't believe Xbox supports 3rd party wireless products. I may be wrong,
> but I think even with a wireless router Microsoft recommends you wire the
> Xbox to a hardware ethernet port.
>
> 192.168.0.1 is usually the router so you should double check on that.
> Microsoft's website would be a good start on looking up wireless
> capabilities.

Hi,

Although my XBox is currently connected directly into my wireless router, I
can state that it worked just fine with a wireless-ethernet bridge.
It worked just fine using a D-Link DWL-810+ (802.11b+) wireless-ethernet
bridge, which I'm now using for a PS2 in another location. It also works
just fine with a Dreamcast (with Broadband Adapter, of course) as well. The
device that the OP is using to connect the XBox is a very similiar D-Link
device, except that it is 802.11g and marketed specifically for game
consoles. If anything, it could even perform slightly better than the
DWL-810+ that I'm using for games. Although I do have 802.11a (which I use
for local WLAN traffic) and 802.11g (used for a Media Center), I've found
802.11b to be sufficient for my game consoles and PDA...

I think the OP was refering to his router/gateway as "192.168.0.1", but the
language of his post wasn't too clear. He can get to the XBox from a public
internet IP, but not from a private LAN IP. Familiarity with D-Link makes
me think that "Internal Station Connection" on his router/gateway may be
disabled.

Cheers.. :^)