How do i get my modded xbox onto my windows network.

are you using xbmc as your dashboard? if not what dashboard do you use?

Check the MS Dashboard settings and the dashboard you used to install xbmc on. Did you softmod or chip? You might try setting a static IP on your router and entering the information manually again. I have mine set up in network settings under XBMC to use the default (MS Dash settings), then I go into programs and fire up the MS Dash. Check your network settings there and run the diagnostic. It will at least tell you something. Other than that, try another cable, or try a patch cable hooked to an extra nic on your pc. Try turning off your mod and logging into live to check your ms dash settings as well. Yugster.com ran some logitech wireless paired adapters recently. I switched over to that and I have had zero networking issues since. You might try that if your problems continue, they are pre-paired.

I'd really like to help, but I need to know more about your setup. Specifically, do you use XBMC as your dashboard or do you first boot into Evox?

piggyback: if i am currently running evox as a dash, and I want to run xmbc, is it just a matter of copying over the xbmc dash and renaming it to something that'll boot before the evox? I've got the DUOX2 mod chip, but I didn't do it myself, and so I'm not familar with the install process and am worried i'm going to have a non-booting xbox. ).

maxpower - i dont believe i am running xbmc as my dash. I am at work so not 100% sure what i am running, but when i start it gives me a list something like; play dvd dashboard launch menu possibly something else. with a pretty blue picture in the background. does that sound like evox? additionally if i am wanting to modify files on my xbox as backwards guitar or fishfucker has mentioned, do i modify them on my pc then ftp? also going to pickup a crossover cable today, to see if that helps.

Correct. If you want to modify stuff on the XBox (like the xbmc xml files), you need to ftp them to your PC, change them, then ftp them back (because there is no text editor or similar). It shouldn't matter if you're not running XBMC as dashboard. I haven't tried with a softmod, but it really is simply a matter of plugging in the ethernet cable. I noticed the latest build didn't like DHCP for me, so I set the IP address manually. The simplest way to manually set your xbox IP would be to copy the IP settings from your PC (IP, netmask, gateway, and DNS; run ipconfig from the command line to see them), and just increment the last number of the IP address by one. Fishfucker: yes. Grab a copy of XBMC (torrent the latest version), ftp the whole thing across to e:\apps\XBMC (or perhaps f:\apps\XBMC if you have a big hard drive), then follow the instructions for installing it as the main dashboard. I think this requires downloading an additional launcher program which you put in the c:\ root, and rename to overwrite the original dashboard (after backing that up).

pivotal: if that dash doesn't boot, I'll have to use an install disc to get my dash back, correct?

picked up a crossover cable today and the xbox is now connecting, but asking for a username and password? do i just use an accountname and password on the pc i want to share files from?

Yes, you should be fine using the same username/password as on the pc. For example I log into my computer with: username: backwardsguitar password: mypassword and the bookmark to access the shared DMusic folder on my computer (local ip 192.168.0.101) is: <bookmark> <name>DMusic</name> <path>smb://backwardsguitar:[email protected]/DMusic</path> </bookmark> I should note that if there's a problem connecting with my PC, the xbox prompts me for a username/password - so it is possible that you're not actually connecting. Were you able to ftp okay?