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Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)
Posted By: Ferrex (Microserf)Date: 11/19/01 5:46 p.m.

In Response To: It has begun...(Halo + broadband) (MoBill)

: I think that with all of the hackers out there, it won't be long before
: people are regularly playing Halo over the internet. There are claims of
: success already. Check this thread out on IGN Forums:
: http://boards.ign.com/message.asp?topic=14286172&page=12

The vast majority of the posters in that thread, though not lacking in enthusiasm, are very lacking in understanding of how LANs, WANs, and networking in general works.

I guess it is possible, with the right software, to use a PC to route an XBox's LAN traffic over a broadband connection, but you cannot just use a LAN hub, or have a router magically send non-IP LAN traffic over an IP based WAN.

If anyone wants to try this, you're probably going to need two PCs, both with two network interfaces (one connected to the XBox, the other connected to you modem), and some software that builds a virtual LAN over an IP connection (I have no idea what kind of software offers this service... VPN). It's worth trying, but not worth investing a great deal of money in hubs and routers and whatever else you think you might need.

-rex

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Replies:

It has begun...(Halo + broadband)MoBill 11/19/01 4:24 p.m.
     Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Ferrex (Microserf) 11/19/01 5:46 p.m.
           Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)SoSD 11/19/01 6:56 p.m.
                 Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Psychaos 11/19/01 7:01 p.m.
                       Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Johnny Law 11/21/01 12:57 a.m.
           Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Paul Roberts 11/19/01 11:09 p.m.
                 Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Mage 11/19/01 11:39 p.m.
           So...Narcogen 11/20/01 1:26 a.m.
           Re: It has begun...(Halo + broadband)Marcus Beaman 11/20/01 3:21 p.m.
           Not such a 'sober' post, methinks...Miguel Chavez 11/21/01 4:50 a.m.
                 Re: Not such a 'sober' post, methinks...Louis Wu 11/21/01 11:29 a.m.



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