Halo online?

[jmw1137]

Never was a big fan of Halo until recently when a friend and I played it almost non-stop over a couple of days. I went out and bought it cause he said you can play online.

I bought it and there's no option for it online. He said there's something called Xbox connect that people play it on. Is that just if you're in the same house or something and connect Xboxes or is there a way to play Halo online?

[mgoblue]

Re: Halo online?

Never was a big fan of Halo until recently when a friend and I played it almost non-stop over a couple of days. I went out and bought it cause he said you can play online.

I bought it and there's no option for it online. He said there's something called Xbox connect that people play it on. Is that just if you're in the same house or something and connect Xboxes or is there a way to play Halo online?

http://www.xbconnect.com/

with your xbox connected to a network (router, or something) in your house, you can run software on a PC on that same network, and play people in Halo online...the software basically fools a xbox into thinking it's playing system link rather than online. I've never used it, but there's the website if you're interested

[mgoblue]

Re: Halo online?

Never was a big fan of Halo until recently when a friend and I played it almost non-stop over a couple of days. I went out and bought it cause he said you can play online.

I bought it and there's no option for it online. He said there's something called Xbox connect that people play it on. Is that just if you're in the same house or something and connect Xboxes or is there a way to play Halo online?

http://www.xbconnect.com/

with your xbox connected to a network (router, or something) in your house, you can run software on a PC on that same network, and play people in Halo online...the software basically fools a xbox into thinking it's playing system link rather than online. I've never used it, but there's the website if you're interested

[Graphik]

Re: Halo online?

I've recently started playing Halo on xboxconnect. Its a great free service to play Halo online. It works like a charm. You can have 4 ppl on your xbox and go online to play other ppl on they're xbox.

[Graphik]

Re: Halo online?

I've recently started playing Halo on xboxconnect. Its a great free service to play Halo online. It works like a charm. You can have 4 ppl on your xbox and go online to play other ppl on they're xbox.

[jmw1137]

Re: Halo online?

Ended up doing a search and found it right after I posted....thanks!

[jmw1137]

Re: Halo online?

Ended up doing a search and found it right after I posted....thanks!

[cranes74us]

Re: Halo online?

All we need is the connection thing?? it costs like $14 right

[cranes74us]

Re: Halo online?

All we need is the connection thing?? it costs like $14 right

[mgoblue]

Re: Halo online?

All we need is the connection thing?? it costs like $14 right

all you need is an ethernet cord to connect to a router...same thing you use to connect your PC to the router, doesn't have to be a microsoft one

[mgoblue]

Re: Halo online?

All we need is the connection thing?? it costs like $14 right

all you need is an ethernet cord to connect to a router...same thing you use to connect your PC to the router, doesn't have to be a microsoft one

[cranes74us]

Re: Halo online?

sorry bro wtf is a router?>

[cranes74us]

Re: Halo online?

sorry bro wtf is a router?>

[CM1847]

Re: Halo online?

If you have wireless internet in your house and want to use XBC through your computer, then you need a crossover cable(which is the system link cable you can buy from Microsoft, or buy it cheaper at Best Buy, just look for a crossover cable). The Xbox Connect site has something like 5 or 6 different options on how you can set it up to work, depending on how your house internet is setup. If it says you need a crossover cable, it won't work with a normal ethernet cable.

Another concern is if you are using a store-bought hub(Netgear or some other generic brand name) and you want to hook up your xbox through your computer(if you are using wireless or if you have two ethernet ports) then you will have to change the IP address of your router for it to work.

No matter what the setup, there is a way to do it, it might just take some work.

As for XBC itself, it's a really cool program. Halo is by far the most popular game on there, but there are a lot of games you can play on it. A lot of the people who play Halo on there are SICK. Make sure to look for those "noob" games if you're just starting out.

[CM1847]

Re: Halo online?

If you have wireless internet in your house and want to use XBC through your computer, then you need a crossover cable(which is the system link cable you can buy from Microsoft, or buy it cheaper at Best Buy, just look for a crossover cable). The Xbox Connect site has something like 5 or 6 different options on how you can set it up to work, depending on how your house internet is setup. If it says you need a crossover cable, it won't work with a normal ethernet cable.

Another concern is if you are using a store-bought hub(Netgear or some other generic brand name) and you want to hook up your xbox through your computer(if you are using wireless or if you have two ethernet ports) then you will have to change the IP address of your router for it to work.

No matter what the setup, there is a way to do it, it might just take some work.

As for XBC itself, it's a really cool program. Halo is by far the most popular game on there, but there are a lot of games you can play on it. A lot of the people who play Halo on there are SICK. Make sure to look for those "noob" games if you're just starting out.