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Hi,
I used to have my pc and another pc with xbmc connected to a router and everything worked fine.
I'm now trying to remove the router and connect the two directly, but it is not working.
I remember that long ago when I did that, I just had to change the Ethernet card ip address on the pc, which I did.
Is there a quick solution?
thanks
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are you using a Crossover Cable between the 2 devices?
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Both machines need to have an IP address on the same subnet. Something like manually setting the computers like the following:
XBMC: IP - 192.168.1.2 Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
PC: IP - 192.168.1.3 Subnet mask - 255.255.255.0
You may also need a crossover Cat5(e) or Cat6 ethernet cable. Some network cards can automatically switch to crossover using a regular cable, some cannot.
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That's what I remembered but couldn't find where to input the ip address in xbmc.
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Thanks. I used to directly connect my pc to my xbox, where you configured the ip via xbmc.
I've set both ip addresses but no go...
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Then I suspect the Xbox was capable of MDIX and your current XBMC/PC are not, or the cable is damaged. I'd invest in a cheap crossover cable if you cannot add a hub or switch and another cable to the mix.