help! Anyone connecting to Live! with Netgear DG834G?

Hi,

I can't seem to be able to get connected to Live using a new router I
just bought, the Netgear DG834G.

I connected fine before using an old cheapo router but ideally want to
use the XBox with a wireless bridge which I should be getting next week.
However, i'm just using a regular CAT5 cable right now and wondered if
anyone could talk me through setting it up.

Thanks

Dene

"Dene Wilby" <nospamdene.wnospam@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a6ba115249bd8fa989680@news.microsoft.com ...
> Hi,
>
> I can't seem to be able to get connected to Live using a new router I
> just bought, the Netgear DG834G.
>
> I connected fine before using an old cheapo router but ideally want to
> use the XBox with a wireless bridge which I should be getting next week.
> However, i'm just using a regular CAT5 cable right now and wondered if
> anyone could talk me through setting it up.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dene

I have the DG824M, and I had to open ports 88 and 3074. The netgear website
should be able to give you some pointers. I now have my xbox connected to
live using a linksys WGA54G wireless games adapter.

Kind Regards

Mike

In article <btsagi$mmt$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Mike@nospamehere.co.uk says...
>
> "Dene Wilby" <nospamdene.wnospam@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a6ba115249bd8fa989680@news.microsoft.com ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I can't seem to be able to get connected to Live using a new router I
> > just bought, the Netgear DG834G.
> >
> > I connected fine before using an old cheapo router but ideally want to
> > use the XBox with a wireless bridge which I should be getting next week.
> > However, i'm just using a regular CAT5 cable right now and wondered if
> > anyone could talk me through setting it up.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dene
>
> I have the DG824M, and I had to open ports 88 and 3074. The netgear website
> should be able to give you some pointers. I now have my xbox connected to
> live using a linksys WGA54G wireless games adapter.
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Mike

Hi Mike

I think my problem was that I needed to enter the Gateway settings
manually in the Live setup on my Xbox, connected first time after that.
Thanks for replying! Looking forward to getting my Wireless Bridge
tomorrow and finally get rid of the 20 metre CAT5 cable!

Cheers

Dene

In article <btsagi$mmt$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
Mike@nospamehere.co.uk says...
>
> I have the DG824M, and I had to open ports 88 and 3074. The netgear website
> should be able to give you some pointers. I now have my xbox connected to
> live using a linksys WGA54G wireless games adapter.

Strange. I use the DG824M and the ME101 bridge, and I've never had to
open any ports although I do get the occassional dropout.

Would open these ports make any difference whatsoever? What is
recommended.

"TBL" <junk@dotatslash.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a8d8d91d176816598968b@news.individual.ne t...
> In article <btsagi$mmt$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
> Mike@nospamehere.co.uk says...
> >
> > I have the DG824M, and I had to open ports 88 and 3074. The netgear
website
> > should be able to give you some pointers. I now have my xbox connected
to
> > live using a linksys WGA54G wireless games adapter.
>
> Strange. I use the DG824M and the ME101 bridge, and I've never had to
> open any ports although I do get the occassional dropout.
>
> Would open these ports make any difference whatsoever? What is
> recommended.

I know that without doing this I couldnt connect, There is something on the
netgear website which recommended this. Also had to open up some for
Xbconnect as well.

In article <c0009a$b4d$1$830fa7b3@news.demon.co.uk>,
Mike@nospamehere.co.uk says...

> > > I have the DG824M, and I had to open ports 88 and 3074. The netgear
> website
> > > should be able to give you some pointers. I now have my xbox connected
> to
> > > live using a linksys WGA54G wireless games adapter.
> >
> > Strange. I use the DG824M and the ME101 bridge, and I've never had to
> > open any ports although I do get the occassional dropout.
> >
> > Would open these ports make any difference whatsoever? What is
> > recommended.
>
> I know that without doing this I couldnt connect, There is something on the
> netgear website which recommended this. Also had to open up some for
> Xbconnect as well.

Checked the XBOX website, there should be no need to use port forwarding
as long as NAT is working properly.
Xbconnect is different though.