Im trying to connect my Xbox360 to the internet with a wired connection.
Ive got a good router and cable internet connection.

Baiscally Ive run a patchcord from the router to a Radioshcak RJ-45 modular jack.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3869962&y=10&x=5&retainProdsInSession=1

Which Ive connected to another second RJ-45 jack with about 64ft of solid 4 twisted pair Cat5 Netwirk wire

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062654

The wireing for the jacks is pretty straightforward. 8 screws each labled for a different wire.

Then a patchcord from the second jack to the Xbox 360.

But its not connecting.

The patchcords all work, when I connect my Xbox360 up in the computer room direct to the router with a single patchcord it works.

Is there anything I should be looking for? Is what Im trying possible? Do I have the wrong Jacks? Or wire?

Whenever I try to google a sollution, I keep seeing information on crossover cables. I had always assumed that as long as I had the 2 jacks wired the same that it would basicaly just splice the patchcord from my router to my Xbox360. It works for regular old landline phone wiriring. Is there some kind of crossover wiriring that I need to account for?

I also noticed that the patchcord that came with my Xbox360 only has 4 wires connected to the 8 pin ethernet plugs. The pattern is from left to right with the locking tab on the plug facing up  [ (Orange/White) (Orange) (Green/White) (none) (none) (Green) (none) (none) ], and its the same on both plugs on the same patchcord. So Im assuming that its basically straightforward wiriring.

Have you tried connecting another peice of hardware instead of the xbox,  something that may allow you to troubleshoot more, say a laptop?

Cross-over is generally for communitcation between two nics, rather than through a router.  For example, if you wanted to connect your xbox directly to your computer, you would need cross over, as there is no router doing the work in between.  patch cable as you say is straight through.

I cant find much info on the radio shack rj-45 jacks, as far as any translation they may do, assuming they are straight through it should be fine. 

Ensure that the jacks are wired the same as the cable you are using, or more importantly that the cables from the router to the jack and the other jack to the xbox are wired the same.  -- As long as the two Jacks are wired the same at both ends you can send whatever you want down the wire and it will come out the other side in the same formation .

Ensure that the lengths of wire connecting into the jacks are the same length roughly, ensure that the 64ft cable in between isnt coiled up too much,  induction can interfere with connectivity - although the problem is most likely wire configuration.

would be interesting to see what a laptop or computer connected to the xbox side sees, can it communicate with the router?

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Chucky110: i never think of normal day to day stuff anyway, i just ignore it and do what i normally do which is whatever

Well I dont have access to a laptop. The connection isnt even lighting up the lights on my router for the port Im using when using my homemade 64ft coupler. And Ive tried diferent ports.

And thats what  I thought about crossover cables but wasnt positive. And I wish Radio Shack would have more info on the things they sell. I cant even find the jack listed on their website, much less any info. And its a Radio Shack branded jack.

The link that I put in my forst post was for what seems to be the same jack, just numbered 479-010 instead of 479-0411.

The wires are the same length, and I ran it through the hole in the floor from the cable install, across the basement, wiretied it up so that it wouldnt hang down, and back up a cable hole for the tv room the xbox is in.

I double checked the wires inside the jack boxes. And even checked to see that the leads inside the jacks were running to the same pins, it wasnt as tough as I thought it would be. Even though the pins are side by side where the plug from the patch cord plug goes in, pretty small and close together, the leads running to them are offset since the lead wires and their insulation are larger than the pins.

Maybe its in the jacks, or theres a wire broken in the cable.

I guess Ill just have to dig out my old multimeter and rig up an extra long lead so that I can test the wires between both rooms.

 If that works and the wire is fine, the next test Ill do will be to disconnect the 2 jacks, connect them with a patch cord and make sure the jacks pins are connectong with the patch cords properly.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Most "wiring" problems come at the connection ends (The RJ 45 jacks).   It is easy to NOT get a proper connection when installing the wire to the jacks.   

So your right, you need to use  some test equipment to see if you have a solid physical connection on all the wires in the "pull".     Also, when look at the colors of the wires;  from left to right both ends of the wire should be in the same color order.


You can't just stuff the wires in the jack in any old order.  They have to match on both ends.

You can forget about "cross over".  You do not want cross over.   You want straight through wiring.

I have done this quite a bit and believe me, it is almost always in the wire connection to the jacks.  It is just darn hard to get those small wires into the jack properly and in the correct order.

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