System linking 2 Xboxes across ADSL?

[MrBoombastic]

Has anyone tried linking 2 Xboxes via system link across 2 ADSL connections with fixed IP addresses?

As far as I can see, the Xbox shouldn't be able to tell the difference between this and whether the other Xbox was sitting next to it on a LAN.

Does anyone have any opinions and/or experiences?

[damell]

There's a few programs out there that basically trick the xbox into thinking it's system linked with another on a separate ADSL Connection.

In fact there's a thread of all xbox connect (one of the programs) gamertags around somewhere.

[MrBoombastic]

Why does it need a program to trick it? Surely all it needs is the IP address of the other Xbox? :confused: (Unless of course MS restrict the IPs it'll accept to those in the private ranges)

[damell]

Originally posted by Andrew Isherwood
Why does it need a program to trick it? Surely all it needs is the IP address of the other Xbox? :confused: (Unless of course MS restrict the IPs it'll accept to those in the private ranges)

But where exactly would you enter the IP address to connect to the other xbox?

[MrBoombastic]

Sorry for my ignorance. I've not tried system link before and was assuming you entered the IP address of the other machines, evidently not :thumbs:

[damell]

Originally posted by Andrew Isherwood
Sorry for my ignorance. I've not tried system link before and was assuming you entered the IP address of the other machines, evidently not :thumbs:

As far as I know, it auto-detects other machines on the LAN. :)