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bwn82k
08-20-2002, 04:30 PM
I'm interested in getting a group together to have a Xbox LAN Party in the Tampa, FL area. I just had a general question about hooking up the system link.

I spent some time browsing the WWW for info but I couldn't find anything. I was wondering the best approach to 'System Linking' 4 Xboxes. MS doesnt have a specially designed 4-port hub for the xbox...will any hub suffice? If so, what's the best means for setting it up? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TIME
08-20-2002, 04:57 PM
A regular hub that you would use for linking PCs directly will also work for linking Xboxes.

bwn82k
08-20-2002, 05:43 PM
So I'd need a 5-port router and I wouldn't have to use the Uplink port right?

p.s- thanks for the clarification

TIME
08-20-2002, 06:09 PM
I'm not an expert on this, and maybe someone else here knows better. For hooking 4 xboxes I think you could use a single hub with enough ports and yes don't use an uplink port. Or, you could use two hubs and daisy chain them together. I have only ever used one hub to link two boxes. It worked great and we were able to use regular Cat5 cable then instead of crossover cable.