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Tutorial: Connecting to DHNet Wired service

Connection Sharing for Xbox 360
For Ubuntu Linux using Network Address Translation (NAT)

This guide should work for Linux kernel 2.4.x or higher, but the method of software installation and the locations of the various configuration files are distribution dependent.

Please note that for Internet Connection Sharing, you will need the following:

  • A Microsoft Xbox 360
  • Your computer must have two Ethernet ports. Additional Ethernet ports can be added to your computer through USB, PCMCIA and ExpressCard. The ethernet port for connecting your peripheral device should be a Gigabit 10/100/1000 adapter, as we have noticed 10/100 adapters may encounter errors and not function properly with the peripheral.
  • An Ethernet straight-through cable long enough to reach from your computer to the Xbox 360. There are two types of Ethernet cables, straight through and cross-over. The cable used from your computer to the Ethernet jack on the wall is a straight through.
  • Remember this is a temporary solution until this system supports 802.1x authentication.

If your computer doesn’t have a second Ethernet port you will need to install one or have a computer service store install one for you. The following configuration assumes that the ethernet device corresponding to eth0 is correctly configured and connected to DHNet while eth1 is connected to the auxiliary device.

Low bandwidth users should click here for a text version of this tutorial.