XBox live with 2 systems in 1 house?? (1 Viewer)

[Andrew P]

Is there anyway to play Xbox Live with 2 systems? My brother has Xbox Live and I just purchased my own system with Live and we want to play online against each other. It lets one of us connect to Live.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Jeff Kleist]

you're sharing the same IP, no good

You need 2 seperate IPs, at least $30/month from your ISP

Transfer his file to a memory card and he can play as himself on your system

 

[Jeramy_K]

Andy,

I was in a similar situation. I purchased a Linksys 4 port router and it solved my problem. I connect to the web via digital cable.

-Jeramy

 

[Morgan Jolley]

I don't think you can use 1 XBL account for 2 separate consoles. Not sure though.

 

[JayV]

1. You should not be able to use the same Xbox Live account simultaneously on two different machines.

2. If you get a your own account, you can use a router to give both Xboxen internet access. You don't need to pay extra fees to your broadband provider or get a new IP. Your ISP and the router will have info about setting everything up. It is usually easy, but I would suggest you check the router compatibility list. Be warned that you could conceivably have lag issues with two Xboxen on-line at once.

3. Once you have a router set up, you and your brother can play System Link games. Get six friends over for eight-player Halo. And research your games -- IIRC, Max Payne falsely claims to support System Link on the back of its case. Ghost Recon supports it, but only one player per Xbox.

-j

 

[Andrew P]

I plan on using 2 Xbox live accounts with 2 Xbox's.

Thanks for the info.
Andy

 

[HalRoth]

Just make sure you have enough upload speed. Some games require the minimum of 128k. Others only need around 64. A few broadband providers in the nation only offer 128k upload. Hopefully you've got at least 256, and won't ahve any problems.