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[dakshay95]

I connect my Xbox 360 to my laptop using an Ethernet cable and use Internet Connection Sharing to go on Xbox Live. My laptop uses Wi-fi from my D-link DIR600M wireless router. I have assigned a static IP address to my Xbox 360 and require MAC filtering so that it can connect to the router. The problem is I can't find the option for MAC filtering. Please help.

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under router.
• Link>What Firmware version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
• What region are you located?

I'd review the user manual to see if Mac Filtering is a feature on this router. If it's there it would be under Advanced/Filters or Mac Filters. I may not be since it's a basic router. Mac Filtering is not needed for XBL or xbox connections...

I'd review this as well for xbox gaming and recommend using Reserved IP addresses ON the router for xbox and all other devices:
Gaming and QoS for XBL

Also, IMO, this router is not good for gaming with multiple consoles or game platforms. It should work ok for single game consoles and PCs...If more than 1 console is connected to his model router in the future, I recommend getting into a different DIR series router at some point.

[dakshay95]

I have just the one console so shouldn't be an issue.

Here are the other details:

Hardware version: C1
Firmware version: 3.01
Region: India

I've assigned a static IP address to the Xbox 360 but it's giving me an IP address error every time I try to connect to Xbox Live.

[FurryNutz]

Don't use a IP address on the xbox, Set a IP reservation ON the DIR-600 router. Thats all you need. Set the xbox to automatic and it will get the IP addressing information it needs from the router.

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?

[dakshay95]

Where can I set the IP reservation? And what IP do I provide in the IP reservation field? Won't the IP address of the Xbox be subject to change (since it has not been assigned a static IP)?

ISP service is DSL.
ISP Modem is Cisco DPQ2160

[FurryNutz]

You should be able to set a IP address reservation on the router user Setup/Local Network. Just turn ON the xbox and make sure the Networking is set for Automatic. Power OFF then back ON the xbox. Open the routers web page and go to Setup/Local Network and you should see an IP address for the xbox. You can verify the IP address against the on on the xbox by looking that xboxes network settings. They should be the same. Reserve the IP address seen ON the router. Configure it and save it.

Please review page 18-20 in the users manual for the DIR-600M for reservation instructions...

The ISP modem you have is a cable ISP modem, not a DSL... 

[dakshay95]

I'm still getting an IP address error saying that the modem/router is unable to assign an IP address to the Xbox 360.

And even if I do reserve the IP address as seen on the router, wouldn't it be obsolete the next time I turned on my Xbox 360? Why would it be obsolete? Because IP address is obtained automatically by the Xbox, it isn't static, therefore it will change the next time. Is my logic correct?

[FurryNutz]

Go to the next tab on the xboxes networking settings under config and do a factory reset. It should say OK. Immediately power OFF the xbox, then back ON after 10 seconds. Let it turn on.

Go to the router and check to see if there is a new IP address there for the xbox. Reserve it...

Once you get the IP address reserved ON the router, every time you turn ON the xbox, it will have this same IP address all ways.

[dakshay95]

Go to the router and check to see if there is a new IP address there for the xbox.

You mean on the active client list and see the new IP address for the Xbox?

Btw every time the connection fails and I get an IP Address error, when I go to configure networks on the Xbox, I notice that it's been assigned a 169.x.x.x IP address. I googled a little and found out that it's not supposed to be assigned a 169.x.x.x IP address.

[FurryNutz]

Yes, check to see if there is an IP address for the xbox on the router.

Do the factory reset on the xbox, power OFF and then back on. Check the IP address.

You might swap LAN cables between the xbox and router and test.

What model is the xbox? 1st gen or Slim? I presume you are wired to the router from the xbox?

[dakshay95]

No, I'm using my laptop - Internet Connection Sharing.

I tried doing the factory reset, then turning off and on the Xbox but no IP address showed up in the active client list.

EDIT: Yes, I have the old fat xbox

[FurryNutz]

Ok, lets pause for a minute here.

ICS shouldn't be used as it will be a bottle neck and slow things down.

Recommended set up for this should look like this:
Cisco ISP Modem>wired to DIR-600M><Wired or wireless connection to Laptop thats connected to router
                                                          ><Wired LAN cable running from router to back of xbox.

ICS should be disabled on the LT.

[dakshay95]

Yup, that's how it is:

Cisco ISP modem -> DIR-600M -> Wireless to laptop -> Ethernet cable from laptop to Xbox using ICS

Btw,
Something really strange happened. I went to DMZ settings and entered a random IP address "192.168.0.16" and when I tried test XBL connection, it was successful. I changed the DMZ IP address to "192.168.0.190" and it was successful once more. I disabled DMZ and the XBL connection failed too.

Any logic behind this miracle?

[FurryNutz]

This is how it should be set up:
Cisco ISP modem -> DIR-600M  -> Ethernet cable from Router to Xbox

[dakshay95]

The router is in another room away from the Xbox.