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Glad you got it working.
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks to both of you. I got it working. In summary for
> anyone who runs into this problem, this is how I got it
> to work:
>
> 1. First, make sure that your xbox can connect to Xbox
> Live before your try to use access control.
> 2. You need the MAC addresses of both the wireless-g and
> your Xbox to your router
> 3. The MAC address should be printed on the bottom of
> your wireless adapter
> 4. You can find the Xbox MAC address in settings>network
> setting, on the lower-right section of your screen, with
> the phrase "MAC=" in front of it.
> Unfotunately, the address is displayed in kind of a
> funny graphical way. It's supposed to look like it's
> displayed at an angle, so the last few characters might
> be difficult to distinguish on your TV. I have a big-
> screen with an s-video connection, and still I originally
> had mistaken 8s for Bs. In the advanced settings, there
> is a way to over-ride the Xbox Mac address, but I didn't
> have to resort to that.
> 5. When you check connections, it might tell you that it
> has found your wireless adapter but that it's not
> connected to a network, and it will ask you if you want
> to connect it. If you choose this option, you'll have to
> re-enter your WEP security info. It's easier, I found
> when troubleshooting, to just hit the "b" button to go
> back, check our router settings, and try to connect again.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If you dig within the XBox Live config, you should be
> able to find the XBox
> >MAC address...
> >
> >--
> >Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
> >
> >Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
> >
> >"Porter Hall" <porterbhall@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:6f6f01c42fdb$1d5e9e60$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Thanks for your help on this. How do I find the MAC
> >> address of my Xbox? I looked on the bottom of the
> console
> >> and could only find the S/N and something called a
> >> Product ID.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Porter
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >You need to allow the MAC address of the MN-740 and
> the
> >> Xbox to connect
> >> >for it to work.
> >> >
> >> >Porter Hall wrote:
> >> >> Hi everyone,
> >> >>
> >> >> I just purchased an Xbox Wireless-G adapter to use
> >> with
> >> >> my netgear wireless router. I use the access control
> >> >> feature to limit what MAC addresses can access my
> >> network.
> >> >>
> >> >> When setting up my Xbox Wireless-G, I would get most
> >> of
> >> >> the way through and then, after I put in my WEP
> >> >> encryption info, it would say it couldn't find a
> >> network.
> >> >> The first thing I tried was shutting off the access
> >> >> control in my router, and this worked.
> >> >>
> >> >> I double-checked the MAC address on my adapter to
> see
> >> if
> >> >> I had transposed a number, but no. Is there a trick
> or
> >> a
> >> >> firmware update I need to get this to work?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Porter
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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