How do I hook up my Xbox360 up to the internet via directly to the modem?

Question

Now Ive emailed xbox site and they sent me some information that didnt work. Whats happening is I hook straight to my modem and I set the IP address and DNS serves to automatic like they told me to and failed at IP address. I asked a friend of mine and he gave me his IP information and I entered it manually and it passed but then the DNS failed and I entered his and it didnt work. When i look at my modem it says that my ethernet is connected, ( the little green light is on, and is marked link/act). Someone told me to reset my dsl modem but i dont know how to do that. I disconnected everything and retried over and over again. Dont know what Im missing or what is wrong. Can someone please shed some light on my situation. Because Xboxlive sucks when your not connected to it. lol.

Answer 1

Since you have DSL you do not have a direct connection to the internet, like you would if you had a cable ISP.

In order to connect to the internet when you have DSL you need to provide a Username and a password. Is there a place in your XBOX internet settings were you can select your internet connection type?

Yours would be PPoE and then you would enter your ISP Username and Password. If you cant select this then you will be unable to connect your xbox directly to the modem. you will need to purchase a router to connect inbetween your modem and xbox.