DISCUSSION: Connecting to XBox Live through a linux computer connected to a wireless LAN

paul_warren · 06-13-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiegeX

He forgot to tell how to Port Forward the Xbox live connection. Here is what you need

Code:

 $IPTABLES -t nat -A PREROUTING -i $WAN_IF -p tcp --dport 3074 -j DNAT --to-destination $XBOX_IP
   $IPTABLES -t nat -A PREROUTING -i $WAN_IF -p udp -m multiport --dports 88,3074 -j DNAT --to-destination $XBOX_IP
   $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $WAN_IF -d $XBOX_IP -p tcp --dport 3074 -j ACCEPT
   $IPTABLES -A FORWARD -i $WAN_IF -d $XBOX_IP -p udp -m multiport --dports 88,3074 -j ACCEPT

Make sure you set the variables appropriately

Hi when i type in the first line it says iptables 4.4 option "--to-destination" requires an arguement, please forgive me im new to Linux and the answer is porobly in front of me .thanks

koolfue8 · 09-15-2011, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarTurkey

Oops! I was lazy, and I didn't read to set the IP to the ROUTER, and not just the LAPTOP! Very sorry!

Im having the exact same problem and I dont understand how you fixed it would you mind explaining it further?? Im very noob at all this.

WarTurkey · 09-17-2011, 02:47 PM

Certainly, however first I would need to know a little bit of information from you:

The output of the command,
Code:
```
ifconfig
```
What kind of xbox are you using (Original, 360)

koolfue8 · 09-20-2011, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarTurkey

Certainly, however first I would need to know a little bit of information from you:

The output of the command,
Code:
```
ifconfig
```
What kind of xbox are you using (Original, 360)

Sure no problem the output of the command ifconfig is below.

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:e0:b8:d7:82:b1
inet addr:192.168.2.1 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2e0:b8ff:fed7:82b1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:265888 errors:1 dropped:2671 overruns:0 frame:1
TX packets:276358 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:41910851 (41.9 MB) TX bytes:59176605 (59.1 MB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

wlan0 Link encap: Ethernet HWaddr 00:c0:a8:e5:5c:a4
inet addr:10.0.0.8 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2c0:a8ff:fee5:5ca4/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCASTING RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:33631 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:20345 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:50387776 (50.3 MB) TX bytes:1839033 (1.8 MB)

And im running with an Xbox 360 but not the slim one. if that makes sense.

WarTurkey · 09-23-2011, 09:01 AM

I'm sorry for the late response, but here would be the correct settings for your particular situation:

Code:

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i wlan0 -p tcp --dport 3074 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.2.2
   iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i wlan0 -p udp -m multiport --dports 88,3074 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.2.2
   iptables -A FORWARD -i wlan0 -d 192.168.2.2 -p tcp --dport 3074 -j ACCEPT
   iptables -A FORWARD -i wlan0 -d 192.168.2.2 -p udp -m multiport --dports 88,3074 -j ACCEPT

And then on your Xbox, you need to set the Network settings manually to this:

Code:

IP Address:      192.168.2.2
Subnet mask:     255.255.255.0
Gateway:         192.168.2.1

DNS/Nameserver:  192.168.2.1

koolfue8 · 09-28-2011, 10:09 PM

Im sorry for the late response myself but thanks so much that was a lot of help

!

guitaristmatt · 02-01-2012, 08:27 PM

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr c8:0a:a9:df:42:16
inet addr:192.168.2.1 Bcast:192.168.2.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::ca0a:a9ff:fedf:4216/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2491 errors:0 dropped:1902 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3343 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:188736 (188.7 KB) TX bytes:731843 (731.8 KB)
Interrupt:43 Base address:0x4000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2498 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2498 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:259579 (259.5 KB) TX bytes:259579 (259.5 KB)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 70:f1:a1:f0:a7:80
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::72f1:a1ff:fef0:a780/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:639935 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:523572 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:674334897 (674.3 MB) TX bytes:116570008 (116.5 MB)

Did everything exactly like tutorial and still get DNS error. Any mistakes you can find?

WarTurkey · 05-08-2012, 09:50 AM

guitaristmatt: can I see the exact format of the command you typed? I mean the iptables command, in your case however.