Posted April 21, 2011 by Aaron St. Clair in Games

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I started college in the fall of 2010 with great anticipations of faster internet speeds for Xbox Live. However, it did not work because my school requires me to first register computers on the network. No web browser exists on an Xbox (for now, wink wink) for registration so I needed a workaround. Here is the secret.

NOTE: This fix works on all models and dashboards of the Xbox 360. This fix isn’t really changing anything on your Xbox, it’s simply making the information on your Xbox appear as if it is your computer. The real question as to whether or not this will work for you is how your school’s connection is setup, though, I haven’t had anybody not get it to work eventually.

PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial is for connecting to Xbox Live using an Ethernet cable. I’ve yet to find a workaround for wireless connections. If you figure one out, please post in the comments below.

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First and foremost, connect your desktop (or laptop) to your school’s network via an Ethernet cable. Do not plug the cable to the Xbox yet. If you unplug and then plug it back into your computer, some settings could get changed and you would have to do the first few steps over again.

The second step is to register your computer on your school’s network. I am not going to go into detail about this because it is likely different for each campus. Once you are registered, you will probably see a screen similar to this:

MAC Users: Go to the following links, follow what they say and write down the corresponding info. Skip the next four steps.

IPv4 Address: http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Your-IP-Address-on-a-Mac
DNS Servers: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/find_the_dns_servers_on_your_mac.html
(Choose your OS from the list)
Subnet: http://www.ehow.com/how_6312220_subnet-mask-address.html
Default Gateway: http://kb.iu.edu/data/ajfx.html

PC Users:

Once you’ve registered your PC on the network, open your Start menu.

Search for “CMD.” (Without the “quotes”) When you find it, click it.

Type “ipconfig /all” (without the “quotes”) into the Command (CMD) Prompt that you opened and hit Enter.

You will be presented with a list of information concerning your computer’s current network configuration. There could be many things listed here, but you’re looking for a section titled “Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:”. When you find this section, copy down the information highlighted in red.

DOUBLE CHECK that you’ve written down the numbers correctly and make sure you’ve labeled them so you don’t get them mixed up.

MAC Users continue here…

Now, unplug the Ethernet cable from your PC and plug it into your Xbox 360. Turn your Xbox on. Since you’re not connected to the internet yet, I’ll assume you’re presented with a screen similar to this:

If not, scroll up or down until you get to the My Xbox menu. Press until you get to System Settings. Press .

Scroll down to Network Settings and press .

Press on Wired Network.

Press on Configure Network.

Under the Basic Settings menu, press on “IP Address, Subnet, Gateway.”

Make sure Manual is selected and press .

Press on IP Address.

Enter the number you wrote down for “IPv4 Address” from the CMD. Be sure you press on the (Done) button.

Go down to Subnet Mask and press .

Enter the number you wrote down for “Subnet Mask” from the CMD. You must press on the button.

Go down to Gateway and press .

Enter the number you wrote down for “Default Gateway” from the CMD. Once again, be sure you press on the (Done) button.

Go down to Done and press .

Go to DNS Settings and press .

Press on Primary DNS Server.

Enter the first number you wrote down for “DNS Servers” from the CMD. MAKE SURE you press on the (Done) button.

Go down to Secondary DNS Server and press .

Enter the second number you wrote down for “DNS Servers” from the CMD. You must press on the (Done) button.

Go to Done and press .

This will bring you back to the Basic Settings menu. Go right to the Additional Settings menu. Go down to Advanced Settings and press .

Press on Alternate MAC Address.

Enter the alphanumeric address you wrote down from the CMD. NOTE: On the CMD it’s listed as “Physical Address”. It’s vital to press on the button.

Go down to Done and press .

Now press to return to the Network Settings screen. Go down to Test Xbox LIVE Connection and press.

Three things will happen now.

• 1. Your Xbox will test for a connection to a Network. If this passes then you know everything you entered worked. If it doesn’t pass then you need to double check your credentials.
• 2. Once the Network connection is established your Xbox tests for a connection to the Internet.
• 3. Finally, your Xbox will test to make sure it can connect to Xbox Live.

Once all three pass you’ll be fully connected to Xbox Live.

Troubleshooting

On rare occasions, while testing for your Network, your Xbox will give you a DNS Error.

To fix this error, try entering Google’s free DNS Servers. (Primary: 8.8.8.8 Secondary: 8.8.8.8 or 4.4.4.4)

This is the only problem I’ve ran into thus far. If you have any other error PLEASE leave a comment below; I will respond ASAP.

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When you play games using your Xbox, you can use the Xbox Party service to communicate with other players. But if Xbox Party is not working, do you know how to fix it? This post from MiniTool Software will show you some available solutions.

When you play online games, you can communicate with other players using special communication services. Xbox Party is just such a service that is designed for Microsoft platforms like Windows and Xbox consoles.

You can read this post to learn how to join Xbox Party on PC: How to Start Xbox Live Party on Windows 10 via Xbox Game Bar.

However, if your Xbox Party is not working, do you know how to fix it? We collect some effective solutions and now we list them in this post.

How to fix Xbox Party not working?

• Check the network connection
• Install Teredo Adapter
• Check the permissions
• Reboot the app & the associated service
• Reset the Xbox app
• Change the default playback device
• Disable Windows Firewall and third-party antivirus

Method 1: Check the Network Connection of Your PC

When your Xbox app not showing Parties, you can go to check the network connection to see whether everything is OK. Here are the things you can do:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. Restart your router.
3. Flush DNS.
4. Go to the Router settings to disable UPnP.
5. Disable VPN and Proxy.
6. Disable IPv4.
7. Use a wired network connection instead.
8. Check Xbox live status.

Method 2: Install Teredo Adapter

Some users said that they solve the Xbox Party chat on PC not working issue by installing Teredo adapter and then using the P2P connection. Usually, Teredo adapter is not available by default. You need to install a driver before using it.

1. Search for device manager using Windows search.

2. Select the first search result.

3. Go to View > Show hidden devices.

4. Expand the Network adapters section and then find Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface.

5. If you can’t find it there, you need to go to Action > Add legacy hardware.

6. Click Next on the pop-up window to continue.

7. Select Install the hardware that I manually select from the list (Advanced).

8. Click Next.

9. Select Network adapter.

10. Click Next.

11. Select Microsoft and then choose Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter to install it.

12. Restart your computer.

Method 3: Check the Permissions

Normally, you are not allowed to directly access the microphone when playing games. You need to enable the permission on both the Xbox app and the individual game. Some games like Sea of Thieves even own a built-in push-to-talk feature that you can’t find in the Xbox app and Party.

So, you can go to check whether the related permissions are already enabled.

1. Press Win+I to open Settings.
2. Go to Privacy > Microphone.
3. Switch the button for Xbox to On under the Choose which apps can access your microphone section.

Method 4: Restart the APP and the Associated Services

Restarting the app and the associated services can get rid of some temporary issues. You can try this method to solve the Xbox Party not working issue.

1. Shut down the Xbox app completely.

2. Use Windows Search to search for services and then open it.

3. Scroll down to find Xbox Live Networking Service and right-click on it. Then, select Start.

4. Do the same thing for IP Helper.

5. Close Services.

At last, you can reboot your computer and open Xbox to check whether the Xbox Party can work normally.

Method 5: Reset Xbox

Resetting Xbox is also an effective method to make your Xbox Party go back to normal. Here is a guide:

1. Click Start.
2. Go to Settings > Apps.
3. In the App & feature section, you need to find the Xbox app and expand it.
4. Click Advanced options.
5. Scroll down and select Reset.

After these steps, you can go to check whether the Xbox app not showing Parties issue disappears.

Method 6: Reset the Playback Settings

Some Xbox Party chat on PC not working issues are sound-related issues, that is, the microphone sound issues. To fix this issue, you can reset your sound device to factory settings.

1. Use Windows Search to search for Sound and open it.
2. Select the playback device and then select Advanced.
3. Click Restore Defaults to reset the device to factory settings.
4. Do the same thing for Microphone.
5. Save these changes and exit Settings.

If this method doesn’t work for you, you can try the last method to see whether the issue can disappear.

Method 7: Disable Windows Firewall and Third-Party Antivirus

Windows Firewall and other third-party antivirus software can also stop Xbox Party from working normally. You can disable these protection utilities to have a try. If you can use Xbox Party successfully, you can whitelist the Xbox app and the game to solve the Xbox Party not working or Xbox app not showing Parties issues.

Xbox Party App

However, if all of these methods don’t work, you can consider using an alternative application for team chat.