Slow ftp

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:02 pm

i have a ethernet card in my computer and when i put a ethernet inmy xbox and the other end in my desktop it says a network cable is un pluged so i use a modem by putting a usb in my pc and the other end in my modem and a ether net in my modem and the other end in my xbox and i can ftp but it is really slow 500kbs it takes like 2 mins to transfer one 50mbs map so if anyone could help please i need to ftp alot on these mods i workin on and rth messes up some times for me :(

crackpot7777777 · Post by **crackpot7777777** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:38 pm

what are you talking about! 500kps upload IS NOT SLOOW!! i ahve 400kps and its pretty fast ftp'n !!! so blaa!!

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:52 am

crackpot7777777 wrote:what are you talking about! 500kps upload IS NOT SLOOW!! i ahve 400kps and its pretty fast ftp'n !!! so blaa!!

Actually that is pretty slow. I transfer around 9.5 mb per second.

@Poster
Is your usb 2.0? What ftp program are you using?

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:13 am

You probably are using an Actiontec modem from Qwest, are you not? I have the same thing..

Trust me, you'll want to look into a gigabit switch/hub/router if you're complaining about that speed. You're only as fast as your slowest connection, and that is the USB.
Even if it is USB 2.0, it will be much, much slower than ethernet.

When I formatted my laptop, and backed up the stuff onto my PC, I didn't want to do it wireless, 'cause that would take forever, so I thought I'd try the USB connection.
Well, it was definitely faster than wireless, but still took the good part of the night to transfer 40 gigs.
When I formatted the laptop, and transfered stuff back onto it, I pulled out an old switch I had laying around, and did it that way. Took me less than two hours.

Ethernet >>>>>>>>>>>> USB

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:40 pm

so doese anyone know why it says network cable unpluged when i put my ethernet in my xbox and in pc

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:09 pm

chances are it's the wrong type of cable. go grab all the other ethernet cables you have in your house and try them. i believe to cnnect a pc to an xbox, you'll need a crossover ethernet cable, but i don't know for sure, so can anyone confirm this?

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:58 pm

ive tried plenty of diffrent cables that fit and still the same problem any ideas

SuperCommando · Post by **SuperCommando** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:37 pm

kibito87 wrote:Actually that is pretty slow. I transfer around 9.5 mb per second.

0.0 What connections are you using! My poor desktop is stuck with a USB wireless thing that gets like 250kb/s I want to drill a hole in the roof and plug it into the router so I can have my 700kb/s that our upstairs PC has ><

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:26 am

While I don't agree with the color schemes on this image, it does explain what we're looking for, so I'll use it.

In the above image, you will note two wiring methods; 'Straight', and 'Crossover'. About 80% of the ethernet cables you have lying around your house are going to be 'Straight', because it is much more common to use a router nowadays.
Find all the ethernet cables you can, and compare the two ends. If one starts with green, and the other starts with green, then it is a straight cable, and will not work going from PC -- Xbox. If you find a cable that starts with green, and its other tip starts with orange, then that is a crossover, and will work.

To connect the two, you can follow a little thingy I typed up the other day..

Ketchup_Bomb wrote:Helping someone gain an FTP connection to their Xbox is fine. Usually this can be done through PM's or a messaging program such as AIM or MSN.
But it's completely fine to help people with it.

Also, his initial post was on the 11th. He then bumped on the 14th. While it's not a total five days to wait, it's better than 10 minutes which most new people define as "a long wait."

Most of your questions BooperGrandson are inter-related. So, instead of approaching each of them separately, let's tackle the situation as a whole.
First: The Xbox runs just like a computer. (When it's modified, of course.)

You can rip (backup) games onto the HDD of the Xbox, then transfer the files to the PC, then modifying them. This happens in three different steps.

Backing up: This can be done through FTP, OR by using a program such as DVD2XBOX which can be found on #xbins. (Check Xbox-Scene for a tutorial on how to connect to #xbins.)
I like DVD2XBOX, and I'd suggest you look into it. However, you need to put the application on your Xbox in order to use it. (Duh. )
So, on to step two.

Gaining an FTP connection using a crossover cable: Since you said you had a crossover, I assume you do know the difference between the two cables, and as such I won't mention using a router/hub/switch to FTP to your Xbox.
It does not matter if the Xbox is on or off when you connect to your PC, and it does not matter if your PC is on or off when you connect it to your Xbox. No power is taken through the crossover cat5, so it is not dependent on power. Also, since FTP is part of the TCP/IP suite, which the Xbox already has, no drivers are needed on your PC or Xbox.

Once your PC is on, Xbox is on, and the two are connected via the crossover cat5, you'll need to configure both for a very small internal network. On your PC, head to your Network Interfaces window. (Start>My Computer>My Network Places>View Network Connections)
Once here, right click on your 'Local Area Connection' icon, and select Properties. In this new window, scroll down to 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)'. Click it, then hit Properties again. In this new window, we will specify a new configuration that allows you to talk to your Xbox.

Check 'Use the following IP address' and fill in the fields with the following values: (You can use your own configuration. It doesn't matter, but I will be using the 255.255.255.0 subnet for my example.)

IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet Mask: (This will auto fill with 255.255.255.0. Leave it be.)
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 (This doesn't really affect anything, but go ahead and put it in.)

On the DNS servers, check the manual option, and use the following:
Primary: 192.168.0.1 (Same as Default Gateway.)
Secondary: (Leave blank.)

Click 'OK', 'Close', and then wait while Windows does its thing. Please note that you WILL lose your internet connection with this configuration, unless you have a wireless card. But if you're connected to the Xbox, then you're already internet-less. When you are done with FTP'ing, and you want to restore your settings, just check the 'Automatic' option, and 'OK', 'Close' out and Windows will work its magic again.

Now, onto the Xbox network configuring. Every dashboard is different, but most follow the lines of Settings>Network Settings to edit the network config. Find this screen, and make sure 'Static IP' IS checked, and fill in your Xbox with the following values:

IP address: 192.168.0.11
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.0.1
Secondary:

Make sure that, if your dashboard requires it, that you scroll down and SAVE these settings.
You may be asked to reboot, although you shouldn't have to. Once this is done, go back to your PC, open FlashFXP, hit f8, and get ready to roll.

In this window, the 'Sever' or 'IP address' you're connecting to is the Xbox. It's IP is 192.168.0.11, just like we told it to be. Fill this field in with that address, and a username of "xbox" (minus the quotes), and password of "xbox" (again, minus the quotes). It will handshake with your Xbox, and it will then display your directory listings. And ta-da, you're connected.

From here, you would dump DVD2XBOX in E:\Applications (apps), or F:\Applications (apps) if you installed a larger drive. Once it's on there, you would reboot your Xbox, and go to the "Applications" option on your dashboard menu, and DVD2XBOX will be listed.

From there all you need is the Halo 2 files on your PC. This can all be done via FlashFXP, once Halo 2 has been backed up onto your PC. You would just browse to your Games foler, E:\Games/F:\Games, and grab the entire Halo 2 folder. This contains all the necessary files to start modding.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:55 pm

i know the cable that i have is cat 4 i think and it works fine with my sisters pc and my xbox when its in her pc

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:14 pm

then we know the cable is fine, and obviously the interfaces themselves are fine because 1: it's unlikely they're the problem, and 2: you're using it to connect to the internet (most likely)

i'm guessing it's either a network config problem (refer to ketchup_bomb's post) or application-level problem, in which case you should try another ftp program, or re-install the one you use and try again.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:52 pm

its not my ftp program because when i put the cables and nothing is opened it says a network cable is un plugged can it be my pcs ethernet controller

Mr_V · Post by **Mr_V** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:56 pm

cat4 is junk; use a cat6 cable or at least a cat5. That should speed things up a little. Also, your network card might be wearing out depending on how old it is.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:10 am

it is pretty old may be but how come it works witha a cable modem

Ketchup_Bomb · Post by **Ketchup_Bomb** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:34 am

Newer cards are able to see through a straight cable when going from host to host.
I think the 360 is able to, because when I was setting up my bridge downstairs, I used the wrong cable, but it worked anyway.

Your card probably won't see through the cable, so you're going to have to buy a crossover cable for it to work. That, or buy a router/hub/switch.

Supermodder911 · Post by **Supermodder911** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:48 pm

so would a crossover cable fix my problem

Bloodglitch · Post by **Bloodglitch** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:28 pm

The best way to go is to use a router, but a cross-over cable might work so you can try it.

I tried using a cross-over cable, followed 3 different tutorials and nothing work to get my computer to FTP to my Xbox.

If you have DSL you have a hub, and to get multiple w/e it might be (computers or game systems) you need to use a router, a good router is LinkSys.

If you have two ethernet cables and they can be straight through cables or cross-over, hook one ethernet cables to the computer to the router and then hook the other cable to the Xbox and then to the router. Then open up a FTP program of your choice and enter in the IP Adress of the Xbox and the Username: xbox, Password: xbox, make sure when your entering this info that the port is 21.

Also you do not need to be connected to the internet in order to FTP to your Xbox.

If you still have problems, like you don't have a router, you might want to consider getting one because it's the easiest way to connect to your Xbox. Otherwise explain what the problem is.

Edit: oops I thought you said you couldn't get your computer to connect to your Xbox, you might want to check your settings in the FTP program just in case, check if its capped on how much it can transfer or receive. And like Ketchup_Bomb was saying you might need to get a new network card.