Ok this is my current setup: I have a CAT5 cable from my 1394 ethernet port from my motherboard going to my Linksys router, which is going to my dsl modem, which is going to the wall. Now, my computer is in another part of the house where I want my xbox as well. My router is opposite my computer, so running a CAT5 from the router to the XBOX is out of the question. Although I have done it, and it works and I can find it on the network and everything. My question: Can I somehow hook my XBOX to my PC with one CAT5 cable (crossover or no?)? I don't necessarily need the internet, just the networking ability. I think I still have a Linksys PCI Ethernet card installed (which I am not using), so will hooking my XBOX to that using a crossover cable work? If so, what settings will I need? Thanks guys and let me know if any of this doesn't make sense. Mike

Mike, Well, I'm assuming that you have a modded Xbox and that's why you want to hook it up to the PC, not necisarily the router... so, I know that you can go from Xbox to Xbox using a crossover cable, so you should be ok going from PC to Xbox using FTP, with a crossover CAT5 cable. Also, the CAT5 cable is not plugged into your 1394 port, as that is the firewire port... it's plugged into an RJ45 jack, which is where you would plug a CAT5 cable into an ethernet adapter. -Ben