Xbox System Link via bridge issue: Solved
I have my Xbox 360s wireless via ZyXel P330-W routers that support bridge-mode. It works great connecting to Xbox Live and such, but doing a system link between the two systems has been an issue. What would happen in Halo 2 would be that we could see the system link game but would always get a “cannot connect” error suggesting to “try again later”. I always had to resort to a direct, wired connection between the two (no need for a straight-through as the 360 auto-switches - which is nice). But I really want them to connect wirelessly.
I started doing some research today and found a suggestion that if you clone the mac-address of the bridge on your Xbox, it may just work.
So, I grabbed the mac-address of my first bridge, applied it to the alternate mac-address on my 360 and did the same for the other box and tested it out: IT WORKS! Hallelujah! Very slick. No more need for a 100 foot cable strung though the house!