Xbox system linking...
 

Just kinda an fyi, don't spend $20 for the microsoft brand system link cable...it's only an ethernet crossover cable :)

So if you're gonna link up (which I highly reccommend, the Halo multiplayer is awesome), just spend 2 bucks on a regular cross-over cable :)

Any sites out there dedicated to hacking the x-box? I checked AVSForum but nothing.

Someone is working on tricking your XBox into thinking its on a LAN while its actually on the Net. That way people can play multi. Halo over the net.

Sweet. I will need this as soon as this is available. Please keep us posted.

Re: Xbox system linking...
 

THanks, I was wondering about this!

That's interesting. Got any links? I'm just curious about how they're doing it technically. I'm guessing they're doing it by using a PC on either end to act as a bridge by tunneling the local packets over the internet?

Only what I have read at TeamXBox. Wait a couple weeks and see if anything develops.

And you are exactly correct. They use the PC and a program that does all the work.

Is it possible to link three xboxes together for Halo?

yeah, you'd need a hub and straight-through ethernet cables :)

That'd be a cool hack. The main problem is that the game may not handle the additional latency in net play very well. And, of course, it's quite possible that MS has gone out of their way to make this impossible.

You may be right. I don't see how it would hurt M$ though. Although, when Halo comes out for the PC it could make things very interesting.

Yeah, all of us with the XBOX gets to bend over for those with the keyboard/mouse combo.