Ok, so got U-verse installed today but wasn’t around to talk to the istaller. Not too smart with all the technical jargen so bare with me.

I have my Desktop upstairs, Xbox360 downstairs and a Laptop also downstairs. I want the Desktop and Xbox360 to be wired and the laptop can go wireless through a Linksys router I have.

Right now upstairs we have the U-verse router connected to the Desktop(using the ethernet), and a long ethernet that is strung down to the TV downstairs to the TvBox. There are two other TV’s that are connected to the U-verse TV service but they are connected through the coax line that was previously there with CharterCable I believe. 

1. With the ethernet cable that is run down to the downstairs tvbox, can I just plug that into my Linksys router and split it into a connection for the Xbox360/wireless and the Uverse box?

OR

2. Take the ethernet cable that was run downstairs hook that up to the Linksys router which would allow for the wireless/Xbox360 connection to the internet. and then split the coaxial line so it would run to both TvBoxes downstairs.   

I tried #2 but everything turned off and didn’t work, including the internet. It also took awhile for everything to reset after I put everything back to how it was.  

Sorry if this is very confusing, just would like some help without having to make an appointment and such with ATT.  

Uverse Guy said:

Are all your devices wireless?

If so have you tried to connect all components to the U-verse router and take the Linksys out of thye picture?

Ok, I’m an idiot. Didn’t know the router they gave me had wireless built in. So the laptop is covered, still need to connect the Xbox up and don’t want to buy a long ethernet cable or pricey xbox wireless adapter. 

Uverse Guy said:

Cbeck out amazon.com, I found a 50ft ethernet cable for next to nothing on there (like 10 bucks with shipping). Maybe you can run the cable while playing and just roll it up and put it in the closet when your done.

If you want to get tricky you could always fish a cat-5 cable from router down to the wall and install a cat 5 jack where the xbox is. Might be a pain but could be worth it in the long run.

 

I’d rather just use the router if I can.

So everything is fine now, just want to know what I need to do.

I have one TV connected to Uverse via ethernet cable to the TVbox they
gave me. Is it possible to take that ethernet, plug into my router, and
back into the TVbox they gave me?

This would allow for the Xbox connection I need.

If you are trying to hook the X-box to one of the TV’s where the set top box is feed by coax, you can hook the X-box to the ethernet port on the back of the set-top box.  This will allow the X-box to connect to the internet.

Actually connecting the xbox to the ethernet jack on the back of the Set top box has worked. That being said, you are asking for trrouble in doing that. That ethernet jack is designed so that the set top box and residential gateway can pass information back and forth and that is the only thing it is designed for, not to run and xbox or computer out of it.deal solution for you would be to get yourself a multi channel switch. This will allow you to take the existing eathernet coming from the RG and plug it into the switch. Then you can feed both the set top box and the xbox out of the switch.