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What is the purpose of the ethernet port on the Xbox?

April 26, 2017Ethernet port purpose Xbox

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What is the purpose of the ethernet port on the Xbox?

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The built-in Ethernet port the Xbox has serves one purpose: multi-player gaming, whether it be online or offline. For example, with a game like Halo, you can connect up to 4 Xboxes together to create a gaming network or, what PC gamers call it, a “lan”. With this lan, up to sixteen players can play in various multiplayer gaming modes. Many other Xbox games include, or will include, the ability to network Xboxes together for multiplayer gaming. The other purpose of the Ethernet port is for online gaming, on Xbox LIVE. Since the Xbox does not have support for analog internet connections (28.8, 56k modems), you have to have a broadband connection (cable, dsl, isdn, etc.) if you want to play Xbox games online.