bigdog2662 wrote: that's the backup plan if i cant get the dlink to work i also got a clear hub express modem/router but cant figure out how to disable them as the isp and set up my new isp as the isp
would using the ftp server in anyway help connect the xbox to my pc without having to connect my pc to the router connected to the xbox
Most bundled routers these days have custom firmware just go to the manufactures web page and download the most recent firmware and it usually unlocks features blocked by the telco's.
At the end of the day a router is a router and a switch is a switch if you can't get it to work dont be suprised.
ftp is software used to direct connect the xbox to the pc/another xbox to transfer files but that wount fix your routing issuies.
all the routers are on the same subnet/ address range? to make it easy set dhcp up to the main router only if the xbox gets an ip adress automatically if not it is a problem with the nested router blocking traffic or isolating the ports.
IE:
main router connected to the net setup the managment adress of 192.168.0.1 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and set the dhcp adress range of 192.168.0.3- 192.168.0.254
on your second rourer (nested) setup the managment adress of 192.168.0.2 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and gateway to 192.168.0.1.
turn of dhcp, firewall, wan etc
then set your xbox to dhcp and see if it gets an address if not try you could try setting the ip to static and setting it up as an ip adress of 192.168.0.10 subnet of 255.255.255.0 and gateway to 192.168.0.1
if i won't get an automatic ip not you will need to forward traffic to the ip adress of the main router.