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How to Build a Server From an Xbox Console

Xbox 360 consoles are manufactured by Microsoft Corp. and are equipped with Ethernet ports that allow gamers to play online on the Xbox Live service. You can use your console to host a game online. This creates a server from your console that other players connect to when they join your multiplayer game. You can make your own Xbox 360 game server in about three minutes.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Xbox 360 game
Ethernet cable
Xbox Live account

Instructions

- 1
  Connect your Xbox 360 to the Internet by connecting one end of the Ethernet cable to the console's Ethernet port, located on the rear, and the other end to your router's Ethernet port, also on the rear of the device.
- 2
  Turn on the console and insert a game disc. Sign in to your Xbox Live gamer profile. Select Multiplayer and press "A" on the controller. Select "Host New Game" and press "A" again to start a new server online. You can configure various options like the level being played, the weapons on the map, and more, before starting the server.
- 3
  Your console will load the game and create the server. Wait for other players to join and begin playing, your console will continue to hose the game server as long as it is turned on.

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