Microsoft KB Archive/909164

= Xbox 360: You receive the “Slow Wired Network” error message =

Article ID: 909164

Article Last Modified on 4/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft XBox 360 Video Game System
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
 * Microsoft Xbox

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect an Xbox 360 console to a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center-based computer by using a wired network, you receive the following error message:

Slow Wired Network

Your console is connected to a wired network that does not support 100 Mbps Ethernet. You may experience performance problems while viewing TV or other video over the current network connection.

[Continue using this connection]

[A – Accept]

[B – Back]

[X – Cancel]



CAUSE
You may experience this behavior if the wired network does not support 100 megabits per second (Mbps) throughput.



THINGS TO TRY

 * 1) Verify that the Ethernet cable supports up to 100 Mbps throughput.
 * 2) If you use a hub or a switch, verify that the device supports 100 Mbps throughput.



MORE INFORMATION
For optimal performance, streaming audio or streaming video over a network, such as from a Windows XP Media Center-based PC to an Xbox 360 console requires 100 Mbps throughput.

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