ping; Destination host unreachable

do a search for "Can you ping a XBOX 360"...there are threads all over the net where that question has been asked...and being answered no

So when you connect your laptop to your router, you can ping the xbox?

madhavi said:

Destination host unreachable.
it means u've'nt selected the correct path ...
what you need to do is u need to select the correct device before you start working on that...
u need to select and say k from the devices available otherwise you cannot work on that...

Destination host unreachable means just that. From his laptop to the xbox, ping data are going from his laptop, to the router, and the router then decides where to send the ping request to. If the router doesn't know where the xbox is (doesn't mean the xbox is directly connected to the router that the router know it's there) then data stops transmitting. Routers uses MAC addresses amongst other things to determine what and where a device is on the network. If the router hasn't leaned of the xbox's MAC address, as far as it's concerns the xbox is not on the network. When you then ping the xbox, you get a reply from the router telling you destination unreachable.

tippee said:

yes when on ethernet i get request timed out when i ping the xbox but that is the norm i believe. i get a different message when on wireless
ps madhavi, i dont no what that means lol sorry

What is this? yes you can ping the xbox, if it's ethernet connected to the router or no you cannot? lol.

If xbox was made to not accept ping request, it doesn't matter how you connect it to router, you can't ping it.

I didn't design the xbox, and no one confirm 100% if it's possible. Maybe call Microsoft and get the answer straight from the horse's mouth. Then come back for more talk.

Well, whether it's timed out or host not reachable, either way you have epic ping failure. But when you see that W7 can detect xbox through the network AND yet you cannot ping it's 100% correct IP address, you know Microsoft is not your friend.