XBCONNECT

XBox Live is great for playing games on-line, but there are some games such as Halo which only let you multiplayer games through a system-link (LAN) game.

Enter XBConnect, a tool which creates a tunnel through the Internet to other players around the world, and which tricks your XBox into thinking they are playing on the same local network as you.

I tried it and, after realizing I had to configure my router to forward UDP/TCP port 8602 to the XBox, it worked surprisingly well.

It will even support voice-chat via the headset on games which support it such as Rainbow Six 3. However, it doesn't come close to XBox Live, so expect to see me there alot more as MAXIMOOSE