Media Sharing Issues

Post by **Kills On Site** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:32 pm

I am having a bitch of a time connecting my computer to my XBox 360. I have XP Pro with SP2 and Windows Media Player 11. I can see the 360 from WMP 11 and allow my media to be shared with it. When I try and connect from my 360 it says it can't find any such computer. My 360 is connected via ethernet to my router and my computer is connected via a wireless adapter which is connected to my computer via ethernet. Any suggestions on how to get this working?

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:37 pm

Don't you need windows media center for this to work? Or media center extensions/windows connect or something, I still haven't attempted on connecting the pc to the 360 so I'm not sure.

Post by **Kills On Site** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:51 pm

It says all it needs is a Windows XP-based computer. The Windows Media Connect was what was used before Windows Media Player 11 and WMP 11 will unstall WMC.

Post by **Sevensins** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:06 am

Have you opened these ports to the 360?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910635

Post by **Kills On Site** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:01 am

All of those ports were in the Windows Firewall exception list and they were checked.

Post by **Sevensins** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:03 am

router's firewall?

Post by **Kills On Site** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:56 am

Well there are no true setting for my router's firewall, I can set up DMZs, but that doesn't really have to do with this I don't think.

Post by **Sevensins** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:09 am

what router do you have?

Post by **Kills On Site** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:18 am

A Microsoft MN-500

Post by **Sevensins** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:58 am

follow this guide, but use the port info from the MS link above:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/ ... ve_360.htm

Post by **Kills On Site** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:43 pm

I tried that guide Sevensins, nothing changed. WMP still sees the 360 and the 360 can't connect.