Re: MCE 2005 and X-Box Extender Connection Question.

From: jbalcius (jbalcius_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/20/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:35:02 -0800

It's been a few weeks and I revisited the problem I was having. Things
generally worked, but once every couple days I needed to reboot my
MediaCenter PC before I could connect. I was browsing some other info on the
web the other day and came up with some info that helped.

I was reading extremetech.com and saw an article relating to the beta of
MS-Anti-spyware. Apparently It has problems playing nicely with Media
Center. The last time the connection problem occured I took a look at my
system logs and saw error messages dealing with Anti-Spyware. So, I stopped
the application and then restarted the Extender service without rebooting the
PC. The X-Box Extender connected immediately. It's been a few days now and
I've not had any problems since.

So, long story short, MS-Anti-Spyware has problems with The Extender Service.

So far I am loving Media Center Extender and this fixed the only problem I
have been having.

"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:

> Try temporarily wiring your Xbox directly to your PC using a cross-over
> Ethernet cable; if you don't experience problems in that configuration,
> you've identified your network hardware as the source of the problem. If you
> still experience the issue you mention, then it's likely an issue with your
> PC. Either way, once you've identified the source of the problem we can
> troubleshoot it further.
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Jbalcius" <Jbalcius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FF92E052-B3A0-4538-9509-B2E0921E3AA1@microsoft.com...
> > I just set up a Media Center PC with a Media Center Extender for the
> X-Box.
> >
> > The PC is an AMD 64 3000+ w/1GB RAM and a GF6600GT. It's attached to a
> > Linksys WRT54G Router by cable. The Wireless network is using WEP for
> > security and set for 802.11g only (not mixed)
> >
> > The X-Box is upstairs from the Router. It's connected to the network
> using
> > a WET54GS5 wireless Switch. on the switch, I have set it's priority to be
> > "critical" so that get's priority over the PC sharing the same switch.
> The
> > Switch is using a High Gain Antena and is actually only a few feet away
> from
> > the router with just the floor between them. Signal strength is almost
> > always at 100%.
> >
> > Here's my problem. It is sometimes problematic to connect to the Media
> > Center PC. It will often connect on the first try, but, more often than
> not
> > it will take several attempts. Usually, I can just leave it alone for 5
> > minutes and I will connect just fine.
> >
> > When I am connected, everything works extremely well. The Menu System is
> > very responsive. Live and Recorded TV streams extremely well with no
> pauses.
> > I can even Play online games Like EverQuest while using Voice Over IP
> apps
> > on the PC sharing the switch with the X-Box with no Performance loss in
> the
> > Extender. I have no problem staying connected either.
> >
> > So, any idea's why it seems to have difficulty in connecting even though
> it
> > seems to run extremely well once it is connected?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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