Re: MCE 2005 Xbox 360 Extender PC Setup Cannot contact Xbox 360

Thanks for the feedback. In the case of the Windows Firewall, we
automatically configure the ports that need to be opened as part of the MCX
setup process. Where things get harder is with third-party firewalls as
they do not provide a standard interface we can call to open the needed
ports (which means that the user needs to open the specified ports
manually). In the end how easy it is to get things to work is under the
control of the firewall provider, but we are actively working with PC OEMs
to preconfigure the firewall on PCs they ship, engaging with firewall
providers to fingerprint our executables and add them to their allow list,
etc. in order to make this easier where we can.

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"Ryan" <Ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for the suggestion Donnovan. I tried changing the scope of the
Port
1900 exception, but it didn't work. The scope of Port 1900 is probably
just
one of the myriad things that could be keeping my 360/extender from
working
properly.

Microsoft, please take note. One should not have to be a "power user" of
windows in order to get their 360/extender to see their MCE PC. I'm sure
its
possible (and I'm sure I could figure this out), but its WAY to difficult
(and time consuming) for the average person (e.g., if you asked 100 people
if
they knew how to open a Port on their Firewall, few would reply "yes").
You
guys need to publish an easy fix if you really want consumers to use MCE
over
their home networks, in their living rooms and away from their PCs.

"Donovan" wrote:

Hi, I just wanted to add a post to let everyone know that my problem is
fixed, and to thank everyone for their suggestions. Also, to provide
info on
what fixed my problem to help others who might be having this problem.

Although I had the Windows firewall disabled, my PC seemed to still be
blocking UPD Port 1900 traffic. I discovered this by using PacketMon
from
AnalogX.

I went into the Windows Firewall settings, to the exception list, and to
the
Exception for UPnP Framework, UDP Port 1900. I changed the scope from
subnet
to Any. Applied those settings. On my next attempt to add the 360, it
worked the first time. I hope this info helps someone else out there
having
this same problem.



Thanks again for all the suggestions.


"Donovan" wrote:

I purchased an XBox 360 about a week ago, and have been trying to
connect it
to my Dell XPS MCE 2005 PC ever since. I have spent a lot of time
searching
the net and talking to XBox support, but so far I have not been able
to get
it fixed.

The Problem:
The 360 sees my PC and connects fine via Media Connect, however when
running
XBox360 setup via media center extender manager I get as far as
entering the
setup key, and get stuck on the next screen. The PC always reports
back Xbox
360 cannot be contacted. I also have an Xbox Classic w/ MC extender
and it
connects fine to the MC PC.

My Setup:
Dell XPS Gen 4 running WinXP MCE 2005 Rollup 2
Xbox 360
Xbox Classic w/media center extender software
Linksys Router BEFSX41 firmware 1.52.9
Toshiba Cable Modem
All connections are hardwired

What I have tried thus far:
Uninstalled McAfee AV
Uninstalled MS Anti-Spyware
Disabled Windows built-in Firewall
Ugraded Linksys router to current firmware
Purchased a router on the compliant list, DLink DI-524
Direct connected the PC to the 360 via CAT5
Uninstalled and reinstalled mediaconnect and extendermanager (numerous
times)
"regsvr32 %windir%\system32\rsaenh.dll"
Numerous calls to XBox support and Dell Support

The following response posts are my log files (the DvcConn.log is only
from
the last few events, and does include where I added my classic Xbox to
extender succesfully, all of the failures are for the 360.):

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,
Donovan


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