Re: Xbox 360 and Media Center Connectivity Problems

Hi Chris,

Just an update... Bought a wireless router last night - plugged the xbox
360 into it (via powerline adaptors) and the media center straight into it...
After much mucking about trying to get the router to provide the wireless
connection to my primary wireless modem/router... it worked! Can recommend
the Devolo 85Mbps pwerline adaptors by the way - streaming video is
faultless. Took some effort to get the wired network on its own segmented
network, but it is working ... and long may it last (fingers crossed).

Anyway, thanks for your assistance and for pointing me in the right direction.

All the best.

"Chris H." wrote:

Good deal, give it a go. The problem is you need to utilize the existing
router (either both the Xbox 360 and MCE wired, or Xbox 360 wireless to the
router, with the MCE wired), and forget about trying to do two separate
connections to your 360.

Here's another guide which may be of help:
http://features.teamxbox.com/xbox/1392/Xbox-360-Windows-Media-Center-Setup-Guide/p1/
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Spooky" <Spooky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So, the problem I have is simply caused by trying to use an ad-hoc
connection
between the media center pc and the xbox 360.... I will try this fully
(long) wired this evening and hope that solves the problem. If it does
then I
will have to try and research a wireless router/access point that will not
deter the extender and media center from holding a connection... any links
to
proven equipment would be appreciated from anyone that reads this.

Chris, thanks very much for your assistance - hopefully I can come back
tomorrow and say it worked...

"Chris H." wrote:

Correct. Both wired to the router is best. Second is Xbox 360 on
wireless
(accessing both the Internet and the MCE) via the router, with the MCE
wired
to the router.

You should not have both the 360 and MCE machines wireless. The
performance
will kill any streaming you might want to do.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Spooky" <Spooky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Believe it or not I have set up a variety of networks for some of my
companies, with mixtures of wired and wireless and vpn access... yet
this
has
got me... feeling sad ;-)

Ok, I have a wireless g connection for internet access for my media
center
pc (not for the xbox 360) by way of a wireless g desktop lan adaptor
(pci
card) to a wireless modem/router.

The xbox 360 is currently wired directly to the media center pc (by way
of
devolo powerline adaptors). The xbox 360 only gets its internet
connection
through the pc by way of the wireless adaptor sharing its connection
with
the
lan (and it connects to xbox live with no problems).

From the example that you gave, would the following scenario work:

Xbox 360 wired to router
Media Center pc wired to router
Router wired straight out to the internet.

If I wanted to avoid having to hard wire the router to the internet,
then
the following would work(?):

Xbox 360 wired to router (router being a wireless access point or
similar
device)
Media Center pc wired to router (as above)
Router (as above) connected by wireless to the broadband modem/router
(current and wireless)

Sorry Chris, just want to ensure I get this right before I buy any more
kit... and tonight I will also run a load of spare cable around and
hard
wire
everything to see if it will work in principle...



"Chris H." wrote:

No, that's not it. 8-) I thought you said you already have a
wireless
connection (802.11g) for the Xbox 360? If so, just eliminate the
wired
connection between the PC and the Xbox 360. You don't need to
continue
to
duplicate your connections.

Here's what it sounds like you should have currently, eliminating the
duplication of wired between Xbox 360 & PC:

Router --> Internet connection, wired.
Router --> Xbox 360 with wireless connection.
Router --> MCE wired to router.

The router serves to route traffic on your Local Area Network, with
both
the
Xbox 360 and MCE PC as part of the same Workgroup, so they talk with
each
other. I believe the default Working is MSHOME, although I would
suggest
changing that to something unique to you.

Here's a really good site (with pictures, no less) on the Xbox 360 to
Media
Center Edition connection:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/setup/ssviewer.mspx
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Spooky" <Spooky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi again Chris,

So... if I wish to maintain a wirless G internet connection (I have
my
reasons) then I should buy a wireless G access point and have one
wired
connection from the back of the access point to the pc and to
another
wired
connection from the back of the access point to the xbox 360, with
the
access
point connecting wirelessly to the wireless modem router for
internet
access?
Then I would have a wired connection between the media center and
the
extender and the wireless internet access for both - how does that
sound?
Or
is this the point at which you say "why not just get one wireless
a/g
modem/router and the xbox 360 wireless adaptor....

Much appreciate your input - invaluable.

"Chris H." wrote:

Just wire the Xbox 360 connection to the router (guessing your MCE
is
wired
there in the first place) and you'll be done with the "networking."
Wired
is the best, and since you'd be connecting the 360 to the router,
you'll
also have your Internet connection. Both the 360 and PC need to be
on
the
same Local Area Network/Workgroup connection anyway to talk with
each
other.

If you have thick walls, and don't want to run the cable, then
you're
probably stuck with the wireless from the 360 to the router. But
802.11g
is
"okay" for streaming. Best is wired, of course, but sometimes
physical
limitations in a home can back you into a corner.

The problem with the setup you're trying to do is you're
duplicating
the
connections, and you need to stick with a single one.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Spooky" <Spooky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Chris,

Thanks for the quick response.

The wirless router I have is g - so I did not want to try and use
that
for
the media extender set up. I was hoping to maintain a hard-wired
connection
between the 360 and the media center to maximise the ability to
stream
movies, etc.

If I understand you correctly, you are saying that I cannot
connect
the
xbox
360 directly to the pc via the ethernet port into the lan card? I
was
hoping
to do this in the belief that I could maximise throughput of
media
to
the
extender. The idea being that I already have a perfectly good
wireless
internet connection (on a g router) and that I could simply share
that
internet connection with the xbox 360 through the ad-hoc wired
connection.
The reason for not using the xbox 360 wirless connection was
two-fold -
firstly my house has extremely thick old walls and secondly... I
did
not
want
to spend more money on a network adaptor and the 360 wireless
receiver...

Sorry to drag this out, but I would appreciate some clarification
before I
revisit my setup (which did work beautifully for a short time).

"Chris H." wrote:

Sounds like you're mixing apples and oranges, Spooky. Drop off
the
wired
connection directly to the PC and do the setup through your
wireless.
The
way it is you're trying to use an ad-hoc connection (wired to
the
PC)
at
the
same time as having the good Internet connection.

Conversely, if you want to be wired, you need to use Internet
Connection
Sharing on the PC, hosting the Internet connection for the Xbox
360,
and
drop the wireless. Your PC will need to be on at all times you
want
to
play
on Xbox Live! with this setup, however.

Choose a single path, and stay with it. Here's a good run-down
of
setting
things up: http://forums.xbox.com/1076872/ShowPost.aspx
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Spooky" <Spooky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have seen many people have had similar problems and I have
read
everything
I can find, tried everything advised and a few other things
besides...
here
is the problem:

System:
HP 7350 (new)
Belkin Wireless router (g)
Belkin wireless g desktop pci card
.

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