Re: Mcx2Dvcs

Thanks for the details. Can you provide additional details regarding what
you did to resolve your error 10 issue?

Also, what network card is in your PC? (and what is the driver version?)

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi. Yep, I'm the same guy. (For some reason have been having trouble with
OE too, so I have been posting to group via OE and via web communities.)

(Plus, for some reason, there is an "ignored" flag on this thread, which I
didn't put there, knowingly, anyway, so I thought perhaps someone had
determined this Q was a lost cause.)

To answer your question (and thanks for asking), I ran the ethernet cable
from the Xbox 360 straight into the back of the computer. It's been a
while now since I did that so I forget exactly what error I got, but it
didn't work. (I can try it again if u think I should, but perhaps I didn't
do it properly?)

I am obviously no expert but my detective work has found:
1) the Xbox and the PC connect very easily via the PC connection
2) the Xbox says it is connected to a Media Center PC (but then can't find
it)
3) the PC, on booting up, identifies that there is an Xbox on the network
and asks if I want to configure Extender. (So the PC and the Xbox are
obviously quite aware of the other's existence)
4) I get the "configuration error" as it attempts to install.

Edison

"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Also, are you the same Edison that had reported an error 10 earlier? If
so, can you provide information regarding what you did to resolve that?

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"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" <toddbow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Double-checking - are you saying that you tried a direct Ethernet
connection and ran into the same issue at the same point of the
installation process, or that you tried a direct connection and weren't
able to get that far because you weren't able to obtain an IP address?

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That's what I used, the ethernet cable.

"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ah, ok. Didn't know that.

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"Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Actually, it doesn't need to be a cross-over cable. The Xbox 360 has
one of those auto-sensing ethernet ports (Auto-MDI/MDIX or whatever
the 'technical' term is)

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"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Did you use a standard CAT5 cable for this? You need a "cross-over"
cable to connect directly to the PC.

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just did that. Without router, Xbox can no longer obtain IP
address. No connection, it says. (Turned off OneCare for this
experiment, to shut down firewall. Makes no difference)


"Gary Tsang" <gtsangDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It could also be the router that is not passing on certain packets
that the Xbox 360 is using to communicate with the Media Center
PC.

Try connecting your computer directly to the Xbox 360. That
should help you isolate whether the router is indeed interfering
(if it does work, then it is the router, if it doesn't work then
it might be something else).

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The IPv4 address in the Vista PC ends with an 11. The first IP
address in the Xbox ends with 10. Otherwise all the numbers are
the same.

This really has me stumped. I mean, I can use the Xbox's connect
to PC feature to listen to music stored on the PC. But the
superduper extender, which is supposed to be easier (??) doesn't
work. If the router was the problem, I would have thought I would
not be able to connect to the PC at all. But I can. Xbox also
connects easily thru router to the net.

Not being an expert (obviously), this leads me to believe it is a
software problem. But that's as far as my detective work goes.


"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You'd have to check the router's documentation to see whether it
supports multicast filtering. I'm not familiar with that
particular router.

As for the same subnet, click Start, Run and enter CMD and press
Enter. Then type in IPCONFIG and press Enter. You'll see your
PC's IP address in the list. Somewhere on the Networking blade
in the 360 you'll find its IP address. The first 3 groups of
numbers must be the same, 192.168.1.xxx, 192,168.2.xxx,
192.168.0.xxx..... What the third nuber will be depends on the
DHCP server settings of your router (unless you're using static
IP addressing). But if you're using static addressing, you'd
know where to find this info.

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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1) It might -- but not sure, nor am I sure how to find out. I
do know how to find my way into the modem settings -- any idea
where it might be among those?
2) done. several times. Doesn't make any difference.
3) done. several times. Doesn't make any difference.
4) happy to check. where would I find this info please?
5) clean install.
6) done. No change.
7) No, there is not.
8) Nope. Running Onecare. (And I uninstalled that, tried again,
made no difference)


"Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" <dknoxNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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1) Does the router support multicast filtering? If so, if its
on, turn it off. Power cycle the router and wait for it to
reboot. If its off, turn it on and power cycle the router.

2) If the 360 was previously connect to an MCE 2005 machine,
Go to the Network blade on the 360 and click on Computers.
Click on Media Center Computers then select the connection and
disconnect. Then I went back to Media Center it found the
Vista MCE and came up with the number and downloaded some info
and popped up right away.

3) Others indicate there may be a problem with a "certificate"
for the Extender functionality.

Select Start -> Run "mmc"
Select File -> Add/Remove Snap-in
Add the "Certificates" snap-in
On the popup choose "Computer account" and hit next
Leave "Local computer" selected and hit finish
Select "OK" on the "Add or Remove Snap-ins" dialog
Click Console Root, Certificates, Personal, Certificates from
the directory tree on the left.
Delete Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender Host
certificate.

4) Are the XBox and the Vista machine in the same subnet?
192.168.1.xxx or 192.168.2.xxx depending on your DHCP
settings?

5) Is this an upgrade or clean install. Some users report
problems with an upgrade.

6) Click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC. Locate and right
click the Windows Media Center Extender Service and select
Start. You should also set the properties of the service to
Automatic.

7) On the Networking blade of the 360, is there an alternate
MAC address? If so, clear this out.

8) Do you have the McAfee Privacy Service (may be part of a
suite) installed? If so, uninstall it.

These and other suggestions are from
http://forums.xbox.com/6/10245070/ShowPost.aspx#10245070

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for asking.

Here's what I get:

Log Name: Media Center
Source: Mcx2Dvcs
Date: 3/31/2007 2:18:41 PM
Event ID: 405
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Edison-PC
Description:
Windows Media Center Extender setup failed with the following
error code: -209.
Event Xml:
<Event
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";>
<System>
<Provider Name="Mcx2Dvcs" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">405</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-03-31T18:18:41.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>1641</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Media Center</Channel>
<Computer>Edison-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>-209</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Router is Speedstream 6520. It is a dual purpose
modem-router, as it connects computer to Internet, connects
Xbox 360 to modem-router and Internet, and connects to a
second PC wirelessly. It is configured for UPnP.


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Please post the exact contents of the message in the Event
Logs. Also, what make and model of router are you using?

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"Edison" <edison.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am afraid I keep asking questions here without success.
Having also tried MS, I am stumped.

I really would like to connect an Xbox 360 to Vista. I have
tried about two dozen times over several days. keep getting
a configuration error. In event viewer, I am told I have a
problem with Mcx2Dvcs.

Would really be grateful if someone can advise how to make
this work. Tnx





















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