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Difficulty Connecting to PC

  • 05-10-2009 9:15am
    #1
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I know this has been done before but having difficulty locating a good answer. I used to be able to play all my media from my laptop wireless on the xbox. I moved house, and it never worked again. I now have just bought a new PC, set it up on saturday, and i still cant connect. I Went onto the xbox site, followed the instructions, got the extender number etc, but still no go. The firewall is set up to allow it etc, but still no joy. Has anyone else got any advise i might be able to try? All help appreciated.

    Rob


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  • #2
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Do you have a different router &/or internet provider since you moved?


  • #3
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Bombleswizzum wrote: »
    Do you have a different router &/or internet provider since you moved?

    Diffferent Router is all. same make though. can connect to xbox live no bother, and can obviously connect the pc to the net no bother either. I'm currenty using an 8gb memory key to play stuff, so the streaming option would just make life so much easier.


  • #4
    craze7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭craze7


    I have to disable my anti virus's firewall to conect to my pc, try that!


  • #5
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭budhabob


    craze7 wrote: »
    I have to disable my anti virus's firewall to conect to my pc, try that!

    Nice one, thats another thing to try so, thanks.


  • #6
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭budhabob


    craze7 wrote: »
    I have to disable my anti virus's firewall to conect to my pc, try that!

    Tried that and still no go. May have to resign myself to the use of the USB only.


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  • #7
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Who's your ISP? What operating system are you using?

    As you had it set up before, I'm presuming you haven't changed the folder share options?


  • #8
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Kinetic^ wrote: »
    Who's your ISP? What operating system are you using?

    As you had it set up before, I'm presuming you haven't changed the folder share options?

    Well it was originally set up in college accom so dont know who the service provider was. Now using eircom, and only just bought a new computer a week ago, and its currently Vista, although will be getting windows 7 when its out.


  • #9
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Ah ok. I'm not sure it affects it but have you got your NAT set to open?


  • #10
    Taltos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    Hi - I am using tvsersity - the free version not the pro.

    Maybe check out their forums for tips around your router - you might need to just add the mac address of your 360 to your router as a permitted device.

    http://tversity.com/
    & quickstart guide for 360
    http://tversity.com/support/quickstart-upnp

    There might be better solutions out there - but I have found this works 99% of the time for me. Sometimes there are odd problems - files not playing, no image etc but this is rare enough.


  • #11
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Taltos wrote: »
    Maybe check out their forums for tips around your router - you might need to just add the mac address of your 360 to your router as a permitted device.

    MAC filters would not be set by default and if he can connect to Xbox Live via the PC/laptop then I'd say it's do with the sharing permissions on the laptop.


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  • #12
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,902 ✭✭✭budhabob


    Kinetic^ wrote: »
    MAC filters would not be set by default and if he can connect to Xbox Live via the PC/laptop then I'd say it's do with the sharing permissions on the laptop.

    Ya, i'm a bit confused by the whole thing, thought it'd be simple. Not sure of the NAT settings, i can check when i get home. Thanks for all the advice anyway.


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