Post by: tonloc79 on November 30, 2005, 06:14:00 PM
PS: I have read every post and topic that has come through here, folowed all suggestions and still no luck.
Post by: journeyman11 on November 30, 2005, 06:23:00 PM
Post by: akodoreign on November 30, 2005, 06:36:00 PM
Make sure the xbox is in media center mode. go to the media center button and get the code it generates.
write it down.
go to the next screen witch says Leave the 360 on this screen untill you set your PC up.
Go to your pc... then launch a web browser.
in the address bar go to www.xbox.com/pcconnect
from that website select the version you need.
save the program
run the program.
the program will set up everything you need to share. It will then ask for the number generated by the 360
It will run media connect service.
It will show your 360 as a device
then it will ask you if there are any folders you want to share.
bingo.
that should do it.
check ports.
Norton firewall is a h8r. make sure to open the ports needed (im not sure what they are off the top of my head)
Ports on the router. routers h8 the game as well.
Post by: journeyman11 on November 30, 2005, 06:42:00 PM
What's weird for me is that my 360 can see my PC IMMEDIATELY after I power cycle my router. However, once I restart my 360 it fails to see the PC again and only works if I power cycle my router and 'search for PC' from 360 again.
*sigh*
Post by: rastaman on November 30, 2005, 06:46:00 PM
Post by: tonloc79 on November 30, 2005, 06:46:00 PM
Quote
hmmm after connecting the xbox and the PC to the network do the following.
Make sure the xbox is in media center mode. go to the media center button and get the code it generates.
write it down.
go to the next screen witch says Leave the 360 on this screen untill you set your PC up.
Go to your pc... then launch a web browser.
in the address bar go to www.xbox.com/pcconnect
from that website select the version you need.
save the program
run the program.
the program will set up everything you need to share. It will then ask for the number generated by the 360
It will run media connect service.
It will show your 360 as a device
then it will ask you if there are any folders you want to share.
bingo.
that should do it.
check ports.
Norton firewall is a h8r. make sure to open the ports needed (im not sure what they are off the top of my head)
Ports on the router. routers h8 the game as well.Quote
Im hopeing any body who is haveing problems has at least tried that.
This post has been edited by tonloc79: Dec 1 2005, 02:49 AM
Post by: akodoreign on November 30, 2005, 06:50:00 PM
just trying to help. Post by: tonloc79 on November 30, 2005, 06:53:00 PM
QUOTE(akodoreign @ Dec 1 2005, 02:57 AM) 
Sorry
just trying to help.no i appreciate it trust me this shit is rediculous. They are both MS and everybody is still haveing problems. Go figure.
Post by: prlr99 on November 30, 2005, 06:59:00 PM
Post by: twistedsymphony on November 30, 2005, 07:17:00 PM
My Network Details
I have a Linksys router set to: 192.168.1.1
I have the Network setup STATICALLY on my Xbox360 to 192.168.1.60
I have the Network setup STATICALLY on my PC to 192.168.1.100
My PC is always on and as of this moment is showing me an uptime of 21 days (so it's been on longer than this program's been installed). My router is always on too, I haven't touched it in weeks.
I downloaded WMC from the MS website
Installed it
Booted up the 360 and went into the dashboard
Went back to my PC and added the 360 to the list of allowed devices
selected the folders I wanted to share.
Went back to the Xbox and selected Computer from the list of places to look for media..
commenced Streaming of music
I've shut down and booted back up the Xbox several times since and had no problems re-connecting
The reason I have the IPs statically set is because I have several routers on my network and without statically setting the IP and Gateway to the router I'm attempting to connect to devices typically get confused and connect to the wrong thing.
Post by: tonloc79 on November 30, 2005, 09:29:00 PM
Post by: Kernal69er on December 01, 2005, 10:45:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Nov 30 2005, 09:24 PM)
FWIW I haven't had any problems with mine... maybe I can help...
My Network Details
I have a Linksys router set to: 192.168.1.1
I have the Network setup STATICALLY on my Xbox360 to 192.168.1.60
I have the Network setup STATICALLY on my PC to 192.168.1.100
My PC is always on and as of this moment is showing me an uptime of 21 days (so it's been on longer than this program's been installed). My router is always on too, I haven't touched it in weeks.
I downloaded WMC from the MS website
Installed it
Booted up the 360 and went into the dashboard
Went back to my PC and added the 360 to the list of allowed devices
selected the folders I wanted to share.
Went back to the Xbox and selected Computer from the list of places to look for media..
commenced Streaming of music
I've shut down and booted back up the Xbox several times since and had no problems re-connecting
The reason I have the IPs statically set is because I have several routers on my network and without statically setting the IP and Gateway to the router I'm attempting to connect to devices typically get confused and connect to the wrong thing.
I have static IPs as well and still a no go, only if i connect my 360 with ethernet directly to my pc nic card
Post by: sp3cialk on December 01, 2005, 12:29:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Nov 30 2005, 09:24 PM)
Went back to my PC and added the 360 to the list of allowed devices
This is what I believe is stopping everyone... (well most people) check your XP firewall settings and make sure it is allowing this...
I think I may take a break from gaming tonight to reload my pc and see if I can get these problems as well... then maybe I can be more help... my network at home consist of this... Linksys router (in our make shift wiring closet
) ran to a switch (computer is on this one) from that switch to another switch I keep in my entertainment stand for consoles, etc. to my 360... all devices on my network are running DHCP... hopefully later tonight or tomorrow I'll have some info that may help 
Post by: i8crowts on December 02, 2005, 08:50:00 AM
Post by: Kernal69er on December 04, 2005, 07:08:00 AM
QUOTE(i8crowts @ Dec 2 2005, 10:57 AM)
it is common sense realy, use the winxp network config tool and see what happens ?
Yes it is... And to give you some feedback. I am an ADSL configuration analyst for a telecommunications company in Toronto. I configure ADSL WANs and custoemrs LANs, so I know what I am doing. I have a wireless setup at home. Like I posted earlier I got the xbox 360 to see my PC only once, since then nothing and the only way was to connect 360 to PC via NICs.
I have disabled all firewalls on my linksys router, PC and my ADSL router. Still nothing, I think it may be an issue with Linksys.. so I might hook up a switch or hub from 360 to PC for testing
Post by: Kernal69er on December 04, 2005, 01:12:00 PM
PC wired to 360 works fine
PC wired to hub/switch to 360 works fine
PC wired to Linksys WRTG54 Router to 360 works fine
Problem is when PC is wireless to Router or 360 wireless to router then it doesn't connect
Not sure if this is a Linksys router wireless issue with 360 or a issue with my adaptor. I will buy another one from futureshop and test it out. But so far as long as its wired, it works fine
Post by: tonloc79 on December 04, 2005, 03:01:00 PM
Post by: Chodite on December 04, 2005, 04:57:00 PM
I have 2 laptops on my wireless network. One laptop (WinXP Home SP2) works just fine with Windows Media Connect and my 360. I can stream MP3s and view JPGs just fine.
My other laptop (WinXP Pro SP2) sees the 360 using Media Connect but I can't get the 360 to talk to this laptop.
My 360 is hard wired into my Netgear / Comcast wireless modem/router.
The funny thing is, the 360 sees the laptop on the network. I went into the 360's system / network *?* settings and it said "Windows connected PC - (my computer name)" But when I try to stream media, no luck. The other laptop is shut off when I attempt this btw.
I have nooo idea what to do. I've disabled Windows firewall, shut down every piece of Mcafee, Norton, etc. I found running. Opened every port MS says to open and added the 360 to the DMZ of my router. STILL no luck. I'm about to pull my freakin hair out, it's driving me nuts!!
This post has been edited by Chodite: Dec 5 2005, 01:00 AM
Post by: Kernal69er on December 04, 2005, 04:52:00 PM
QUOTE(tonloc79 @ Dec 4 2005, 04:32 PM)
My PC and 360 are both wired but there is a wireless pc hooked up to my router. Do you think that could be causing interference?
Depends... is media connect on your wireless laptop? If so then maybe. If not then NO
I purchased a switch today and ran CAT5 to my PC (htru the garage up to the family room, pain in the ass) So now I have my Linksys router in the BSMT with CAT5 to living room (for 360) and CAT5 to Family room above garage (upstairs) to switch, which is then connected to PC and extar port for 360 (for when I play upstairs)
Now, media connect and 360 work fine no problems from living room or family room.
I conencted back my wireless adaptor and Nothing worked again. Removed wireless adaptor and worked fine.
Wireless adaptor si now on ebay, lol
I'm not saying that all wireless adaptors will cause thsi problem, but it did for me. And my wireless adaptor is a Linksys certified Xbox game adaptor, go figure
Other setup I have is
Static IPs (shouldn't matter if your using static or DHCP)
360 is setup a DMZ (better for online gaming, all ports open)
Hope some of this helps
Try some elimination first
Conenct 360 to PC via Ethernet directly (definelty should work, if not then you either have a firewall, bad cables or defective 360)
Then go from there
Post by: tuknuh on December 07, 2005, 09:31:00 PM
and make sure you TURN OFF any firewall while testing this... because Sygate would block the connection EVEN though you told it to allow ALL (strange)...
and also... go to windows update (before doing the above, and get the media center 2005 update)
Post by: tiggersbowl1 on December 08, 2005, 05:36:00 AM
I ran through all the network settings several times, setup my wireless network, left my firewall on the whole time.
Tested several times with no results worth talking about. This whole time the 360 was showing up on my computer, but the computer couldn't be found by the 360. I could feel someone at m$ laughing at me.
Went to the media page on the 360, went to media connect, past that code, which I never even used...
Setup the mediacenter it tells you to setup on the following page, after the code, and then went back to the media page on the 360. Went to the music tab, picked my computer, and then started streaming some music.
Good luck.
Post by: Wall_Fodder on December 12, 2005, 09:06:00 PM
Post by: The Dementor on December 13, 2005, 02:10:00 PM
I'm using norton internet secruity, and it appears this was the problem, i tried disabling it, turning off firewalls etc, but no luck.
So i completly un-installed it, and suddenly my 360 saw the PC, so obvioulsy the problem was being caused by Norton.
But not too hapy about not having norton installed so played around more.....
I set a static IP on the 360, and the configured the firewall rules in norton to allow connections from that static IP, and subnet. But when you create a the new rule you need to move the rule to the top of the list, or else the 360 still won't see the PC, as one of the lower rules is blocking. As on norton, the higher rules have priority.
So summing up i guess a lot of peoples problems are being caused by a firewall, even when disabled. At least try unistalling for a moment and see if that recitifies the problem, if it does then your making progress.
Post by: Wall_Fodder on December 13, 2005, 05:41:00 PM
I don't have Norton Internet Security like Dementor, but I do have Norton Antivirus. I tried turning off auto protect before with no joy. Tonight I discovered that if I went into the options for NAV and turned off internet worm protection, Media Connect works fine.
If your having problems with Media Connect not seeing your pc and vice versa, and you have NAV running, give that a try and see if it helps you.
Post by: punda on December 16, 2005, 09:18:00 PM
QUOTE(journeyman11 @ Dec 1 2005, 02:49 AM)
We're using Windows Media Connect on XP Home/Pro, not Media Center Edition. So, our setup is a bit different than that.
What's weird for me is that my 360 can see my PC IMMEDIATELY after I power cycle my router. However, once I restart my 360 it fails to see the PC again and only works if I power cycle my router and 'search for PC' from 360 again.
*sigh*
Have you resolved this. I have the same problem. BTW, I'm using a bridge to connnect the xbox to my wireless network.
Post by: neineinei on December 17, 2005, 06:18:00 AM
*edit*
Forgot to say, that i did a complete reinstall of mce, disabled firewall and installed nothing other than raw drivers...
This post has been edited by neineinei: Dec 17 2005, 02:20 PM
Post by: VeggetoX on December 17, 2005, 07:27:00 PM
Post by: kablue2000 on December 18, 2005, 09:22:00 AM
im running windows xp,i have got media connect to see the xbo360 but cant vice versa,i have tried turning firewalls off(both mcaffe2005 and windows)but still no luck.
I cant get on to xbox live or nothing.I can get the ip address to work but nothing else.I am useing 2 network cards with crossover cable
any help please!!
Post by: The Dementor on December 19, 2005, 07:52:00 AM
I have the same set up as you, so one nic is my broadband connection(enable ICS on this), and the second is my connection to the 360 with a static IP. Live works without a problem. But have had problems with media connect, but this resolved only by completly un-installing Norton internet secruity, turning of the firewall did not work. All works fine though with windows firewall.
Post by: Junglist_Refugee on December 19, 2005, 07:58:00 AM
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversion/i...hp/t466532.html
no problem!
Post by: neineinei on December 19, 2005, 09:28:00 AM
My MicroLink dLAN from Devolo (www.devolo.de) seems to be the problem! As soon as i try to connect through it, the connection between the PC and the XBox gets lost. Can someone confirm this?
Post by: markten10 on December 19, 2005, 10:17:00 AM
If I swap out the XBox360 with a spare XP laptop and use the same network cable, the laptop can see the Media Center PC okay.
I'm going to try and bypass the Dlan network tonight and directly connect them to confirm this is the issue.
Does anyone else have any ideas on how this can be solved.
BTW - I did upgrade the firmware on the Dlan boxes and the problem seems to have occured then - I did have it working before - could be a coincidence though!
Post by: neineinei on December 19, 2005, 12:36:00 PM
Or you could also contact the support and link them to this thread. :-)
Post by: markten10 on December 19, 2005, 01:20:00 PM
Strange how my laptop works okay with the Dlan cable, but when I swap to the XBox it doesn't (although connecting to Xbox Live works)
I'd already emailed Devolo for help -I'll post any responses to this thread - if you get any response also it would be great if you could let me know...
Post by: neineinei on December 20, 2005, 12:59:00 AM
QUOTE(markten10 @ Dec 19 2005, 08:51 PM)
I'd already emailed Devolo for help -I'll post any responses to this thread - if you get any response also it would be great if you could let me know...
Cool, will do this!
Post by: markten10 on December 20, 2005, 03:56:00 AM
you cannot reset those adapters but you can configure them anew and overwrite
the setting you have now.
Plug all dLAN devices into the very same multiplug socket and attach one of the
devices to the computer. Deactivate every single Protectionsoftware (firewalls,
Virusscanner etc.) and networkbridge. Now start the dLAN configuration tool and
configure all dLAN devices. Check the connection rate with the informer tool
afterwards.
If all dLAN devices are shown plug the dLAN devices into designated power plugs
and check the connection again.
Attention: The dLAN USB devices must be connected to a computer in order to be
configured.
Post by: neineinei on December 20, 2005, 10:59:00 AM
**************************************
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"IGMPVersion"=dword:00000003
**************************************
For further reading see here:
http://support.MS.co...15752&x=18&y=12
Post by: skierdb526 on December 20, 2005, 09:54:00 PM
go to run, and type in "services.msc" (without the qoutes"
Find the following services and turn them all on...
HTTP SSL
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
SSDP Discovery Service
Then start the Windows Media Connect Service.
also someone else mentioned NAV worm settings, I dunno if that helped, but if it did, thank you as well
Post by: markten10 on December 21, 2005, 06:04:00 AM
Thanks again
Post by: ClintiePoo on December 23, 2005, 04:40:00 PM
The router has ports
- 10243 TCP
- 1900 UDP
- 2869 TCP
- 10280-10284 UDP
Oh, SMB sharing was so easy ...
This post has been edited by ClintiePoo: Dec 24 2005, 12:42 AM
Post by: ClintiePoo on December 23, 2005, 06:33:00 PM
Post by: foreverporkchop on December 24, 2005, 01:19:00 PM
To enable it:
log into your router with whatever password it is default is admin, admin.
click the advanced settings tab
then the filters tab (if it isn't there already)
Scroll down to where it says MTU and enable it
apply
this seemed to work for me so it may work for others out there as well.
Post by: Strangelove1 on December 24, 2005, 01:37:00 PM
Post by: ClintiePoo on December 25, 2005, 04:01:00 PM
Post by: Mjkthirdeye on December 27, 2005, 12:16:00 AM
Also make sure that the protocol UPnP is enabled in both Router(if available) and Windows Firewalls
This post has been edited by Mjkthirdeye: Dec 27 2005, 08:24 AM
Post by: lightwomanizer on December 27, 2005, 04:25:00 PM
http://www.grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
There are security issues with UPnP. Enable at your own risk.
After having used WMC for a couple of days, I found that this software is really eating away computer resources and slowing down my 1Gb RAM, 160Gig HD 2.4 Ghz system, in other words my pretty speedy PC severely. After having deinstalled the WMC soft, it all went back to normal operation. I use a portable 2.5 inch HD + USB connector now to play my music on the 360...
Have fun..
Marcel - Delft, The Netherlands
Post by: rake on December 27, 2005, 05:32:00 PM
Post by: The_Xenocide on December 28, 2005, 08:55:00 PM
Post by: Mjkthirdeye on December 29, 2005, 10:42:00 AM
Post by: Tr!X on December 29, 2005, 03:14:00 PM
Post by: thejackenator on December 29, 2005, 03:30:00 PM
"could not start the windows media connect service on Local Computer"
"ERROR 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion"
can anyone please help me
Post by: frostee on December 30, 2005, 10:28:00 AM
Post by: frostee on December 30, 2005, 10:55:00 PM
Post by: thejackenator on December 31, 2005, 05:32:00 PM
"could not start the windows media connect service on Local Computer"
"ERROR 1075: The dependency service does not exist or has been marked for deletion"
but its strange because Unplug n Pray says UPnPis enabled
can anyone please help me
Post by: ohmyjosh on January 01, 2006, 07:58:00 PM
I also couldn't get my xbox to see my computer and Windows Media Connect.
I opened up all the ports on my router, configured everything, tried all kinds of things I've read about on this and other forums... nothing worked.
Then it hit me (like a ton of bricks)... Trend Micro pc-cillin is running. DUH. I opened up all the necessary ports on that program and of course my problem was solved and I can stream music and pictures.
Again - I assume I'm the only idiot who didn't put 1 and 1 together to solve this simple problem and everyone else still struggling I'm sure has a much more difficult problem, but just in case there's somebody out there as silly as me who might have overlooked the obvious like myself, well maybe this will help.
Good luck!
Post by: frostee on January 01, 2006, 10:12:00 PM
Post by: djmute on January 02, 2006, 01:34:00 AM
Post by: lewshent on January 02, 2006, 07:39:00 PM
can i connect my xbox to an external hard drive over my wireless network, and stream media, or is it impossible without windows xp media center.
please please help.
many thanks.
Post by: McDirty on January 05, 2006, 09:29:00 AM
I even had other people look at my machine, but only spotted my error today by fluke.
Believe it or not, even after reading posts that suggested making sure it was turned off - i still had ICS on.
So a tip for everyone else out there who cant actually see
Make sure its turned off!
Post by: clownbow on January 06, 2006, 12:28:00 AM
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Post by: Jt Martin 17 on January 07, 2006, 04:49:00 AM
. My 360 just wouldn't connect to my pc. So I decided to sit down and start testing. I noticed a lot of posts say that it works with a wired connecting but not a wireless. So I tried the wire and YAY it worked 
. But I wanted the wireless connection. So I reset my Dsl modem my Router and my Game adapter and re-configured them using the software it came with. After that it still didn't work, and I couldn't even sign on to Xbox Live because my ip wasn't valid for my Xbox 
. So after a few more router resets and configurations I found out that my Game Adapter was being over taken by my wireless HP printer which had the same IP. I thought computers were smart enough to pick an IP that isn't already in use but i guess not 
. So I turned off my printer and any other wireless adapters or computers I had hooked up then re configured my Game Adapter. After that SUCESS!!!! I am assuming that the reason the wired connections worked for everyone and the wireless didn't is because of a conflict with other wireless devices connected to my network. After I had my Game adapter set up I reset all of the other devices IPs so there was no conlift 
. I hope this helps everyone cause it sure help me. Fix in step form:
1. Turn off or disconnect any wireless devices connected to your network other than your Game adapter.
2. Re-configure your game adapter to an auto IP
3. Go to www.xbox.com/pcsetup, follow the instructions
4. Test setting on Xbox
5. Reconnect wireless devices with xbox still on and set different IPs (as is not the same ip as your xbox)
Hope it helps.
Post by: 360mad on January 09, 2006, 12:20:00 PM
QUOTE(neineinei @ Dec 17 2005, 12:49 PM)
I also have connection problems. My Xbox does not see the PC and vise versa. Getting nuts about this.... can those where it works confirm, that they can ping their xboxes? Because i can't. At the moment i'm also at the point to say that it must be a software problem in MCE or the Xbox360...
*edit*
Forgot to say, that i did a complete reinstall of mce, disabled firewall and installed nothing other than raw drivers...
HI im in thre same boat in ping my xbox and it fails, i cannot gonnect to my 360, I have no firewall
I have my xbox 1 working fine throu the same ethernet card why am i getting problems with the 360???
Did you get yours sorted out?
Post by: aurrea on January 16, 2006, 01:44:00 PM
I'm not sure if anyone has taken the suggestion from earlier in this thread but it WORKS. I have had problems (up until yesterday) with not being able to connect via WMC. I went to add "windows components" and installed the UPNP from the networking options. As soon as it was installed WMC works flawlessly.
Post by: KAC on January 26, 2006, 01:21:00 PM
I use the Linksys WRT54G wired to my Xbox 360. I was able to connect to LIVE but I could not get my PC to "Authorize" the Xbox 360. After hours of frustration, I did the following and all worked:
1. In the Windows taskbar (near the clock), right-click the Windows Media Connect icon, and then click Exit.
2. Verify that you are logged on to your computer as an administrator.
3. Click Start, and then click Run.
4. In the Open box, type cmd.
5. At the command prompt, type cd c:\windows\system32\, and then press ENTER.
6. At the command prompt, type CACLS STDOLE2.TLB /E /G builtin\users:R, and then press ENTER.
The following message is displayed:
"processed file: C:\WINDOWS\system32\STDOLE2.TLB"
7. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows Media Connect.
After this, all worked well.
Post by: KAC on January 27, 2006, 11:05:00 AM
What was even more weird is how I fixed it.
I don't know what made me do this but I looked in the root of my C: drive. I found a file called "Program". It didn't have any extension or anything. I deleted that file, rebooted, and all worked again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
I've googled and googled and can't for the life of me find anything that shows me where that "Program" file came from.
This post has been edited by KAC: Jan 27 2006, 07:07 PM
Post by: BennyBall on January 31, 2006, 05:42:00 PM
So, I've tried every suggestion from every post I can find and STILL can't seem to connect. The PC can't see the 360 and the 360 can't see the PC. I'm curious if anyone was able to connect with my hardware setup...
I'm running a Linksys WRT54G (v4 firmware) wireless router attached to a Arescom NetDSL modem.
Router is running DHCP
My PC IP is ...2.100
My 360 IP is ...2.101
my computer (XP SP2) is wired to the router.
360 is connected wirelessly to the router through a Linksys WGA11B wireless game adapter.
MS firewall has all appropriate ports open
UPNP service is up and running
Router firewall is disabled
Router has UPNP enabled
I set my 360 in DMZ
PC is running McAfee VirusScan, but it's not blocking any of the necessary ports.
I don't know what else to try. I can connect to XBL flawlessly, but cannot seem to get the WMC to work. I've even used a cable to connect the 360 to the router. I can still get out on XBL this way, but WMC still doesn't work.
Any ideas?
Post by: KolNedra on February 01, 2006, 05:19:00 AM
My issue:
Xbox is connected with my pc through a UTP cable and my pc is connected to the internet.
XBOX live is working perfectly.
Windows Media Connect is working nicely (I've got it running and I can play music on the XBOX360 from my shared folders on my computer)
When I go to the computer settings on my xbox360 (settings tab, below "Network settings"). The "windows based pc" is recognized, but the "windows media centre" isn't.
I've got all the latest windows updates installed on my XP:sp2 and (see above) installd the WMC. But my xbox still won't recognize my pc as a Media Centre.
If I open the mediacentre section on the xbox, it just "stops" at the screen where it says I need to install that www.xbox.com/pcsetup/ thingy. During that screen I succesfully installed the WMC, but still no response from my xbox360.
Sound familiar to anyone?
Post by: xbox360xbox on March 01, 2006, 03:49:00 PM
I had this exact problem and after many hours of pulling my hair out I suddenly worked out what the problem is?
It's all down to the communcation between x360 ---> Router(Gateway) and Router(Gateway) ---> PC IP addresses and how you set it up on each unit.
Here are my settings:
Xbox 360 Manual Settings:
IP Address: 192.168.002.001
Subnet: 255.255.255.000
Gateway IP Address: 192.168.002.001 - This is your routers address
Router(Gateway) Manual Settings:
IP Address: 192.168.002.005
You will need to put your Xbox outside of your routers firewall if one is built in, within your router you will find a feature called DMZ, all you need to do is insert the Xbox's IP address in this feature and enable it.
This allows the NAT router to have an open connection on your Xbox for excellent online game play.
PC/Laptop Manual Settings:
Change your wireless TCP properties.
IP Address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet: 255.255.255.000
Gateway IP Address: 192.168.002.005
Next you have to check the exceptions in the firewall/s for 'Windows Media Connect', the best way to make sure that they have been set is to delete all the entries for it and download a fresh copy of Windows Media Connect XBOX 360 S/W ----> Here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/XPSP2.htm and install it after you have made this last change to your PC.
You need to setup you home network if you have not already done so, goto Network connections - Set up a home or small office network and follow the wizard and reboot.
Next reboot your Xbox and Router.
Next install the Windows Media Connect XBOX 360 S/W that you downloaded earlier, follow the wizard to the finish and then Windows Media Connect will pop up, if it says 'Folder sharing Started' then simply test the media connection on your xbox with the manual settings you have put in.
If the folder sharing has not started, go into the Windows Media Connect settings and click start, some times it refuses to connect, just keep clicking the start button until it connects(usually 3 times).
Thats it, you should be all done, now goto the Xbox dashboard and select a feature in media.
Good Luck....!
Any questions, just ask - I have done these settings 5 times now and have had no problems.
QUOTE(KolNedra @ Feb 1 2006, 12:26 PM) 
Man why is MS making it so hard for all of us.
My issue:
Xbox is connected with my pc through a UTP cable and my pc is connected to the internet.
XBOX live is working perfectly.
Windows Media Connect is working nicely (I've got it running and I can play music on the XBOX360 from my shared folders on my computer)
When I go to the computer settings on my xbox360 (settings tab, below "Network settings"). The "windows based pc" is recognized, but the "windows media centre" isn't.
I've got all the latest windows updates installed on my XP:sp2 and (see above) installd the WMC. But my xbox still won't recognize my pc as a Media Centre.
If I open the mediacentre section on the xbox, it just "stops" at the screen where it says I need to install that www.xbox.com/pcsetup/ thingy. During that screen I succesfully installed the WMC, but still no response from my xbox360.
Sound familiar to anyone?