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How can you connect your Xbox 360 to your computer through a crossover cable
Hello all,
i have been trying to set up my 360 to play my tv shows from my computer.
i set up a static ip one down from the static ip on my laptop, with the subnet the same...
im at a loss for what to do as the xbox is not pinging.
any help would be great!
thank you
i have been trying to set up my 360 to play my tv shows from my computer.
i set up a static ip one down from the static ip on my laptop, with the subnet the same...
im at a loss for what to do as the xbox is not pinging.
any help would be great!
thank you
Apparently the xbox doesn't respond to a ping except in a test mode. http://www.xbox360forum.com/xbox-forum/threads/85386-It-s-that-quot-Can-t-ping-my-xBox-quot-issue
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well how can i set up the media extender then if it complains it cant find it?
The xbox 360 doesn't need a cross-over cable to connect direct to a PC as it has auto-sensing which allows it to compensate.
However you probably do need the media centre downloadTry the instructions and download here.
Assume you don't have a router as an alternative means of networking the xbox?
However you probably do need the media centre downloadTry the instructions and download here.
Assume you don't have a router as an alternative means of networking the xbox?
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tried the router...out here in Italy makes it extremely difficult to modify our routers. (Its our PPPoE ISP) . I used PFConfig to open the ports but it still doesnt happen...
so id prefer to just do it via crossover cable and watch tv from the xbox.
it tries dhcp but never finds my computer, which is why i did static.
media center is set up on my win7ultimate pc but cries bxc it cant find the 360 , and vice versa.
so id prefer to just do it via crossover cable and watch tv from the xbox.
it tries dhcp but never finds my computer, which is why i did static.
media center is set up on my win7ultimate pc but cries bxc it cant find the 360 , and vice versa.
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what static ip address / gateway / subnet should i use on the computer / xbox?
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what about the subnet and gateway and dns?
Jstncase has already covered this. The subnet is the same as the subnet for the PC and both DNS and gateway are the IP address of the PC.
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fantastic!
now that i have it pinging, how can i get it to recognize that the media center service is running on my laptop?
now that i have it pinging, how can i get it to recognize that the media center service is running on my laptop?
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perfect. had to do some final tweaking on the xbox to tell it to start the extender, but it works now. thank you mucho
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