Can't share media from PC to Xbox 360

[Stoke Lad]

I've just bought an Xbox 360 & I'm trying to setup media sharing so I can play my mp3's in the living room from my PC in the bedroom.

I'm with Virgin ADSL and use their Netgear wireless router. I've got the Xbox connected via ethernet & the PC is connected wirelessly. Both devices can connect to the internet (my xbox downloaded an update) but when I try to connect to my PC in the Xbox'x "system" menu it fails at "PC Selected".

I've got WMP11 and when I go to Library>Media Sharing I tick the box to share my media & press ok, it then thinks for a bit and does nothing, if I cancel out of that box and go into it again the "Share My Media" box is unticked.

I've also opened the ports it says on this (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910635) page in Network settings and it still doesn't connect.

Anyone know whats wrong?

Cheers

[CRossa]

try disabling the routers firewall if its got 1 i had to do that on my bt homehub

[Stoke Lad]

Theres not an option to disable the firewall on my Netgear DG834G router. I've tried adding the IP address if my Xbox to the Firwall rules inbound lisy to allow all traffic but still no joy.

[sway]

i have the same router as yours and done everything you have done and mine works fine,bit weird that:(

sway

[C1pher]

Try enabling un plug and play on the router and see if that helps

[gdf]

my connection also fails at pc stage i have tried with pc and lappy via media player 11/ library option xbox 360 shows up on network etc and have follwed tcp tut on how to open ports etc, but no joy

[Stoke Lad]

I've checkd & UPnP is already enabled. MS don't let you copy mp3's from a USB drive to the HDD and I can't stream either!

Thanks for the replies.

[Stoke Lad]

Update:-

I'm using Symantec Anti-virus, I disabled that and Windows Firewall AND installed Zune just incase it was something to do with WMP11 and it still fails on "PC Selected".

There is an option under "Network Address Translation" to enable, disable or disable firewall on my router. I tried disabling the firewall but them my internet connection goes.

P.S. I've now even allowed all inbound services on my router for every IP address on my network (outbound is set to allow by default) and it still didn't work!

[gdf]

i still cant connect over my network, so i tried the standrd rj45(lappy) to rj45(360) and works pc is selected and connects so must be router problem my end , still doing my head in ;(

[Stoke Lad]

I ended up using Orb, worked straight away, god knows what happened with WMP11!

[Steecy]

I ended up using Orb, worked straight away, god knows what happened with WMP11!
I was the same, tried everything to get WMP11 to stream my movies then just installed ORB and worked perfect first time. :):luxhello: