E4200 -- no sharing, no xbox 360 media extender

Problem: Shares don't work on my network from win7 box (trying to access these from a wd hd tv live plus), can't use xbox 360 as a windows media extender from win7 box, Media sharing from Windows Media Player from win7 box doesn't work (trying to access these from a wd hd tv live plus and xbox 360).
Note...if I attach a hard drive to the router, I can share from the hard drive attached to the router and use it as uPnP device.
This linksys replaced a netgear router. That is the only thing that has changed in the network configuration. All of the sharing and xbox 360 windows media extender worked when I had the netgear.
I have tried removing the xbox360 as an extender and readding it. I have tried changing the multicast setting.
I tried calling linksys support and they didn't know how to help.
Gaming works fine through the xbox 360. Internet access is great on the win 7 box, hd tv live plus, xbox 360, and wii--MUCH better than the netgear, which is why I want to make this work

Disable Network sharing on all the computers/devices. Restart all the computers/devices. Enable network sharing again on all the computer and devices. Make sure that all the computers and devices are in the same work group. if there is any firewall/Anti-virus installed on your computer then disable it or turn it off and see if that works.

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Can't get Xbox 360 Media Center Extender to work

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate x64. This is a retail copy. I had previously set up Windows Media Center and successfully set up my Xbox 360 as a Media Center Extender.
After a long hiatus of using Windows Media Center, I went to watch a movie in my media library through my Xbox 360. It would appear to initially connect and then show the Windows Media Center loading screen and say "Contacting..." After about 30 seconds, it would display an error asking me to make sure my Windows Media Center PC is turned on (it is). I ran the Windows Media Center network test in the Xbox 360 and it tested fine.
I attempted to delete the Media Center Extender in WMC and set it up again, but it always fails with an error "An error was encountered while configuring your computer for use with this Extender" at the part where it says "Configuring your Extender".
I looked in the Event Viewer under the Media Center section and found event ID 543:
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          3/3/2010 10:13:20 PM
Event ID:      543
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Error
Keywords:
User:          WILL7\swsander
Computer:      WILL7
Description:
Media Center Extender Setup failed to create the PnP device with ID: uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-00125AC6E86F (timed out after 120000ms).
Error: Element not found.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>543</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-03-04T03:13:20.805493500Z" />
    <EventRecordID>333</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="9408" ThreadID="9760" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>WILL7</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-2626302321-2836749625-3976135476-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="ID">uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-00125AC6E86F</Data>
    <Data Name="Timeout">120000</Data>
    <Data Name="Error">-2147023728</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
I also tried turning off the Windows firewall on the Windows Media Center PC, but this had no effect on the outcome. I also tried deleting the Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender Host certificate and restarting the Network List Service, but these steps to did nothing to fix the issue.
I am using the same computer with the same NIC with the same Ethernet cable with the same SOHO router (Linksys WRT54GL) with the same Xbox 360. Any advice would be welcome at this point.

Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:51:55 PM
Event ID:      592
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Warning
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Your Media Center Extender was set up successfully, but failed to connect (timed out after 180000ms).
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>592</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:51:55.176149000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>428</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="15676" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="Timeout">180000</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:48:54 PM
Event ID:      506
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Media Center Extender account Mcx1-ERIC-PC has been created for the Extender with ID: uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>506</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:48:54.615896200Z" />
    <EventRecordID>427</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="9024" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="User">Mcx1-ERIC-PC</Data>
    <Data Name="ID">uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:48:49 PM
Event ID:      500
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Media Center Extender Xbox 360 Media Center Extender 'uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4' discovered at address 192.168.1.2.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>500</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:48:49.155888500Z" />
    <EventRecordID>426</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="9024" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="DeviceName">Xbox 360 Media Center Extender</Data>
    <Data Name="ID">uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4</Data>
    <Data Name="Address">192.168.1.2</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:48:36 PM
Event ID:      573
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Media Center Extender found:
ID: uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Interface GUID: {d8f53a92-8e85-4d1e-bde0-ba30d9b14449}
NHED type: X02
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>573</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:48:36.095870300Z" />
    <EventRecordID>425</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="15608" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="ID">uuid:10000000-0000-0000-0200-001DD847D7F4</Data>
    <Data Name="Address">192.168.1.2</Data>
    <Data Name="GUID">{d8f53a92-8e85-4d1e-bde0-ba30d9b14449}</Data>
    <Data Name="NhedType">X02</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:48:35 PM
Event ID:      581
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Media Center Extender Setup has determined that the Windows Firewall is enabled in the Home profile.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>581</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:48:35.555869500Z" />
    <EventRecordID>424</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="14828" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name:      Media Center
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender
Date:          12/10/2010 9:48:35 PM
Event ID:      575
Task Category: Configuration
Level:         Information
Keywords:
User:          Eric-PC\Eric
Computer:      Eric-PC
Description:
Media Center Extender Setup started with the following settings:
Affiliation code: 159
Username: Eric
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Media Center Extender" Guid="{7B7838A3-6562-4269-BB7A-97B0D9593882}" />
    <EventID>575</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>4</Level>
    <Task>4</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-12-11T02:48:35.485869400Z" />
    <EventRecordID>423</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="16004" ThreadID="14828" />
    <Channel>Media Center</Channel>
    <Computer>Eric-PC</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3026407376-1936420717-4019103078-1001" />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data Name="AffCode">159</Data>
    <Data Name="User">Eric</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Satellite A300-1OM - Media sharing with XBox 360

I'm having some real problems sharing my media with my Xbox 360 using my wireless home network.
I used to connect my 360 to the internet via internet sharing with my laptop connected via Ethernet. I am now borrowing a wireless adaptor for the 360 which still allows me to connect to the internet on the 360, but I can no longer access my laptops music library or find a Windows Media Centre PC when searching the network on my 360.
My laptop is running Windows 7 64bit. When I view "network" my own laptop appears, my second laptop connected to the network is also shown and the 360 is also shown under media devices. Under "Media Streaming Options" my 360 is also listed and given full access to my laptop media.
When my laptop is connected directly to my 360 via Ethernet the music library and video library works fine, as does Windows Media Centre.
Does anybody know of any solutions to this issue? I'm assuming this is just going to be an issue with some settings on my laptop as opposed to an issue with my Xbox. Any advice much appreciated!

OK, agreed this may not be in the correct forum, but it may be a notebook problem so I thought I'd ask here where people with the most Toshiba knowledge would read it. Let's not lower this forum to the standards of discussing the choices of games consoles though :)
I risked all and turned off my firewall and all my protection software, still no progress though. It really doesn't make sense that my notebook even displays that there is a 360 on my network whilst it's connected to the network yet the 360 can't detect the computer when I ask it to search the network for one.

XBOX 360 media sharing across wired/wireless

I have a WRT54G, 2 Windows machines, and an XBOX 360. Everything works as expected except that I cannot connect the PC's to the XBOX except via wireless. If a PC is wired to the router, Windows Media Player doesn't see the XBOX. If I ping the XBOX while connected via a cable, I do have connectivity but the first ping takes ~40ms and then drops to ~1ms, which seems to indicate an ARP was required.
I updated the firmware on the router to the latest (v4.21.1 ) but the problem persists.
It seems that the devices can only communicate over whatever ports/protocols required if they are both on wireless (or possibly both wired works as well; haven't tried). I don't see any setting in the router that seems relevant, but I'm hoping I've just missed something. It would be very nice to be able to be able to use my desktop via a wired connection, and have access to it's music on the XBOX. Any help would be appreciated
Thanks!

Listen to Music, Watch Videos & View Pictures on your Xbox 360 :
You can stream music, pictures, and video to your console from any Windows XP or Vista based PC on your network. Use the Zune software or Windows Media Player 11 to stream content to your console...

XBOX 360 Media Sharing Help

After spending 4 hours on the phone with Linksys and Microsoft, I am still unable to get my Xbox 360 to connect to my PC. Our network is set up correctly with another PC that is connected wireless and of course an XBOX 360. So I am able to access the internet on the other PC, and connect to XBOX live on the 360. I have opened all ports, disabled all firewalls (ya, im just waiting to get hacked by this point), and still can not get my computer to connect to media share (yes, I enabled the 360 in WMP as well). The X Box 360 recognizes the PC (as in my PC name shows up my tv screen in 360 menu) but it just wont connect for some bizarre reason. I have gotten to the end of both help scripts by Microsoft and Linksys, which I mean both guys on the phone didnt have any answers or any suggestions other than to call the other company for help. If anyone has any suggestions whatsoever, PLEASE, I beg of you!

Found something that worked
I've got a 3rd party firewall running, disabling it didn't give access to the xbox, but by adding access to a service, not port forwading, in it, I've now got access
I've just allowed all access to a the static IP adress I've set on my Xbox 360 and now it goes through.
I repeat, it's not port forwarding like almost everyone says, it's allowing access from that address to the computer, just be careful to set only the address of the Xbox, not all internet.
Hope it works for everyone

Internet Sharing and Xbox 360

I want to share my Airport connection via ethernet to my Xbox 360. When I go to the internet sharing pane in system preferences, Ethernet does not show up as an option to share over. Any suggestions as to how to get it to show up? I have a late 2006 macbook.

I also recently got an Xbox and have been researching this same topic. This has been the most consistent solution to the problem that I've found:
you can share your internet connection through your Mac using a wireless network, but you have to connect your Mac to the Xbox via ethernet:
modem > wireless router > (via wireless) mac > (via ethernet cable) xbox (equipped with the Xbox wireless adaptor)
most people advising this solution were using a portable mac so it was easy for them to move it around.
The question that I still have not found an answer to is this: can I connect my Xbox WIRELESSLY to the internet via my iMac's airport connection? i.e.:
modem > (via ethernet cable) iMac > (via WIRELESS shared internet connection) > Xbox
I'm going to try the first solution for my 1-month free membership, but would rather not have to use my macbook as a wireless bridge if I can keep everything wireless by getting the Xbox wireless adapter.
Message was edited by: Prof. Rockwell

WRT55AG with Xbox 360 Media

I have spent a few weeks trying to solve this issue to no avail, and wanted to possibly hear another side on how to fix.
I have the router setup and broadcasting an "A" signal. Xbox is wireless and is connected through the router, can get on Xbox live with no trouble. PC is wired to router.
I have tried every solution I can find on xbox.com on how to stream media from my computer to my xbox, but my xbox cannot see my PC. My PC can see my xbox, and it has been allowed in WMP 11 and all steps have been taken to try and assure it will work, but it doesn't.
Anyone else having trouble with this router?

Well, using Windows Media Player 11 negates Windows Media Connect. You can't have both of them installed on the same computer.
But I did try uninstalling the Zune software (which is the software the xbox site now points to instead of WMC) and WMP 11, and then installing Windows Media Connect. When I would attempt to install that, it would fail at the "Authorizing Xbox 360...." stage. It would say there was a problem and it was unable to install.
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Media Sharing to Xbox 360 trough WRT160N

Does anyone know if I have to forward a port or hange a setting or do something?
I did not change any settings on my PC or anything when I changed from my old G series to this new N series, but for some reason, the 360 can't find the PC but on the Linksys Easylink I can see it connected and I can see the Ethernet port light on the router light up when the 360 turns on.
Any help?
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Also turn all firewalls off then try connect, once you are connected you can turn your firwalls back on...
This could also be a computer software firewall problem. When you replaced your router, your computer software firewall noticed that you "joined a new network", and therefore automatically set itself so that no other computers/devices on the network are "trusted". Therefore signals from the other computers/devices are being blocked by the computer software firewall.
To fix this problem, go into the computer software firewall on each computer, and set it to "trust" the other computers on your network.
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Is the Xbox 360 media extender compatible with the WRT54G firmware v8.0? here are my specs: router: linksys WRT54G firmware v8.00.5 build 002 connection: 100% wired Ethernet from pc built-in Ethernet port to Xbox 360 auto generated network ip address OS: windows media center 2002 sp3 with roll up 2 Firewall/anitvirus/spyware: norton 360 v1.3.2.4 network magic:v4.8 media center extender: mcx1 PC: P4 3.00Ghz, 1.56Gb ram, 256mb videocard PC Ethernet port: Realtek RTL 8169/8110 family Gigabit ethernet NIC message: "with firewall already disabled" media extender not found: "an extender cannot be found on your network. your network connections or firewall may cause this problem. check or connection or disable your firewall to continue". XBox 360 and PC are successfully connected via windows media player 11. thus the confusion. Help Please.
Message Edited by stlhomer on 06-24-2008 03:46 PM

Xbox settings :-
Please click on the tab "Application and gaming" and click on sub
tab "Port range forwarding"
1) On the first line in Application box type in "Xbox", in start box
type in 88, in end box type in 88, in protocol keep it both, in ip
address type in 192.168.1.20 and give a check mark on enable box.
2)   On the second line in Application box type in "Xbox", in start box
type in 3074, in end box type in 3074, in protocol keep it both, in ip
address type in 192.168.1.20 and give a check mark on enable box.
3) Now save the settings
4) Once you return to the setup page, click on the tab "Administration"
and disable the UPNP and save the settings.
5) Now assign the given ip address on your xbox
   ip address :- 192.168.1.20
   subnet mask :- 255.255.255.0
   default gateway :- 192.168.1.1
Please assign the dns address on the xbox
primary dns :- 4.2.2.2
secondary dns :- 192.168.1.1
6) Please try to test your xbox live.

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I currently have an Airport Extreme in my den on the main floor of our house. My son has an xbox 360 in the basement. Because of the compatibility issues with the "n" mode and Xbox 360, my son runs a 100' cable from the Airport Extreme to the xBox 360 because we don't want to drop down to the "b," etc. modes.
So, If I were to get Time Capsule, use it as my primary wireless base station/backup, could I then move my current Airport Extreme down next to the xBox 360 to extend the signal and then simply run, like, a 2 ft. cord from the Airport Extreme to the xBox 360.
I hate that 100 ft. cord--is this a solution?

We are all making the assumption (though it isn't stated in the specs) that Time Capsule will support the wireless distribution system (WDS) feature provided in all previous Airport Extreme base station models. If that assumption is correct then yes - your proposed plan for a wireless connection to the XBox would work just fine.
Before purchasing I suggest you wait until Time Capsule actually ships, and Apple makes the user manual for this device available.

Help getting my xbox 360 to see my shared external drive

I have an Xbox 360 that is hard wired to my Airport Extreme. I also have an external hard drive hard wired sharing on my network. I am trying to get the Xbox to see the shared drive so that I can view my content.
I searched all over the internet trying to find someone else that has done this, and the only thing that I came up with are these instructions (http://download.iomega.com/resources/hmnhd-wp-media.pdf) on how to get an IOMEGA HOME MEDIA NETWORK HARD DRIVE to connect, therefore I think that it is possible I just can't for the life of me figure out how to do it.
Side note, my external is formatted to FAT32 and if I plug it in to the Xbox directly I can view content, so I know that the conflict is not there.
Thanks for your help,
-Bryan

I figured it out. I guess I should have tried a couple more things before posting this. LOL
I narrowed it down to the 360. Everything looked fine on the Airport Express, but then the 360 had been working fine on my old router. So that's why I thought it couldn't be the 360.
I tried running the 360 wired through the Airport, and it still wouldn't connect. Then I tried connecting it straight to the modem, still wouldn't connect. So it had to be something on the 360. I restored the factory default network settings....and bam, connected wirelessly right away. It's so odd...nothing changed except for the router (when I got the Airport). So there was no reason to suspect the 360. Hope this may help if anyone else runs into this issue.

Sharing Internet with xbox 360

Hi, I have my Powerbook sharing internet with my Xbox 360. The connection works well and I am able to play games, but the NAT is listed as Moderate, with a Moderate NAT I am not able to do private voice chats with people. Does anyone know how I can get my NAT to Open? Also, I would like to share my media with my Xbox that is stored on a Windows XP computer. I followed all the steps given at www.xbox.com/pcsetup, but the Xbox still does not see the computer.
Any help would be appreciated, Thnx

If you are using Internet Sharing on your PowerBook you can forget trying to modify NAT settings or make nearly any other adjustments. There are very, very, very few options.
If you want to make adjustments like that you need to get a real base station.

Xbox 360 and Mac as the media center??

First I will say I am new to the world of Mac. I am wondering if instead of conecting the xbox 360 to our old pc, is there a way to connect it with the Mac? We want to be able to share media with the x box.

Not 100% sure if this would work, but I suspect that if the xBox can act as a media extender then this software would work.
EyeConnect
http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyeconnect

Extreme , Xbox 360 and windows media

Okay I have everything up and running. The only issue I am having is connecting my xbox 360 to my pc as an extender. I can see the xbox on my network from my pc, however when i try to connect a new extender. I get the message, extender not found. Anyone have a clue ?

Is this just impossible, because I'm sad to see that I replaced my setup this evening, only to completely lose my xbox->media center extender setup. A wasted few hours to be sure -- what is the dealio?

Problem streaming from Windows Media Center to XBOX 360 with Airports?

Good evening,
I have been having an issue trying to stream windows media center from my windows 7 ultimate (64 bit if that helps) to my Xbox 360. My network setup is:
I have an airport extreme (G) that is plugged into my cable modem and my windows 7 machine. In my living room I have an airport express that extends my wireless signal through out the house but my xbox 360 is plugged into it via ethernet. I have a very fast internet connection that is stable but any transfer between my computer and xbox is very limited it seems. I was wonder if there is a way to get this to work better. When I lunch windows media center on the xbox it sees my pc and it shows the available files but when I try and move from one to the other nothing happens and eventually I get a can't connect error. Would I be better off not connecting via ethernet to the airport express and just buying a wireless adapter?
Thanks

You don't say how your devices are connected, whether through your Verizon router or some other way. If through, say, an Actiontec then you may be having bottleneck issues. I used to run all my devices through my Actiontec and got poor transfer speeds (it only handles 10/100). Moving everything on my network to a 10/100/1000 switch helped my transfer speeds to shoot right up ten fold. This way only the switch gets connected to my Actiontec and my network devices can still get out on the 'net if needed.
It's ok to try to reinvent the wheel, but just make sure it's round.

E4200 -- no sharing, no xbox 360 media extender

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