Xbox Live Video Marketplace and WRT54GS Parental Controls.

There is a funky error when using a WRT54GS with Parental Controls enabled and trying to download movies on Xbox live. This error code (8007000b) only appears when Parental Controls are on, and it only affects the Video Marketplace portion of Xbox live.
It might be Microsoft's fault, but just FYI..
-Chris

The parental controls prevent you from browsing the video marketplace completely.
I don't think that should be how it operates though. Usually the parental controls just let Xbox Live through.
Even so, I wouldn't expect the parental controls to affect the Xbox at all, as the Xbox has its own parental control system in-place.

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Open TCP Port: 548 afpovertcp
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