[Discuss] Router Video connection problem.

[Brij Charan]

Hmm, I will try that.

On 6/18/07, DR <vlug at drsol.com> wrote:
>
> Odds are your wireless router is blocking initial inbound requests.
>
> Deid
>
>
> Brij Charan wrote:
> > Ok Guys.
> >
> > I'm having trouble streaming media from my pc to my xbox (old xbox,
> moded
> > with the mplayer based media center).
> >
> > So here's what I got.
> >
> > Shaw<---->DLink Router(192.168.0.1)<--->XP machine with file share(ip,
> > 192.168.0.1xx)<---->Linksys Router(for wireless, 192.168.1.1
> )<---->Xbox(ip,
> > 192.168.1.2xx)
> >
> > Ok, so The xbox can connect to the xp machine via IP, thats all good.
> > The problem is that when playing a video from the xbox behind the
> linksys
> > router, the video plays for about 20 seconds then dies.
> >
> > Now, IF put the xbox on the same network as the xp machine, (meaning I
> > remove the linksys router from the topology, the video's play perfectly.
> >
> > However, i cannot do this ATM, because I have 2 eth machines that need
> to
> > connect to the lnksys router (because of physical location), and
> wireless
> > clients to the linksys router.
> >
> > Bottom line though, I cannot move the linksys router to the shaw modem,
> its
> > complicated to explain..so I'll just leave it as that it cannot be done
> at
> > this time.
> >
> > So does anyone know why when the xbox is connected through the linksys
> > router, it loses the video, but when connected to the same router as the
> > pc,
> > it doesn't lose the connection?
> >
> > Thanks ahead of time (yes, I've googled...but it seems to be a unique
> setup
> > with a linksys/dlink config)
> >
>
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Brij Charan
Software Developer, Specializing in UI Development.