trouble setting up wired connection for xbox360

[zeridine]

I caved in regarding console gaming, and got myself an xbox360 elite, but cant get the networking sorted out.

goal:
i want to stream media from my pc on the xbox .

setup:
xbox360 elite + bravia
PC = D865PERL with onboard LAN (which i havent really used before)
no router - still using old telkom marconi modem for ADSL
winxp home SP2
windows media player 11
kaspersky internet security 6.0

the situation:
i currently have no aspirations to connect to xbox live UK/US. I just want to stream music via PC to xbox (for now). I have very little & severely limited knowledge regarding networks, port forwarding, firewalls, DHCP etc. will fiddle later with applications like tversity, just want the xbox to see the pc for now.
Connected the RJ-45 cable which i got with the xbox, to the xbox and directly to the PC's onboard LAN. ran home networking wizard - found 'Local Area Connection 4'. in media player, i set media sharing on, shared to xbox 360. (as per instruction via www.xbox.com/pcsetup)
on the console dashboard - at the media tab, still cant find the pc! (though mediaplayer can see the xbox)
checked Local Area Connection 4's settings, set TCP/IP's IP&DNS address settings to automatic. Advanced settings says IP address is DHCP enabled. currently stuck even after skimming xbox-360.co.za & myadsl for threads. (at least i still got bioshock to play)
HALP! would you kindly...


PS if the easy answer is 'get a router & replace the telkom modem', which one would you suggest?

thanks in advance

 

[noxibox]

Have you tried turning off DHCP and setting the IP addresses on the PC and Xbox manually?

 

[zeridine]

AAAAAArgh! FFS. it's suddenly working now for no reason! (& after almost having a stroke)
thanks.
sorry for a useless thread.

 

[SeanH]

Here at myadsl we pride ourselves on useless threads

 

[Voldemort]

Yeah buddy!

 

[noxibox]

AAAAAArgh! FFS. it's suddenly working now for no reason! (& after almost having a stroke)

It's the Microsoft way - they're testing how much you really want it to work.

 

[doobiwan]

It sounds like it was the firewall - common issue.

I'd still recommend you go grab TVersity, it's a better experience overall than using MP11 sharing - better menu's better features etc, but does much the same thing + transcoding.