Win7 Issue 2 - Xbox 360 Bridge Connection

Vaughn Whynot

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so before i did my upgrade i had my 360 bridged to my desktop via usb wireless adapter for my xbox live to work. i do this because i am to cheap to buy the adapter for it, and hooking a cable up with cause some huge problems with my cat (it likes to chew wires)

when i go into the networking setting to bridge the connections, it works but then my computer always say public connection and no internet
so i am confused to say the least

Vaughn
 

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so i am taking it that really no one knows anything on here lol
 

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figured it out!!!
Solved
 

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PC/Desktop
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Acer Aspire M3970
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
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Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Acer AM3970
Memory
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X223W & HP 2511
Screen Resolution
(1920x1080@60Hz) & (1680x1050@60Hz)
Hard Drives
466GB Seagate ST3500320AS ATA Device (SATA)
932GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA)
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600 Watt ATX Diablotek DA Series
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Acer M3970 Default Case
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CoolerMaster Hyper 101i
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FIX for Streaming Media

I had the same issue as everyone else. My Windows 7 would not find my Xbox 360. This problem occurred on both Tversity and Media Center.

I tried many things to resolve this but the only thing that actually fixed my problem was in my router configuration. I have a Linksys router and I logged into my router config page via web browser. I then clicked "Security" I then set the "Filter Multicast" option to "ENABLED" I now had instant access to my media via my xbox.

Hope this helps some of you!:)

Also this is the guide that I found that has more details on troubleshooting

:DCause 1: Xbox 360 is not found on the network. If the Xbox 360 is not found on the network due to network setup or configuration, setup will fail. To determine if the network or network router is causing the issue, temporarily connect the Xbox 360 directly to the Media Center PC using an Ethernet cable. This cable does not have to be a cross over cable as the Xbox 360 is able to switch network modes and connect to the PC. If you are able to complete setup in with the Xbox and PC directly connected then review your network setup and router configuration.
Remember, the Xbox 360 console and Windows Media Center Based-PC must be on the same network. For additional network recommendations, tips and guidelines watch this video about connecting your Xbox 360 to your home network .

Cause 2: Secondary MAC address is configured on the Xbox 360. Media Center Extender setup will fail if a secondary MAC address is configured on the Xbox 360. When you have a secondary MAC address configured and attempt setup, you will end up with two devices listed in the Media Center Extender UI. This single device will have separate setup keys. Resolution is to remove secondary MAC addresses from the Xbox 360. Note* There may be a reason that you have configured a secondary MAC address on your Xbox 360. Before removing this address review KB article for a possible reason you have this configured. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817631
Remove the secondary MAC address in the System section of the Xbox 360 dashboard

  1. Select Network Settings
  2. Select Edit Settings
  3. Select the Advanced Settings Tab
  4. Select the Advanced Settings
  5. Select Alternate MAC Address
  6. Clear the MAC Address using the on-screen keyboard, then select Done.
  7. Select Done to exit out of the Advanced Settings. If prompted, test the Xbox live connection.
  8. Exit back to the system section of the dashboard.
  9. Select computers, select Media Center, select disconnect
Return to the Vista PC and add the extender.

Cause 3: Multicast is blocked at router. Multicast is used by the PC and Xbox 360 to find each other over the home network. If multicast is not permitted on the network then setup will fail. If using a Linksys router, multicast behavior is set using the "Filter Multicast " option in your router’s configuration interface (the router’s setup web page). In order for the Xbox 360 to connect to the PC this option must be Enabled to disable multicast support. (I know this sounds backwords but it is needed) After enabling this option, turn off the router, Xbox 360 and PC for a few minutes. Power up the router first. Then power on the PC and Xbox 360.

Cause 4: Problems with the Xbox 360 hard drive. We have found a few cases where the Media Center software cannot be launched from the Xbox 360 hard drive due to hard drive issues. Troubleshoot this issue by temporarily disconnect the hard drive on the Xbox 360 and re-attempt setup. If you disconnect the hard drive and are able to complete setup, complete the following to delete the Windows Media Center entry from the hard drive.

    1. Select "Memory", select "Hard Drive", select "Games"
    2. Scroll down to "Xbox 360 Dashboard" and select it.
    3. Select "Windows Media Center", select "Delete"
    4. When prompted, select "Yes" to delete the item
    On the Xbox 360, Go to the System section of the dashboard
The software will be automatically downloaded from the PC the next time you start the Media Center Extender.

Cause 5: Driver is not found. During setup the Media Center Extender driver should automatically be installed. We have seen a few cases where the infcache.1 file that is used to install this driver has been modified and is now preventing the driver from being located. If you see a dialog that asks for a driver when adding the Extender then you are hitting this issue. In most cases, you will probably not see the dialog asking for a driver because Media Center is set for full screen. KB article 937187 will resolve the infcache.1 corruption and allow you to Add the Extender. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937187/en-us

Cause 6: Group Policy . Some domain policies prevent the Xbox 360 from connecting to the Media Center PC. To determine if this is the cause of your error, temporarily remove the Media Center PC from the domain, restart the PC and then try to add the Extender again. If the extender connects when the PC is removed from the domain, review your policies and try to determine what policy is preventing the connection."
I realize this is not eactly aimed at the error codes you mention, but thought it might give you some areas to look into that might help in your situation. :D
In case you'd like to try it, my network is set up by just connecting a Linksys 5-port Gigabit workgroup switch directly to Qwest's Actiontec M1000 modem. The xbox 360 is then connected by Cat 5 Ethernet cable to the switch. Windows 7 RC automatically recognized the set up and I was able to add the Xbox360 as an extender with no input other than the 8 digit Xbox360 code. There is no router firewall set up; I count on the individual PC's to stop malware etc.
 

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figured it out!!!
Solved
How did you fix it?

I set up my bridge and initially it worked for a few days but now I've got the same problem ... a bridge but no internet. I have to disconnect the connections from the bridge to get the internet back.
 

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remove the bridge
restart computer
unplug the Ethernet cord from your 360
go in a create a new bridge
then plug in the 360 again
turn it on
hopefully that works
might be a restart in there, but i can't remember because i been playing my 360 now
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M3970
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Acer AM3970
Memory
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X223W & HP 2511
Screen Resolution
(1920x1080@60Hz) & (1680x1050@60Hz)
Hard Drives
466GB Seagate ST3500320AS ATA Device (SATA)
932GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA)
PSU
600 Watt ATX Diablotek DA Series
Case
Acer M3970 Default Case
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 101i
Keyboard
Logitech G5
Mouse
Razer Black Widow Ultimate
Internet Speed
20d/2u
Antivirus
Windows Security Essentials & Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Firefox
Omg man thank you so much. You are a god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had the same issue as everyone else. My windows 7 would not find my xbox 360. This problem occurred on both tversity and media center.

I tried many things to resolve this but the only thing that actually fixed my problem was in my router configuration. I have a linksys router and i logged into my router config page via web browser. I then clicked "security" i then set the "filter multicast" option to "enabled" i now had instant access to my media via my xbox.

Hope this helps some of you!:)

also this is the guide that i found that has more details on troubleshooting

:dcause 1: Xbox 360 is not found on the network. if the xbox 360 is not found on the network due to network setup or configuration, setup will fail. To determine if the network or network router is causing the issue, temporarily connect the xbox 360 directly to the media center pc using an ethernet cable. This cable does not have to be a cross over cable as the xbox 360 is able to switch network modes and connect to the pc. If you are able to complete setup in with the xbox and pc directly connected then review your network setup and router configuration.
remember, the xbox 360 console and windows media center based-pc must be on the same network. for additional network recommendations, tips and guidelines watch this video about connecting your xbox 360 to your home network .

cause 2: Secondary mac address is configured on the xbox 360. media center extender setup will fail if a secondary mac address is configured on the xbox 360. When you have a secondary mac address configured and attempt setup, you will end up with two devices listed in the media center extender ui. This single device will have separate setup keys. Resolution is to remove secondary mac addresses from the xbox 360. Note* there may be a reason that you have configured a secondary mac address on your xbox 360. Before removing this address review kb article for a possible reason you have this configured. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817631
remove the secondary mac address in the system section of the xbox 360 dashboard

  1. select network settings
  2. select edit settings
  3. select the advanced settings tab
  4. select the advanced settings
  5. select alternate mac address
  6. clear the mac address using the on-screen keyboard, then select done.
  7. select done to exit out of the advanced settings. If prompted, test the xbox live connection.
  8. exit back to the system section of the dashboard.
  9. select computers, select media center, select disconnect
return to the vista pc and add the extender.

cause 3: Multicast is blocked at router. multicast is used by the pc and xbox 360 to find each other over the home network. If multicast is not permitted on the network then setup will fail. If using a linksys router, multicast behavior is set using the "filter multicast " option in your router’s configuration interface (the router’s setup web page). In order for the xbox 360 to connect to the pc this option must be enabled to disable multicast support. (i know this sounds backwords but it is needed) after enabling this option, turn off the router, xbox 360 and pc for a few minutes. Power up the router first. Then power on the pc and xbox 360.

cause 4: Problems with the xbox 360 hard drive. we have found a few cases where the media center software cannot be launched from the xbox 360 hard drive due to hard drive issues. Troubleshoot this issue by temporarily disconnect the hard drive on the xbox 360 and re-attempt setup. If you disconnect the hard drive and are able to complete setup, complete the following to delete the windows media center entry from the hard drive.

    1. select "memory", select "hard drive", select "games"
    2. scroll down to "xbox 360 dashboard" and select it.
    3. select "windows media center", select "delete"
    4. when prompted, select "yes" to delete the item
    on the xbox 360, go to the system section of the dashboard
the software will be automatically downloaded from the pc the next time you start the media center extender.

cause 5: Driver is not found. during setup the media center extender driver should automatically be installed. We have seen a few cases where the infcache.1 file that is used to install this driver has been modified and is now preventing the driver from being located. If you see a dialog that asks for a driver when adding the extender then you are hitting this issue. In most cases, you will probably not see the dialog asking for a driver because media center is set for full screen. Kb article 937187 will resolve the infcache.1 corruption and allow you to add the extender. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937187/en-us

cause 6: Group policy . Some domain policies prevent the xbox 360 from connecting to the media center pc. To determine if this is the cause of your error, temporarily remove the media center pc from the domain, restart the pc and then try to add the extender again. If the extender connects when the pc is removed from the domain, review your policies and try to determine what policy is preventing the connection."
i realize this is not eactly aimed at the error codes you mention, but thought it might give you some areas to look into that might help in your situation. :d
in case you'd like to try it, my network is set up by just connecting a linksys 5-port gigabit workgroup switch directly to qwest's actiontec m1000 modem. The xbox 360 is then connected by cat 5 ethernet cable to the switch. Windows 7 rc automatically recognized the set up and i was able to add the xbox360 as an extender with no input other than the 8 digit xbox360 code. There is no router firewall set up; i count on the individual pc's to stop malware etc.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire M3970
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.30GHz
Motherboard
Acer AM3970
Memory
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X223W & HP 2511
Screen Resolution
(1920x1080@60Hz) & (1680x1050@60Hz)
Hard Drives
466GB Seagate ST3500320AS ATA Device (SATA)
932GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA)
PSU
600 Watt ATX Diablotek DA Series
Case
Acer M3970 Default Case
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 101i
Keyboard
Logitech G5
Mouse
Razer Black Widow Ultimate
Internet Speed
20d/2u
Antivirus
Windows Security Essentials & Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Browser
Firefox
So if it connects to media center, it will connect to live? I'm confused and a bit technologically hindered.
 

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