XBox 360 queries

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Two questions in one post.

 

1. Precis.

 

I have recently bought a second machine and moved the original upstairs into my girl's room.

 

It connects to my router wirelessly and, while downstairs in the same room as the router, worked without fault. Just lately it has randomly failed to connect and advises us to turn the router off, wait 30 seconds and power back up. This is fine but is a pain what with 5 PCs on the router and the other Xbox. So users have to stop or she has to wait for a download to complete.

 

1. Point.

 

Can I connect this to my router via an ethernet cable (I have a wired network in the house).

 

2. Precis.

 

The newer Xbox is the latest console with inbuilt wireless etc.

 

2. Point. Can I stream video/films to it via the router from a laptop on the network?

 

Thanks in anticipation.

[Colinjb]

Not sure about the new one, my older model 360 is connected via Ethernet and works flawlessly.

 

Q. Does the new model Xbox 360 have an Ethernet port it the back?

[EastleighSoulBoy]

For streaming video I have connected the newer machine wirelessly and it works from my Desktop (XP). I'll be sorting it with my Mrs PC (W7) as she will he main user.

 

As to the older, daughter's, machine? I attempted entry to the bedroom but, after a risk assesment*, I declined to venture further until I have rescue services on hand to pull me out. I have checked on google and it would seem she does have an ethernet connection. If so then I will progrees the project when HASAW from Basingstoke have given the room a clean bill of health.

 

*Bless her, it's not that bad, just don't want to move (and break) anything of hers.

 

You know what teenagers rooms are like.

[EastleighSoulBoy]

I'm having problems with the W7 PCS because I use Webroot security (recommended by PC World as they bought out AVG). Anyway, the user interface doesn't let me get deep enough into the firewall controls to configure the Ports to allow Media Centre on, Xbox, to see the PC. If I disable the firewall it can see it so I assume that the control of the ports is my problem. Will make the call tomorrow for assistance.

[Dog]

I have a problem with my xbox 360 too, when I'm playing Fifa11 it always says Restrictive in red and doesn't let me play online anymore. It was fine up until about a month ago then it doesn't let me.

I have just spoken to the lady who'm I rent my house off, and she said that she has spoken to her IT man Frank, who said that it wouldn't be a good idea to open up another port on the router as it will make her PC vunerable to hackers?? Also Frank said that if I play xbox Fifa2011 online it will slow her PC down at home depending on how many people are online....

Apart from Frank not having a clue on what he is doing, what should I do??

[Dog]

Please help!!

 

I have a problem with my xbox 360 too, when I'm playing Fifa11 it always says Restrictive in red and doesn't let me play online anymore. It was fine up until about a month ago then it doesn't let me.

 

I have just spoken to the lady who'm I rent my house off, and she said that she has spoken to her IT man Frank, who said that it wouldn't be a good idea to open up another port on the router as it will make her PC vunerable to hackers??

 

Also Frank said that if I play xbox Fifa2011 online it will slow her PC down at home depending on how many people are online....

 

Apart from Frank not having a clue on what he is doing, what should I do??