[Discuss] Router Video connection problem.

[DR]

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)
>