streaming media from laptop to xbox 360! how?

[Supercaptaincrash]

does anybody on here stream videos/music etc from there laptop to there 360? does the xbox have to be connected to 360 via a ethernet cable ?and how do you set it up through windows media player?:confused:

[sacko]

Yup, connect it using some cat5e cable and use the share options in WMP.

[Supercaptaincrash]

[quote=sacko;404652]Yup, connect it using some cat5e cable and use the share options in WMP.[/quote]

whats a cat5e cable? can i connect both using a ethernet cable? just wanna get some photos across and vids! if i wanna get videos from laptop to the 360 can i put them on once and store or does it have to stream from the laptop everytime??

[sacko]

Ethernet cable is Cat5e. There are loads of guides online, even on the MS website, ill have a look for it.

[sacko]

[url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/xbox360towmp11xp_stepbystep.aspx]Stream Music from Your Computer to Xbox 360[/url]

[url=http://hubpages.com/hub/Streaming-Music-from-PC-to-360]Streaming Music from PC to 360[/url]

[Biggles]

If you are connecting the laptop direct to the xbox you will need a crossover cable NOT a patch cable.

If you are connecting via a router/switch then a patch cable is needed.

[sacko]

That was only on the Xbox, not the 360. Im using Cat5e on mine fine.

[Supercaptaincrash]

Thanks for the help sacko! sorted! i can now view photos that are on the laptop but how do i see the downloaded videos that i have on my laptop?? do i have to change folder name or something?