hey guys, i have a query about xbmc so here it is, is it possible to play the music that i have saved on my laptop thru the xbox? i have hooked the xbox up via FTP via my router if that is any help!
thanks, maccasmack

Yeah, there are multiple ways to stream music from a networked PC through XBMC. The preferred way is to use Window's Shares, which just uses XP's built in shared folders feature to stream music over a network. The other way is to use an app called ccxgui 1.41. Here's a guide for using XP's File Sharing system: Windows File Sharing (SMB/SAMBA/CIFS) - XBox Media Center

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hey mate, thanks for the help!!
and is there a wireless way too FTP the original xbox coz i'm sick of the wire all over floor. thanks again, maccasmack

Yeah you can do it, but the FTP speeds are much slower via wireless, and people seem to have a ton of connection issues when FTPing via wireless. It's a bit more indepth than FTPing normally:

Check out this link at the bottom where it says Wireless Xbox for more info.

Networking your Xbox

Looks like you need a wireless Ethernet bridge such as this: ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network/wet11_ds.pdf

Here's some more info: Xbox 360 WiFi - Connect Xbox 360 Game Consoles to a Wireless Router for Xbox Live

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hey mate, can you explain how to do the whole windows shareing thing and also does it work with a vista os coz thats wot i'm running here?
thx mate.

I posted a guide for XP a couple posts up. As far as Vista I really dunno, no one I know runs Vista. According to this thread, you need to use ccxgui: Scenyx Entertainment Community > Xbmc -> Vista X64 Issues

Apparently Vista can't see the XP shares. This thread is a bit dated, so there may be a work around for this now, sounds like ccxgui will do the trick though. Get it here: Ccxgui Download Location And How-to Manual. - Scenyx Entertainment Community That thread also has a manual.

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thx mate uve been a great help