DivX filmer

Installing the XStream Network Service
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XStream Network is an installable service for Windows computers running Microsoft's .NET Framework. It will enable your XBOX to connect to your PC across a LAN and stream movies live.

NOTE: The current release contains a gaping big hole in security, it *is* insecure therefore I strongly advise caution when configuring your system. As the purpose of this build is primarily a demonstrator, security is not a top priority; forthcoming releases will address this.

1) Install Microsoft's .NET Framework redistributable runtime.
2) Unzip the XStream server to a directory on your harddisk.
3) Search your harddrive for "installutil.exe"
4) Copy this into your directory.
5) Start a dos prompt (choose Run in the start menu and type 'cmd' then click OK)
6) Navigate your directory.
7) Type: installutil XStreamService.exe
8) Once the service has installed succesfully, close the dos prompt.
9) Next, edit config.xml set the shared directory.
10) Restart your computer.
11) Connect your xbox to the pc with a crossover network cable or connect via a hub.
12) Switch on your xbox.
13) Start a dos prompt.
14) Type: ipconfig
15) Note your ip address e.g. 192.168.1.4
16) Type: net start xstream
17) Close the dos prompt.

Setting up XBPlayer
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At the time of writing, XBOX will reset if the eject button is pressed, so for the time
being the only way to play a movie off a CD-R/RW or DVD-R is to burn a disk containing both
video media and XBPlayer files.

1) Unzip xbplayer onto your hard-disk, this will create a root directory with the xbplayer files.

2) If you intend to play movies via the XStream Network Service, modify the config.xml so that the hostAddress matches your ip address as above (step 15). If you want to play movies from the XBPlayer CD then copy them into the Media\Video subdirectory.

3) Launch Primo DVD (or any other software which supports the UDF Bridge file system).

4) Go to the full application and use the File menu to start a new job, and create a data disc.

5) Drag the contents of the root directory onto the empty file/folder list (window pane on the right)
go to the Edit menu and choose Recording Options:

Select recording type: disk at once closed
Select file system type: udf - up to 128 in filename length, any char., plus 8+3 tree (Bridge)
Select Mode: mode 1

6) Click OK to exit the dialog.
7) Select your recording drive by double-clicking on it in the left window pane.
8) Click on the Record (Go) button to start burning xbplayer onto your media.

9) Put your xbplayer cd into your modded xbox and switch the machine on.
10) Allow XBPlayer will launch its user-interface.

If XBPlayer is connected to a LAN and configured to connect to a hostAddress running the XStream server, XBPlayer will drop into LAN mode providing a suitable DHCP server for the XBOX is discoverable.

Now if the XBPlayer does not boot into "LAN mode" (you will be asked to select a "Stream" when in LAN mode as opposed to being asked to select a "Video" file), then check your DHCP server settings and the IP address you specified in the XBPlayer config.xml.

So you haven't got a DHCP Server on your LAN?
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A DHCP is an absolute must if your XBOX is ever going to communicate with the outside world, or in this case, the PCs on your LAN. You can download a 30day trial of DHCP/BOOTP Server
for Windows 9x/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP from <a href="http://home.t-online.de/home/hanewin/dhcp-e.htm." target="_blank">http://home.t-online.de/home/hanewin/dhcp-e.htm.</a> Please do
not take this as a recommendation. I personally don't like this software, but it happened to be the
first thing I found. There are many other DHCP servers out their, undoubtly more intuitive than this one.

1) After installing haneWIN DHCP/BOOTP Server for Windows, go to the start menu, haneWIN Software and choose DhcpBootp Server.

2) Reset your xbox and allow XBPlayer to boot up.

3) Click on the Ignored button in the DhcpBootp Server and select your XBOX's MAC address.

4) Make a note of your XBOX MAC address e.g. mine is 00:50:f2:??:??:??

5) Right click on the address and choose Remove.

6) Click the Static button and choose New.

7) Type in the XBOX MAC address, assign it an IP Address within your PC's subnet, then click OK.

8) Now reset your XBOX one last time :)