millenium7
2009-03-22, 14:30
I've built a little HTPC box running a very stripped out version of windows (weighs in at 230mb, but I run the same thing on my main PC with no problems), XBMC and some 3rd party 360 controller driver.
The computer boots windows then silently runs XBMC without shelling anything else so explorer, nothing. Now the problem is if I try and add another folder from my computer on the network it takes a good 30 seconds or so to open up my computer's (My computer = my main desktop PC, not the HTPC box) folder list. If I don't save the folder there and then as another source I won't be able to access my computer again. It'll show up in the XBMC network browser but clicking on it does nothing at all. The only way I can add another folder is if I restart the HTPC, or manually add it via IP, folder name and a user name, even though any networked computer is authorised to access my files, not just a local user account. But if I don't input all 3 fields it just says the location cannot be reached
Once i've added the source I can browse it but again it takes a good 30 seconds or so to actually open the folder. Raw network speed is fine I can stream anything, its just the resolution of my computer's folders that seems to take forever.
My computer is connected via Wireless to a router (100% quality, never drops a packet)
HTPC is connected via 100mbit LAN to same router
Both computers can ping and essentially access each other just fine
Both computers can access the internet just fine
Both computers running stripped out versions of Windows XP pro SP3
No network firewall
Didn't have this problem when I first built the HTPC and for a good month or so after that, but it's been sitting for a while and I now have this problem. So i'm not sure which computer the problem lies with. There could be a lot of different causes so I guess the best course of action would be to first check if I have all user access settings correct and all network services running. But i've given up on network problem solving since windows 98se so I wouldn't really know where to start and what should or shouldn't be running
The computer boots windows then silently runs XBMC without shelling anything else so explorer, nothing. Now the problem is if I try and add another folder from my computer on the network it takes a good 30 seconds or so to open up my computer's (My computer = my main desktop PC, not the HTPC box) folder list. If I don't save the folder there and then as another source I won't be able to access my computer again. It'll show up in the XBMC network browser but clicking on it does nothing at all. The only way I can add another folder is if I restart the HTPC, or manually add it via IP, folder name and a user name, even though any networked computer is authorised to access my files, not just a local user account. But if I don't input all 3 fields it just says the location cannot be reached
Once i've added the source I can browse it but again it takes a good 30 seconds or so to actually open the folder. Raw network speed is fine I can stream anything, its just the resolution of my computer's folders that seems to take forever.
My computer is connected via Wireless to a router (100% quality, never drops a packet)
HTPC is connected via 100mbit LAN to same router
Both computers can ping and essentially access each other just fine
Both computers can access the internet just fine
Both computers running stripped out versions of Windows XP pro SP3
No network firewall
Didn't have this problem when I first built the HTPC and for a good month or so after that, but it's been sitting for a while and I now have this problem. So i'm not sure which computer the problem lies with. There could be a lot of different causes so I guess the best course of action would be to first check if I have all user access settings correct and all network services running. But i've given up on network problem solving since windows 98se so I wouldn't really know where to start and what should or shouldn't be running