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[mrinterweb]

I have been trying all night to get my Xbox 360 to see my Central Axis NAS device.  I have tried reconfiguring my workgroup on my Central Axis, hoping that changing the workgroup to "WORKGROUP" would let the Xbox 360 recognize the Central Axis.  This did not work.

I have seen the other article that mentions a similar problem and I have looked at the knowledge base article that uses Windows Media Center to get the Xbox to recognize the Central Axis.  My problem is that I have a Mac, a Xbox 360, and a Central Axis.  I do not have a Windows computer that can run Windows Media Center.

My Xbox 360 and Central Axis connect to a Lynksys WRT310N router.  My Mac has no problems accessing the Central Axis.  There is no firewall for the internal network.  All devices run in the same subnet. 

I don't understand why I can't get the Xbox 360 to see the Central Axis in my network.  Any ideas?

[EasyUser]

Have you enabled media server in Central Axis?

[mrinterweb]

I just went through the process of enabling the Media Server on my Central Axis.  It told me that Media Server was enabled.  My Xbox still was unable to recognize the Central Axis.  I power cycled both devices, and still no luck.

[mss now]

I know it may not be a good answer but I struggled to  I have a Maxtor Shared Storage ii NAS so its not to new.

In the end I bought Twonkymedia server and solved the problem in minutes 

[everrest · Accepted solution]

I'm pretty sure that sharing is done through Media center on a PC. This was a common complaint before.(search the forum)  I would suggest you search for a Mac equivalent. Search for: Mac Xbox 360 media share. 

Rivet and connect360 are 2 programs listed.

[mrinterweb]

Rivet did the trick.  Rivet was surprisingly easy to get set up.  Great software most definitely worth the $20.

Thank you for your help. 

[everrest]

Your Welcome.

Message Edited by everrest on 01-16-2010 08:10 AM