Xbox 360 media sharing problem - HELP!!!

[Sonic]

My Xbox is quite happy playing games over my wireless connection, but I can't connect to my laptop to stream media.
When I go into the Network settings in Control Panel on my laptop, the Xbox is there, but when I go to the Media Sharing section in Library on Windows Media Player 11, it's not finding it.
I've searched on line and it appears that many people have had the same problem, and still aren't sorted even after 2 hours on the phone to Microsoft. I'm guessing there's probably something really simple I'm missing. Running on Vista BTW. If anyone's got any ideas I would be most grateful.

 

[Acker79]

Sorry, I don't do that connecting stuff with my xbox.


*wonders how long it'll be before someone suggests a ps3 and/or mac*

 

[Boris Yeltsin]

I think you need Windows 7?

 

[dannyboy]

Have you set up your xbox on a static ip then forwarded your ports on your router

 

[Sonic]

Have you set up your xbox on a static ip then forwarded your ports on your router

Can't say I have or would know how to. It is easy?

 

[Zamora For England]

Firewall?

 

[dannyboy]

Can't say I have or would know how to. It is easy?

follow the instructions on this with regards to your specific router , setting up a static ip and forwarding ports etc for streaming etc. thats what i did , its fairly straight forward... sort of