[jxsmith]

is your network reachable? yes
are you using a port-forward? yes  (30000)
is your console being detected? detected when launching xbmc or avalaunch
brief description of your network setup (include model numbers): internet modem -> linksys befw11s4 -> 10/100 hub with pc and xbox (everything is wired correctly . . . trust . . . )
do you use a software firewall? what brand? have you made any changes to it? none
operating system? windows xp pro sp2  (windows firewall disabled)

problem description?
first off this xbox is modded.

i can see everything in the pc ui . . . all of the arenas, users in the arenas, etc.  starting either avalaunch or xbmc gets the xbox detected with the kai xlink pc gui. launching a game from either interface gets me nothing . . . i believe this is unsupported anyway . . . that is, playing f drive games without using the xbmc kaiui.

trying to connect to the kai engine with xbmc ui never gets connected.  i see the arp sent out from the xbox and the pc responding with the appropriate response arp . . . but then thats it . . . it just sits and loops in the looking for engine phase.

in order to launch games with kai without using xbmc you need the retail game disc?

in order to launch games with xbmc you need a good connect with the xbmc kai ui client?  which i cant get to connect!!!!   this is my source of contention.

my kai config
[kaiuserconfig]
kaiusername=*******
kaipassword=*******
kaiport=30000
kaideepport=0
kaiaccept=all
kaitimeout=never
kainic=2
kailaunch=engine
kaihomebrew=off
kaipat=off
kaiautologin=on
kaiallowbadnics=off
kaiwireless=
kaiui=default

brief excerpt from my xbmc log
11-01-2005 00:53:44 notice kaiclient: attach to kai engine host at 192.168.0.102
11-01-2005 00:53:44 debug udpclient tx: 17756 -> 'kai_client_attach;'
11-01-2005 00:53:48 notice kaiclient: attach to kai engine host at 192.168.0.102
11-01-2005 00:53:48 debug udpclient tx: 21543 -> 'kai_client_attach;'

thats what the log says . . . but there isnt any traffic . . . i did a packet capture to see.

any insight would be appreciated.

jx
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[Hullebulle]

you ever tried kai without using xbmc and see if that works?

[jxsmith]

if i actually physically had a system link game then i would . . . . however . . .

should i be able to use just the kai ui with games running from the xbox f drive?  if not . . . then . . .

jx
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[duke nukem]

make sure you have the latest version of xbmc. if you want to play games from the f-drive using xbmc, you need to configure your kai engine for dashboard only using the kai config tool. fill out your details in the xbmc settings, this should work (it works fine on my xbox)
when you want to use avalaunch make sure you have at least version 0.49.2, beacause it has better kai support.
good luck.

[Hullebulle]

if i actually physically had a system link game then i would . . . . however . . .

should i be able to use just the kai ui with games running from the xbox f drive?  if not . . . then . . .

jx
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huh? xbmc kai support works the same way the pc ui works. so if the pc app works with your games we can start to look why xbmc won't work for you. till then i doubt it is an xbmc issue.

[jxsmith]

i have tried several versions of xbmc with the same result . . . 11-30, 12-08, 01-02 . . .

ok then . . . im at a loss . . . everything appears to be setup correctly . . .

xbox can connect to the internet . . . rss feed shows up.
pc can connect to the internet . . . im writing this message.
pc to xbox connectivity is there . . . i can ftp files and the xbox shows up in the pc kai ui when i launch xbmc, but not when i launch a game (in the linkgame waiting state).

the pc kai ui can connect and see the arenas, etc . . .
the xbox ui cannot connect to the pc engine . . .

what should i be looking at? any further diagnostic information you need to help me troubleshoot this?

[jxsmith]

anyone got any ideas or updates for me on this issue?

[|\|oodlez]

in the kai config check allow ui connections from any ip