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    Public vs. Private Network (and Xbox 360)

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by aaaaron, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. aaaaron

    aaaaron Notebook Guru

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    When I think of the words public and private, I think open and closed. However, with network settings on Vista, 'public' means your network discovery is limited and 'private' means your network is discoverable. It kinda doesn't make sense how that is so, but it does at the same time...(?) I'm just curious as to why a private network is not recommended.

    Also, I previously owned an Xbox 360, and traded it in for cash (getting an Elite 360 after tax returns). I was able to get my Xbox to recognize my computer through the network, but my computer wouldn't recognize the Xbox when trying to set it up with Windows Media Player. Instead of finding the Xbox to connect to (like I read in online tutorials), it just listed "All devices" instead. Could it have been due to my network being public and not private (which I'm still not 100% clear on). Any tutorial I read did not list anything about the network being either.
     
    aaaaron, Feb 4, 2009
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