[Ubuntu Chicago] Server question

[Matthew Lechleider]

Xbox 360 makes a decent media center - http://tversity.com/

Freddy Martinez wrote:
> Quick question for you chicago nerds out there,
>
> I recently finished my home network and realised I have an extra
> computer lying around.  The goal is to turn this into a media server.
> I need it to play nice with the Xbox 360, a windows 7 machine (Its not
> mine, I swear I'm holding it for a friend...) and my Kubuntu box.  I
> would like to be able to stream from my media server to the Xbox since
> that is the one connected to the TV.
>
> Whats the most painfree way to do this?  I should note that my router
> is set up to DHCP and I don't know if it can handle static IPs (on the
> router that is)....
>
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