This is going to be a long post!

Thanks in advance , this is my last resort. I have tried support from my ISP (Centurylink), SONY and Westell. My problem seems to be beyond their scope of support.

I was forced to upgrade to a DIFFERENT modem a few months ago, when I paid for a faster speed that my FIRST gen modem couldn't handle. The good news is I have a great 10 meg connection that is very reliable and now my Netflix streams on our Sony Bravia TV with out re-buffering.  I now have a Westell 7500 modem/wireless router combo. Like I said in theory it works well and eliminates the old router as well.  With my old set up I could view my pictures and video from my PC , on the Bravia using WMP as a media server. It was automatically identified after I allowed the proper sharing setting.

Since installing the Westell 7500 I can no longer see my files from the Bravia TV. I can log into the modem/router with the admin program and can identify all my devises, Laptop, Desktop and printer . They are listed by IP address, I have a static IP for the modem and my laptop(that I want to access) I have tried to learn about port forwarding and attemped several configurations with out any luck.

On the TV I run Server DIAGNOSTICS and it reports no server found. It does see my Westell router and says it is not DLNA compliant. I have tried to enable UPnP for the TV but not SURE what address to use or ports..... I guess I am going around in circles now, I have tried so many things. Disabled the fire wall ( McAfee), opened several ports know for WMP.

I need a comprehensive list of instructions, if this modem/router will work at all for this server. Maybe I am wasting my time, but I am getting very near the end of my rope...

Thanks again, Larry

My system

Dell 1764 Laptop w/Win 7
Westell 7500 versalink modem/router
Bravia lcd TV with wired direct connection to the router (Netflix works great)
McAfee Anti virus plus with personal firewall

static IP 10.0.0.1 for modem
static IP 10.0.0.35 TV
static IP 10.0.0.150 for laptop
Have you set up your WMP's configuration similar to this:
http://www.agoraquest.com/viewtopic.php?topic=35037&forum=70

Can you ping the Bravia from your computer?I have checked and double checked my settings for WMP and sharing. I am using Win 7 and WMP 12, this set up worked initially with my previous modem and linksys router. The problem seems to be with the Westell combo not allowing the connection. I was able to ping the Bravia TV (10.0.0.35) and it returned a message "success". 

From all that I have read my issue is with port forwarding. My problem is I don't really know what port it uses and which IP to use (the TV, My Laptop or the router ?) I have tried several different configurations and none allow the TV to see my laptop.

Thanks for the suggestion.Break Through!

After checking everything again, I went to the portfarwarding.com website and re-read the proceedure for my particular modem/router. I decided to set port 80 up for forwarding I allowed both protocols and assigned it to the IP of the Bravia TV(10.0.0.35), then I still had to disable the MacAfee firewall . Going to the network menu on the Bravia, it recognized my PC and files. I will now work on the firewall setup.

Thanks for the suggestions.
Larry