Quote:Should I open a webbrowser and try to connect to it using http://localhost:8085 (8085 is port number)?
Do you have a web browser on you xbmc computer? If so yes, try that.
The next step is figure out a bit more how your network is working. Perhaps you can find a basic guide if you google a bit. I do not know a guide....this is very basic stuff...
You most likely have a router?
Since you do not seem to under stand enough, I assume you have not assigned any static IP addresses to your computer?
If you didnt your computers still have individial IP numbers. They have been assigned by the router. This system is called DHCP.
EDIT: You can still use DHCP if you want to give a server a permanent IP number. Just tell the router to reserve this IP for this server. Thats the correct way to do it.
Normally you would not use the IP numbers, you would instead use a name, e.g xbmc.org. This may or may not work in you network. If it works you can access the webserver by
http://nameofcomputer:8082.
On my network this does not work. I have to use the ip number or set up a DNS server.
You cannot do that and I am too lazy.
So we have to use the IP number.
e.g.
http://192.168.0.100:8080
How do you find the ip number? You can find it in the router under DHCP, you can find in the operating system or you can find it in xbmc under system/network or something like that.
Sorry if the explaination is bad.....if you cant follow you really need to do same reading first.