(Sorry about the length, but am trying to provide as much info as I can.)
I'm still having problems with Media Server.
I can connect Ok remotely. The library loads. I select a random group of files and initiate Play. The first several files play back OK, with some initial buffering. I then lose the connection and get an error message that MC has not been able to locate the last several files, and I should check the path.
I then clear Playing Now and attempt to play other files. MC hangs, and shows 'Waiting' in the playback view. I exit MC, wait a few minutes and reopen. When I try to connect to my home library, I get rejected, with a message telling me that I'm maxxed out on allowable connections (3).
This problem is not specific to any file types. I usually restrict selections to 128 kbps because of bandwidth limitations, and most selected files are mp3 cbr, with a few vbr. None of the files are defective - play OK locally.
When I check the Media Server log at home, I find no indication anyone else has been attempting to connect.
the following come from the MS log. I get these failure messages both after attempting to connect remotely, and after opening MS at home following installation of a new build (partial):
04/08/03 23:30:30 - private sharing thread started
04/09/03 01:30:29 - connection closed?
04/09/03 01:30:30 - read_http_request failed: -1
04/09/03 01:56:51 - received a connection
04/09/03 01:56:51 - ready for another connection
04/09/03 01:56:51 - private sharing thread started
04/09/03 01:56:51 - connection closed?
04/09/03 01:56:51 - read_http_request failed: -1
04/09/03 04:49:32 - received a connection
04/09/03 04:49:33 - ready for another connection
04/09/03 04:49:33 - private sharing thread started
No new programs at either end to account for this. No changes in office firewall. I'm using Sygate Personal Firewall at home, normal setting, and encounter this w/n its open. Just installed 145 at home; 142 in the office, but this has been a problem for the last 6-8 builds, when I run the same at both ends. Prior to that, MS worked quite well, with only normal drop-outs in heavy traffic.
At home, I can connect through MS almost immediately, and have no problems with playback. Here's an extract from the log for my present home connection (the error message may mark where I aborted one file by clicking on the Next File arrow):
04/09/03 06:41:40 - private sharing thread started
04/09/03 06:41:40 - streaming 57 C:/Art Farmer/Art Farmer - Art Farmer And The Jazz Giants - 02 - Summer Serenade.mp3
04/09/03 06:41:59 - tcp_write failed error=10054
04/09/03 06:41:59 - streaming done
04/09/03 06:41:59 - sharing thread exiting
04/09/03 06:41:59 - received a connection
04/09/03 06:41:59 - ready for another connection
04/09/03 06:42:00 - private sharing thread started
04/09/03 06:42:00 - streaming 58 C:/Art Farmer/Art Farmer - Art Farmer And The Jazz Giants - 05 - Farmer's Market.mp3
System info:
Media Center Registered 9.0.145 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Jukebox\
Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2019 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 523 MB, Free - 209 MB
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1145 (xpsp2.021108-1929) / wnaspi32.dll: Internal ASPI Layer
Ripping / Drive F: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:IDE Read speed:Max
Drive G: Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer CD Type:Auto Read speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No
Burning / Drive F: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4012A Addr: 1:1:0 Speed:32 MaxSpeed:40 Use MJ Engine:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: Yes / Normalization: None
Would appreciate any suggestions (even if its just to hold tight, you'll look at it later) since MS is not useable right now.
Thanks...HTH