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Please help me understand setting up Media Server
macdonjh:
Restarting both computers seems to have worked. I know both computers have been restarted, but not together and not after turning Media Server off then on again. Maybe that's the secret sauce?
For the record: Server MC28.0.94, Client MC28.0.88.
Thank you for you help.
macdonjh:
OK, this is happening again: my Client computer will not connect with my Server computer.
For some reason, Windows dropped my Client computer's connection to my NAS, so I had to recreate my Windows credential, reconnect to my network/ NAS, then remap the folder where my media files are. I hate Windows (rant over).
The I double checked and both copies of MC28 are the same version: 28.0.106.
The I restarted both Server and Client computer.
I've gone to Tools -> Options -> Media Server and turned off Media Server, closed Media Center, restarted Media Center, then turned Media Server back on.
I opened Windows File Explorer, navigated to a music file and double-clicked. Windows started Media Center and started playing the song through the computer's speakers, so I know my Client computer can communicate with my modem/ NAS directly.
Still no luck loading my shared Library. Does anyone have any ideas? This is making me angry (rant over again).
zybex:
All this sounds like you have two DHCP servers active in your network. Can you check the IP address in each of your machines, and on the NAS and Router(s) as well?
macdonjh:
zybex: "All this sounds like you have two DHCP servers active in your network. Can you check the IP address in each of your machines, and on the NAS and Router(s) as well?"
While I don't know how this could be possible, we only have one router in our house, it might explain something weird I noticed when I tried to connect my Client computer to my Server through Media Server. I got the pop up which told me MC was trying to connect to the server and saw MC trying to connect to two different IP addresses. I thought that was odd.
Before posting I tried to log into our router and find out what our current IP addresses are (our home network is set up as DHCP, no static IP addresses). But for some reason I was unable to log in to our router; something has changed and I'll have to figure out what it is before I can answer your question.
JimH:
A DHCP server can also be run on a computer or another network device.
Static IP addresses might help.
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