As I said both telnet and browsers on my laptop can connect to the library server port just fine.
But can MC?
no point as I said I can connect to the library server from other machines (three of them) without any problems, just not this one. That tells me that this laptop has the issue.
I have seen server PCs blocking access to or from certain PCs only and sometimes the problems have been strange and complicated to resolve, but I think you are correct, probably the issue is on the laptop's side.
Yup, being a programmer I have admin capabilities. We are using CheckPoint's SecureClient software. The ports I mentioned are definately open (incoming/outgoing) and I can use these for other socket requests just fine.
I see. I have always confiigured Library Server to use a high port number that is certainly not used/needed by other applications and opened that port for Media Center only. The Kerio I mentioned is very intuitive to use if you know what you are doing. It uses a learning mode by default, but you can edit and create rules that block IPs, ports, protocols and/or individual programs and configure each item manually if preferred. It has allowed groups for Windows networking and trusted IP groups that can be used in the rules.
I am saying when I connect to the library I do not get any error notification (and the MC titlebar shows the library server IP address and port) but when I click on Audio, Images or Video the "Import Folder" dialog is shown.
So the downloaded library is apparently empty. Does it download the complete library with all usual .jmd files? It should appear in
C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\J River\Media Center 12\Connected Library (on XP)
Does the server show only these events:
04/08/08 23:47:49 - JRiver Library Server Version 1.0.38 starting...
04/08/08 23:47:49 - Starting Auto Detect beacon
04/08/08 23:47:49 - Running on Port 61925
04/08/08 23:47:57 - Received request for version
04/08/08 23:47:57 - Sending version
04/08/08 23:47:57 - Received request for library
04/08/08 23:48:00 - Sending library
but nothing after that?