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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 21 for Windows => Topic started by: maliceme on February 28, 2016, 05:36:45 pm

Title: "Playing Now" questions
Post by: maliceme on February 28, 2016, 05:36:45 pm

Background: Running MC on a W7 PC. I connect a laptop to the server via a fat client. I also connect an iPad via JRemote.

The fat client on the laptop displays the "Overview," "Here," and "There" items under Playing Now. I can control what is playing on the server-side client from the laptop through this feature.
 
However, the client on the server side does not display these items under Playing Now - only a "Player" item.

Questions: Is there a way to see the Here and There items on the server-side client? Is there a way to see the iPad JRemote in either the server-side client or the laptop client?

Title: Re: "Playing Now" questions
Post by: JimH on February 28, 2016, 06:39:17 pm

Is Media Network enabled on the server?

Title: Re: "Playing Now" questions
Post by: maliceme on February 29, 2016, 06:48:58 am

Yes.

Title: Re: "Playing Now" questions
Post by: JimH on February 29, 2016, 07:07:24 am

Could you explain what this is?

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I connect a laptop to the server via a fat client.

Is the laptop the client?  Or is there another machine involved (other than the server)?

Title: Re: "Playing Now" questions
Post by: maliceme on February 29, 2016, 08:59:21 am

Sure, sorry to be obtuse. MC is installed on my PC and my laptop. The PC hosts my primary library, Thor.  I play music from the PC. I also play music from the laptop, after using the Connect to Remote Library to access the library Thor.

I noticed that on the laptop, there is an Overview item under Playing Now (see screen capture). This allows me to see what is playing on both machines.

However, this same Overview item is not available under Playing Now on the PC (see screen capture).

Is there a way to have this Overview item show on the PC, and display what is playing on any client accessing the library hosted on the PC? If so, I'd especially like to see this extended to JRemote clients accessing the library.

Thanks.