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Title: Media Server link unreliable
Post by: yonkiman on October 30, 2003, 12:57:32 am

Hi,

I'm getting "Failed to find local Media Server" errors pretty frequently.  I have a very solid, very reliable 802.11b link between my client and my server, but I get this message a lot of the time.  Sometimes if I reboot my server PC, I'll get a connection.  Sometimes if I keep searching for servers, I'll get it (I just connected on about my 14th attempt).  

So all the software is running correctly, I've got a solid link (strong signal, filesharing is flawless, speed is multi megabits per second, once connected I can stream songs till the cows come home), so why is it so hard to connect?  Can I increase a "retry" setting somewhere when it's searching for a server?

Thanks,
Fred

Title: Re:Media Server link unreliable
Post by: John Gateley on October 30, 2003, 10:35:55 am

Are you searching for media servers or have you entered the IP address?

j

Title: Re:Media Server link unreliable
Post by: yonkiman on October 30, 2003, 12:50:15 pm

Aha - you're probably on to something.  The only way I know how to connect is a search.  How do I "enter the IP address"?  That sounds like it might be much better, but looking under the "File/Library" menu, all I see is "search"....

Title: Re:Media Server link unreliable
Post by: John Gateley on October 30, 2003, 01:10:35 pm

file->library->library manager then click on add and follow the example.
You'll need to choose a port instead of letting it choose one.

The search is based on UDP instead of TCP, and UDP is not guaranteed delivery. This may explain the problem.

j

Title: Re:Media Server link unreliable
Post by: JimH on October 30, 2003, 01:52:31 pm

Library Manager.  It's at the bottom of that menu.