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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: MarkCoutinho on February 28, 2005, 06:56:24 am

Title: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: MarkCoutinho on February 28, 2005, 06:56:24 am

Hello,

I want to setup a machine within our LAN so that when someone starts MC it automatically connects with my running MC server on the LAN.

Furthermore this client shouldn't be bothered with the 'Shall I search the drives for you'-dialogue from MC: can I switch that one off?

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: Alex B on February 28, 2005, 07:53:48 am

Assign the server address in Library Manager to a new library. MC will start with it if it was used the last time.

Actually, I would like to see that optional. Quite often I forget to change back to the local library before closing MC. I don't always have the server running. It would be good to have an option for the default startup library.

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: John Gateley on March 01, 2005, 11:02:49 am

Nice idea Alex.

j

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: zxsix on March 01, 2005, 01:42:15 pm

If this is an enhancement you're going to do, may I suggest that one of the choices for the default library be "none".
With this setting, when MC is started, it would simply open to a prompt to select a library from the possible choices.
Click and go after that.

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: Diverdown1964 on March 01, 2005, 06:56:08 pm

OK, I'll jump in..


Another feature I'd love to see is the option to reuse a library download from a previous session. In other words, MC would check to see if it already had a library from the selected server at startup (or when another server is selected), and if it did, it could prompt to see if you wanted a refresh.

My library takes about 2 minutes to download, so I notice this stuff....

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: MarkCoutinho on March 03, 2005, 02:08:51 am

I agree with funnyguy: that would be a handy feature!

Title: Re: How can client automatically connect to MC server?
Post by: sapnho on March 03, 2005, 01:57:17 pm

That would be very handy!