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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: LesC on April 04, 2006, 02:00:29 pm

Title: some help here please -- remote server
Post by: LesC on April 04, 2006, 02:00:29 pm

i was wondering how to control my server (which has the pro sound card connected to a dip and dac) running mc11 from my laptop, running also mc11, which is located at my listening chair ? they are connected on the lan through a broadband router. any help ? thanks !!  :)

Title: Re: some help here please :D
Post by: Matt on April 04, 2006, 04:34:22 pm

Check out Remote Server -- it's a web server that's built into MC that allows it to be controlled from anywhere.  (Options > Startup > Remote Server)

Title: Re: some help here please :D
Post by: LesC on April 05, 2006, 02:03:46 am

so uh.. how do i get it to work ? all it says is :Run remote server on port: 80 with a checkbox...

Title: Re: some help here please :D
Post by: LesC on April 05, 2006, 06:05:11 am

ok ! i got it to work ! it's so nice to be able to change songs from my listening chair. i have a small problem though. sometimes media center crashes and i don't know why...

Title: Re: some help here please :D
Post by: JimH on April 05, 2006, 07:09:15 am

There are a lot of reasons for crashes.  Audioscrobbler is pretty common, but there are more in this thread:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=24031;start=0

If you need help, please start a new thread with a topic that describes the problem.