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Remote Can't Detect XBMC - Nom1fan - 2014-03-03
Hi all,
So here it goes:
I'm trying to use either XbmcRemote or Constellation to control XBMC on a living room mini-pc machine via my iPhone 5.
I'm using static ip's on my network LAN. The mini-pc's ip is 10.0.0.2 and is connected via wifi.
Currently neither apps will even detect my XBMC instance.
on XbmcRemote I have entered all possible details:
ip, port/tcp port, MAC address, username (empty), password (empty).
iOS version: 7.0.4
OS: Win7 64-bit
In Windows Firewall: Inbound + Outbound ports 8888,9090 are allowed.
XBMC version: Frodo 12.3
On Services -> Web Server: Allow control of XBMC via HTTP - ON
Port: 8888
UN: <empty>
PWD: <empty>
On the mini-pc when using Chrome to go to: http://10.0.0.2:8888, the web server is up and running., but when trying to access it from any other pc/device on the network, the page is not found.
I've installed WireShark and tried capturing the attempt on port 8888, but nothing was detected when I tried connecting to it, neither from my desktop PC nor from my iPhone 5.
I thought maybe my router is blocking the ports, so I added a port forwarding rule for TCP/UDP on ports 8888 and 9090.
Still the situation is the same, no detection of the XBMC instance by the remote control apps whatsoever.
I would very much appreciate any ideas as mine are starting to run out.
Thanks in advance!
RE: Remote Can't Detect XBMC - Nom1fan - 2014-03-04
Never mind, had network issues. Works great
RE: Remote Can't Detect XBMC - ryatic - 2014-05-07
Just rebuilt my XBMC center on a Win 7 Pro system and i'm having the exact same issues with the XBMC Remote.
What network issues did you find that caused your problem?
Cheers
RE: Remote Can't Detect XBMC - ryatic - 2014-05-07
All good, got it sorted.
For anyone else having the same issue. This is what i was missing to make my soft remote work.
Settings > Services
Launch XBMC and go to Settings > Networks
1.) Turned on UPnP
2.) Webserver > Turned on "Allow control of XBMC via HTTP"
Port 8080 / UN / PW XBMC
3.) Remote Control - Allow other users.
RE: Remote Can't Detect XBMC - joethefox - 2014-05-07
@ryatic, I also suggest you to enable under Setting > Services the option "Allow programs on other systems to control XBMC"