Slimp3 device not finding slimserver on the internet

[marcosscriven]

Hi

I have a server I use to run some websites on, but thought I'd use substantial spare capacity to run slimserver on it (password protected, I hasten to add)

It's all working fine, and I can see it at http://<mypublicaddress>:9000/ and am prompted for a password. I can also successfully open http://<mypublicaddress>:9000/stream.mp3 and see the virtual player, and play music.

The problem is with my Slimp3 hardware at home. I plug in the network cable and power cable, and go to setup (it says firmware 2.3 by the way).
I've tried specifying all IPs manually as follows:

Slimplayer IP 192.168.0.20
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1
Slimserver: <mypublicaddress> as above

This settings work fine for all others devices, and I can see '.20' as a client connected to the router.

I then confirm the settings and it just goes blank!!

If I try using DHCP instead, it just constantly says it's trying to get an address.

I can ping the device fine.

I've also ensured the relevant ports are open on the slimserver iptables (both udp and tcp)

Can anyone help please?

Thanks

Marcos

In cas you're wondering why I want to do this, it's basically so I can access my music anywhere in the world. My broadband connection at home is not really fast enough to deal with uploading streamed MP3s.

[mherger]

> I've also ensured the relevant ports are open on the slimserver
> iptables (both udp and tcp)

The SliMP3 IMHO uses another protocol than the Squeezeboxen. Have a look
at the help section, where the protocols are defined (if you want the
details). From the introduction:

"The SLIMP3 communicates using a custom UDP-based protocol. [..] The
server listens on port 1069, and replies to the source port of the packets
it receives from the client."

So you might need to open this port on your server's firewall.

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[marcosscriven]

Ahhh - thanks. I just searched for 'firewall' and found different ports to that. I will give it a go, thanks!

[marcosscriven]

One further thing - I will try this when I get home tonight, but is there anything else I can check?

I only ask, as I'm a bit concerned the slimp3 doesn't tell me anything at all - shouldn't it say, can't contact server x on port y, rather than just going blank?!

Marcos

[marcosscriven]

Hmm - still no joy.

I tried opening 1069 both on the server's firewall AND my router at home (just incase it required in bound as well).

The thing is, after entering the details for setup, it just goes blank. nothing.

If I chose DHCP only, then it says looking for DHCP server...

argh!

[stinga]

On 19/10/05 18:05:51, marcosscriven wrote:
>
> Hmm - still no joy.
>
> I tried opening 1069 both on the server's firewall AND my router at
> home (just incase it required in bound as well).
>
> The thing is, after entering the details for setup, it just goes
> blank.
> nothing.
>
> If I chose DHCP only, then it says looking for DHCP server...
>
> argh!
>

Stab in the dark....
Did you open up TCP and UDP protocols for the ports in question?

[stinga]

On 19/10/05 18:05:51, marcosscriven wrote:
>
> Hmm - still no joy.
>
> I tried opening 1069 both on the server's firewall AND my router at
> home (just incase it required in bound as well).
>
> The thing is, after entering the details for setup, it just goes
> blank.
> nothing.
>
> If I chose DHCP only, then it says looking for DHCP server...
>
> argh!
>


Can you give an ascii drawing of you network? I.E.

office home
sb1 --> firewall --> internet --> firewall --> slimserver

Or what ever it looks like?

[marcosscriven]

Got every so slightly further - only in that on my slim server it does see the device. I just get no output from the device itself, visual or audio.

Here's an ascii diagram


Slimp3 <-----> Router/Modem <---- INTERNET -----> Slimserver

I'm still not 100% sure on which ports I need open. I can access <slimserverip>:9000/stream.mp3 from work and home though. But the player just goes blank after entering the static IPs

[MrC]

Look at your firewall logs and see what address/port pairs are being rejected immediately after you try to connect.

[stinga]

On 20/10/05 15:58:08, marcosscriven wrote:
>
> Got every so slightly further - only in that on my slim server it
> does
> see the device. I just get no output from the device itself, visual
> or
> audio.
>
> Here's an ascii diagram
>
>
> Slimp3 <-----> Router/Modem <---- INTERNET -----> Slimserver
>
> I'm still not 100% sure on which ports I need open. I can access
> <slimserverip>:9000/stream.mp3 from work and home though. But the
> player just goes blank after entering the static IPs
>

Where do you expect the IP address to be coming from?
Your diagram above has slimserver on the internet unprotected, is this
really the case?
So the server can see the player but you get no sound, this must mean
the data is not getting through and did you see my question about UDP
packets?

You might only be letting TCP packets through (Hmmm, not that I know if
slim protocal uses UDP or TCP! just guessing.)

I don't see any firewalling stuff here, is your adsl/modem doing any
firewalling?

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