danmcb wrote: > thanks. > > That's interesting. Now it doesn't find my server at all ... > > How does a new device discover the server? is there some kind of > handshake on a special port or something? > > I notice that sometimes if I leave my devices unused for a few days, > they are forgotten at the server, and I have to power cycle them (and in > the case of the Boom, go through all the connection steps again). > > Maybe there is some part of my installation not working OK? (Although > things worked right off the bat on my daughter's laptop. Hmmm.)
Players discover servers by broadcasting a specific data packet on the network and waiting for the server to reply. If your server was turned off for too long or the network connection between the player and the server was severed for too long, the player may give up trying to find a server. -------------- Squeezebox apps for webOS, Android and Windows Phone, http://www.angrygoatapps.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ wt0's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18760 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106510 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
