Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread garym
pallfreeman wrote: > Does just unplugging the ethernet from the Touch when restarting it have > the same effect, i.e. get it to ask about static assignments? I don't think so. can't hurt to try though. p.s. most people have a router with 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 (my instructions above we

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread pallfreeman
garym wrote: > to setup a fixed IP address in the TOUCH, you need to temporarily turn > OFF the DHCP server in your router. Then restart the TOUCH and go > through network setup for the TOUCH. It will fail to get an IP address > then scroll down on that screen on the touch and choose "enter IP >

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread garym
sadexpunk wrote: > thanks a lot for going to the trouble to explain this to me mate, but > unfortunately i dont realyl understand it, or know how to get into my > routers settings :-D > > i appreciate your time tho :-) No problem. By the way, only a couple of years ago, everything I wrote in my

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread sadexpunk
thanks a lot for going to the trouble to explain this to me mate, but unfortunately i dont realyl understand it, or know how to get into my routers settings :-D i appreciate your time tho :-) sadexpunk's Profile: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread garym
sadexpunk wrote: > worked a treat thanks mate :-) > > wish i knew why tho!!! i like to understand why things dont work and > how to fix em, so im thinking this is just the latest prob that hasnt > really been solved, altho it has if you see what i mean :-D > > thanks a lot mate I don't think

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread sadexpunk
worked a treat thanks mate :-) wish i knew why tho!!! i like to understand why things dont work and how to fix em, so im thinking this is just the latest prob that hasnt really been solved, altho it has if you see what i mean :-D thanks a lot mate -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread garym
sadexpunk wrote: > yep, thats what i thought, so does that suggest that theres no network > problem? if so what else could it be? > > thanks No, there could still be some sort of network problem. You may have done this already, but if not: 1. turn everything off (unplug your SB players, turn

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread sadexpunk
yep, thats what i thought, so does that suggest that theres no network problem? if so what else could it be? thanks sadexpunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53382 View this thread: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread toby10
sadexpunk wrote: > . its 192.168.0.5, so a local ip address is that? Yes, and every device on your network should be 192.168.0.xxx (xxx = only numbers different from others). toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-03 Thread sadexpunk
hi the virgin hub i believe is a modem/router combo. its certainly taken the place of our old modem and seperate router, and is part of an upgrade package from virgin, along with tivo box etc. no guest netwok involved. ive looked in the diagnostics as you suggest, and everything seems fine. al

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-01 Thread toby10
sadex, You have a network problem somewhere. What is this "Virgin hub"? Is it a router? Modem/router combo? Guest network involved? Go to LMS > Control Panel > Diagnostics, what is reported for ALL pings, ports, IP's?

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-09-01 Thread sadexpunk
hi, im back again unfortunately :-/ your advice has helped me so far to understand the different servers etc, but this seems to be a new problem now. as before, itll play my music, and if i switch library to mysq.com, i can play digital radio from my favourites etc. but whe i switch library to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-22 Thread toby10
pdmarquardt wrote: > . I have to go into the network settings and change over to > mysqueezebox.com whenever I want to connect to an internet radio > station, then go switch back to my library when I want to play > .mp3s... Move that "Switch to MySB.com" menu item to your Home menu, lo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-22 Thread garym
pdmarquardt wrote: > Thanks, but that's not it. I've tried re-entering both in the web > control and the control panel, and I'm sure the password is right (I've > logged into the website with it). When I try to click over to a stream, > on either the radio or the Duet, it pulls up the right str

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-21 Thread pdmarquardt
garym wrote: > that problem tells me that your local LMS does not have your > mysqueezebox.com credentials entered correctly. When you go to LMS > > SETTINGS > mysqueezebox.com tab, do you see your mysb.com username > (email)? and if so, enter your password on that page and look closely > when d

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-19 Thread garym
pdmarquardt wrote: > Actually, I do have a problem with that (not to hijack the whole > thread). I can't get internet radio when I'm connected to my library on > my local server. If I try to connect to a streaming source, my player > just freezes (doesn't matter whether it's one of my radios or

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-19 Thread pdmarquardt
garym wrote: > Maybe your wife's LMS server is version 7.7.1? OK to have multiple > servers (and just use switch library to move from one to the other). But > easier if both are using the same version of LMS (e.g., 7.7.2). > > Regarding the online LMS server (mysqueezebox.com), you are correc

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-07-09 Thread sadexpunk
well, i said id report back when it stopped working properly, so.. here i am again :-) im having the same problems again. i can play locally stored music. i go to play 6 music and it just says fetching track details and hangs. if i go back to favourites and choose onmysqueezebox,com it say

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-24 Thread sadexpunk
hmmm seem to be having problems with the server on the laptop now. the server isnt showing in the system tray. i right click the control panel in start menu and runas administrator but it keeps saying i havent got privileges etc etc much as before. says the server is running but i cant see it.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-24 Thread bpa
I think your Touch is connected to your LMS server. Just to prove that Tpuch plays the stream OK and avoiding any LMS issues, I suggest 1. Make the following URL a mysqueezebox.com Favorite and give it a unique name (e.g. Testing 6Music) so you won't mix it up with any other existing favorite. *

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-24 Thread sadexpunk
bpa wrote: > Describe your setup - model of player, wifi, server etc. > > Are you using a local LMS ? > Is your player connected to the local LMS ? > Where (LMS or Mysb.com) have you stored the 6Music favorite ? > On your Touch - check Settings/Adanced/Diagnostics/Server Info - any > thing whic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-24 Thread bpa
Describe your setup - model of player, wifi, server etc. Are you using a local LMS ? Is your player connected to the local LMS ? Where (LMS or Mysb.com) have you stored the 6Music favorite ? On your Touch - check Settings/Adanced/Diagnostics/Server Info - any thing which does not have "OK" ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-24 Thread sadexpunk
thanks chaps. ive been away and just come back now so trying again. unfortunately neither address is working!! and neithers my old favourites link either. ive checked the connection, and its fine. itll also play my music stored on laptop, so theyre talking to each other. but when i try any of

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-20 Thread bpa
sadexpunk wrote: > thanks. > > i just looked at typing that address in but couldnt find an address bar > to type it. so i typed it into 'search' on internet radio but it said > no results. Use Web interface. Mouse hover on Favorites and then click the pencil icon on the RHS. Select "New Favo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-20 Thread toby10
Internet Radio > Tune in URL > *enter or paste URL* toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94828 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-20 Thread sadexpunk
thanks. i just looked at typing that address in but couldnt find an address bar to type it. so i typed it into 'search' on internet radio but it said no results. could you tell me what i did wrong please? thanks sadexpu

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-19 Thread toby10
sadexpunk wrote: > sometimes have 2 servers running, is that a problem? and if so > why? i have LMS running on my laptop, and my wife has it on hers too, > this is the other option in the switch library.. > Not a problem at all, as long as you keep both LMS servers to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-19 Thread bpa
sadexpunk wrote: > then i go to favourites where 6 music is stored. The problem is the favorite you have stored. You need to update it. Just change it to the URL AntonioBel suggested. bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-19 Thread sadexpunk
sorry mate, not techy enough to understand that :-D what i can tell you is im connecting through the server on my laptop. the squeezebox connects to my laptops name, then i go to favourites where 6 music is stored. i select it, and thats where these messages start. id say 50% of the time it me

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-19 Thread AnthonioBEL
You could also try adding below url to your favourites and using it: BBC 6 Music - mms://wmlive-acl.bbc.co.uk/wms/bbc_ami/6music/6music_bb_live_eq1_sl0#slim:noscan=1 AnthonioBEL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-19 Thread bpa
sadexpunk wrote: > but it still came up with 'http://1.0 403 forbidden 6 music' and > 'stopped' at first. 403 message comes from the station which means BBC didn't want to service your request. If your player is playing through mysqueezebox.com then it is possible that BBC geo-ip blocking iss

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread sadexpunk
excellent (your reply, not the answer :-), thanks a lot. im getting to understand it a bit more now. any idea about the connection failures with those messages at the start? id have thought this morning would be a clean sheet with the changes i made, but it still came up with 'http://1.0 403 for

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread garym
Free spotify won't work on squeeze boxes. Free pandora will work. garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94828 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread sadexpunk
thanks, just checked and her software was indeed 7.7.1 so ive updated it. hopefully thatll stop the upgrade issues :-) as you mention spotify, can i just ask if you know why it wont work on my sytem now? i started by paying the tenner a month option for a trial period, but just found that i did

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread garym
sadexpunk wrote: > thanks mate. > > ok, just moved my switch library to home menu, so thats one job done > :-) > > youre right, i sometimes have 2 servers running, is that a problem? and > if so why? i have LMS running on my laptop, and my wife has it on hers > too, this is the other option i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread sadexpunk
thanks mate. ok, just moved my switch library to home menu, so thats one job done :-) youre right, i sometimes have 2 servers running, is that a problem? and if so why? i have LMS running on my laptop, and my wife has it on hers too, this is the other option in the switch library. as for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread toby10
Move your "Switch Library" menu item to your Home menu, then you can select exactly which library to connect to right off the bat. Do you have two LMS instances running? The upgrade loop is usually caused by the two servers (LMS on your computer and MySB.com online) being different versions. If

[SlimDevices: Touch] connection problems - whats going on?????

2012-04-18 Thread sadexpunk
always seem to have trouble getting the box to play internet radio. ill list a few things i cant explain. firstly ive always had trouble connecting automatically, but i sussed that if i press 'my music' it tries to connect to a different library. so i let it, then 'switch library' to mine. the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Connection Problems

2012-01-20 Thread tvfan
Hi, I've solved my problem. I've bought a new nas-filer (219) from QNAP. So I have now a very good streaming rate. Greetings TVFAN -- tvfan tvfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48186 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Connection Problems

2012-01-16 Thread JohnSwenson
The server and players try to find each other using a "discovery protocol" which uses UDP broadcast messages. If the firewall on the NAS blocks UDP (which is fairly common) they will never find each other. I don't know anything about that NAS so I can't help with specifics, so see if there is an

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Connection Problems

2012-01-14 Thread hjv
Hi tvfan, I have exact the same setup and face similar issues. I had a buffering problem that is why I switched to LAN connection for squeezebox. No I have same error messages as you have in the log. Were you able to fix this? regards, Henk -- hjv -

[SlimDevices: Touch] Connection Problems

2011-07-12 Thread tvfan
Hi, I'm new here in this forum and I will place here my problem with a the connection of my Squeezbox Touch and the Squeezbox Server on my QNAP NAS 109. Here are some details about the versions: Squeezebox Server: Version: 7.5.1 - r30836 @ Tue Jun 1 06:59:24 MDT 2010 Squeezbox Touch: Player-Mode