Both TVersity and the DLink software will work on another computer, but will not on the set-up I want to use. Firewalls off, player and computer seem to communicate but can't find media server, etc.
By: Laszlo, 6-APR-2006 15:50 (DD/MM/YY)
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No not at all.
TVersity is a server running on your pc and you dont need a internet connection - your laptop and your the dsm320 need to be on the same network ie the dsm320 is just like a pc it needs a ip address or dchp, firewall access etc. check your dsm320 network setup.
see the tversity forums
2.1. My Media Hub does not detect the Tversity Media Server
Try the following possible solutions in the order they are listed until the problem is solved:
- Make sure the TVersity Media Server is running i.e. the Windows service that corresponds to it, is started. The easiest way to do it is to go to the start menu and choose "TVersity Tools -> Start TVersity Media Server" option from the TVersity menu. This should open a black window in which the progress of the starting operation will be displayed. If it starts successfully then you most likely have solved your problem. If it says that the server was already running please check the other possible solutions below. If starting the service seems to fail please refer to the next question in this FAQ which deals with problems in getting the media server to start as a service.
- Make sure that the Windows Firewall (and any other personal firewall installed on your computer) does not block the media server from accpeting incoming connections. This is a very common problem so please take the time to check this issue. You will need to make sure that the executable MediaServer.exe located under the installation folder of the software (c:\Program Files\TVersity\Media Server by default) is allowed to accept incoming connections on port 41952 (it is not necessary to specify the port on most personal firewalls).
- Make sure you are not runnung two or more instances of the software on some computers in your home network. This is currently not supported , i.e. there should be only one copy of the software running on your network. TIP: If your content is located on multiple computers, you can use the TVersity Media Server to share content on network drives as long as you follow the instructions here.
- Some media hubs do not allow you to choose which media server to use and therefore you first need to terminate the media server you were using before and only then will the media hub be able to identify the TVersity Media Server, please make sure no other media server software is running.
- Make sure that no other program is listening on port 41952 (this is the port used by the TVersity Media Server). Currently it is not possible to configure a different port, but this will be possible in future versions.
- If the computer running the media server has more than one network interface, you need to make sure that the the TCP binding order on your machine is such that the network interface on which it is supposed to communicate with the media hub appears first. Here is how to do that:
- Goto to the Windows Start menu and slect Setting / Network Connections (alternatively open the Network Connections icon from the Windows control panel). This should open a window titled Network Connections.
- In this window go to the main menu and select Advanced / Advanced Settings. This should open a window titled Advanced Settings.
- In this window make sure the Adapters and Bindings tab is selected. Inside this tab under Connections change the order of the network interfaces such that the one you need is first and then click OK.
- Now restart the media server and check if the problem is solved.
- Make sure your router allows multicast traffic and allows UPNP. Some routers block certain types of multicast traffuic or UPNP traffic over a wireles connection even when they are configured not to do so, therefore try using a wired connection (at least for testing purposes) and see if it helps.
- Frequent disconnections in your home network could cause errors with some media hubs from which they cannot recover without a reboot. Try rebooting your media hub (or shutting it off and then turning it back on) and see if the problem persists
- Try putting the media hub in media server search mode and then restart the TVersity Media Server from the Windows start menu or from the GUI.
- Try to reboot your computer and your router.