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Author: Josh Coffman
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Subject: Re: Media Server


Craig Brooksby <> wrote: Here's a newbie question:

I installed slimserver on my Mepis box, and am able to stream MP3s to
other computers on my home network, on port 9000. Very slick.
(http://slimdevices.com/)

Naturally, I want to play my music at work. I am a Cox customer. My
media player should be able to connect to http://my.ip.add.ress:9000
from my office desktop -- right? Can't do it.

I know I'm on DHCP. As long as my Mepis box is running, it should
hold onto that IP address. Right?

I suppose this means my office, or Cox, or both, have that port
blocked? Or am I just stumbling in the dark?

If anyone else has installed slipserver, or has other insight, please chime in.

Craig
things that could be stopping you:
- your home nat/firewall
- your mepis box firewall (probably not if it works on you lan, unless you have a rule that allows local net access but block non-local ip's)
- your office firewall (happens to me a lot)
- cox rules.

I don't think it's cox. they mostly block http ports to prevent people from hosting sites on their home server.

Do you have a firewall/nat? Does it have port 9000 open? (may need to specify you mepis' box's ip if you have a typical consumer cable router like me)

If it's your office firewall, you'll have to find a port they don't block.





Shin zen ni rei
-j
Registered Linux user number 403109

        
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