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Author: Lisa Kachold
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Subject: Re: ot: xbmc remote control
Mike,

On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> don't have a droid just an ubuntu derivative
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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You need to troubleshoot the networking issues.

In OSI troubleshooting, the issue will always be on either side of where
you are experiencing the issue.

So, you want to verify that the ports are open.

I like using a tool called nmap for that (although nc/netstat will also do
this):

yum install nmap

nmap $IPADDRESS

netstat -antp

Is port 80 running?


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> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Lisa Kachold <>wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>>
>>> this is strange! the first url was supposed to be:
>>> http://lifehacker.com/5501010/enhance-your-xbmc-experience-with-remote-controls-for-any-device
>>> and the second was an image that is in the first:
>>> http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ixzpye9x9e7jpg/ku-medium.jpg
>>>
>>> as such my post reads:
>>>
>>> I am trying to make it so that I can control my xbmc box from my laptop.
>>> I followed the directions here:
>>> http://lifehacker.com/5501010/enhance-your-xbmc-experience-with-remote-controls-for-any-device but
>>> when I type in the xbmc server's IP,
>>> http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ixzpye9x9e7jpg/ku-medium.jpg does not
>>> appear but rather the 'website may be down' error appears. What am I doing
>>> wrong? (both the laptop and xbmc server run an ubuntu derivative) (a
>>> firewall is not running)
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>> I would go back over your HTTP settings and then run an nmap from another
>> local system or your android to verify that port 80 is actually open.
>>
>> If the error says there is nothing answering there is nothing answering!
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Lisa Kachold <>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't see the website might be down:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Michael Havens <>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> aren't you proud of me..... I did the ot thing! lol
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to make it so that I can control my xbmc box from my
>>>>> laptop. I followed the directions here: http://tinyurl.com/lwsdkjr but
>>>>> when I type in the xbmc server's IP, http://tinyurl.com/kl56lwn does
>>>>> not appear but rather the 'website may be down' error appears. What am I
>>>>> doing wrong? (both the laptop and xbmc server run an ubuntu derivative) (a
>>>>> firewall is not running)
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the redirect I get when I click on your second tinyurl.comlink:
>>>>
>>>> http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ixzpye9x9e7jpg/ku-medium.jpg
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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