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Author: Lisa Kachold
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Subject: Re: ot: xbmc remote control
http://192.168.0.3:8080 should work?

On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Michael Havens <> wrote:

> thank you so much for helping me, Lisa.
> port 80 does not seem to be open but 8080 is. Would you recommend changing
> the port in the xbmc box to 8080 or opening 80. No matter the recomendation
> would you show me how to open ports? That brings a question.... what is the
> difference between port 8080 and port 80?
>
> ~$ nmap 192.168.0.3
> Starting Nmap 6.00 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2013-06-17 10:30 MST
> Nmap scan report for 192.168.0.3
> Host is up (0.024s latency).
> Not shown: 999 closed ports
> PORT     STATE SERVICE
> 8080/tcp open  http-proxy
> Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 12.82 seconds
>  ~$ netstat -antp
> (Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
>  will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
> Active Internet connections (servers and established)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
>       PID/Program name
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:631             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      -
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40026         0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:17500           0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2044/dropbox
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:445             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      -
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:139             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      -
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.1.1:53            0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      -
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35214         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35213         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:40022       74.125.224.214:443
>  ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:54172       74.125.224.206:443
>  ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:36723         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:36723
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35291         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:45112       108.160.162.52:80
> ESTABLISHED 2044/dropbox
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35291
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35214
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:52586       74.125.140.125:5222
> ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35213
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp6       0      0 :::631                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      -
> tcp6       0      0 :::445                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      -
> tcp6       0      0 :::139                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      -
> ~$ sudo netstat -antp
> Active Internet connections (servers and established)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
>       PID/Program name
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:631             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      4657/cupsd
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40026         0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:17500           0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2044/dropbox
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:445             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      795/smbd
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:139             0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      795/smbd
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.1.1:53            0.0.0.0:*
> LISTEN      1559/dnsmasq
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35214         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35213         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:40022       74.125.224.214:443
>  ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:54172       74.125.224.206:443
>  ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:36723         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:36723
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:35291         127.0.0.1:40876
> ESTABLISHED 2485/libnpgoogletal
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:45112       108.160.162.52:80
> ESTABLISHED 2044/dropbox
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35291
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35214
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp        0      0 192.168.0.4:52586       74.125.140.125:5222
> ESTABLISHED 1990/chromium-brows
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:40876         127.0.0.1:35213
> ESTABLISHED 2488/GoogleTalkPlug
> tcp6       0      0 :::631                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      4657/cupsd
> tcp6       0      0 :::445                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      795/smbd
> tcp6       0      0 :::139                  :::*                    LISTEN
>      795/smbd
> ~$

>
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Lisa Kachold <>wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Michael Havens <>wrote:
>>
>>> don't have a droid just an ubuntu derivative
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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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