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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: ot: xbmc remote control
yep.... it was a charm. thank you so much.
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Lisa Kachold <>wrote: 

> 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~(-:
>>
>>
>> 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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