Media Server

[Josh Coffman]

Craig Brooksby <rcbrxb at gmail.com> 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
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