Hey - that wasn't too hard! I added a section after "Creating a Music Library" and before "Experiment with SoftSqueeze" since IIRC if your firewall isn't configured you can't even run SoftSqueeze. If I'm wrong about that, it could be put after the SoftSqueeze section and before the "Setting up a Network" section.
I added the following text. I tried to keep it simple: "Configuring a Firewall If you're using a firewall (and you should), make sure your SlimServer has access to your network. Note that simple firewalls may not use trusted addresses. In that case, skip to the program permissions. Most routers are set up to hand out IP addresses automatically via something called DHCP. Go into your router's administration web page to find out if DHCP is active and what range of IP addresses it passes out. Enter this range as a "trusted" range in your firewall. If you've set up your router to use static IP addresses, enter the Squeezebox's static address in your firewall as a trusted address. Then examine the program or application permissions in your firewall. Most firewalls will list programs that have previously tried to access the network. SlimServer should be on this list if you've run it once. Make sure you set it to allow access - it may be set to "ask" or "deny" - change this to "allow". You want to set it to allow in/out access and to act as a server. Details on configuring your firewall depends on the specific firewall you use, but the idea is always the same." ceejay wrote: > Mark Lanctot Wrote: > >>I was going to say this info is probably in the >>beginner's guide wiki: >> >>http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuide >> >>but it's not! No mention of firewalls at all, >>unless it's in a linked subpage. I'd like to >>contribute, but I've never edited a wiki before. >>Looks a little intimidating. >> >> > > > There is a VERY short summary in the > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToNetworks page. I > didn't put any more in there because (a) my knowledge here is weak and > (b) there is some stuff about this in the Owners Guide. > > However there is certainly scope for expansion, so if you feel so > inclined, please dive in. Don't be intimidated - just click "edit" at > the bottom of the page, it is VERY simple. > > Regards > > Ceejay > > -- ___________________________________ Mark Lanctot ___________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
