Redrum wrote: > I don't think I have a solution for you, perhaps others with more > knowledge of the details will, but I do have allot of experience > struggling to get the receiver and controllers to work. with a PC as LMS > (I now have PiCore). So, I have a few thoughts. It sounds to me like you > have network or internet problems. > > First, and I am not sure it did anything useful, maybe more of a ritual, > I would turn everything off, and turn things on in this order - modem > router, PC, SB's > > Check your internet connection - can you get to websites? > > Have you tried running squeezelite or squeezelite-x on your PC? This > would tell you that everything is up and running with LMS, your ISP, > etc. If you are not familiar: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108550-Announce-Squeezelite-X&highlight=squeezelite-x > > For your connection about "connect using squeezebox" You can connect the > Duet (controller and receiver combo) three ways: > 1) All wireless - both controller and receiver connect to wireless > network > 2) Hybrid - this is yours, receiver to internet, controller to your > wireless network > 3) Bridged - use when you don't have a wireless network - receiver to > ethernet, controller needs wireless of some sort, so the receiver acts > as a bridge to the controller > https://www.logitech.com/images/pdf/userguides/eng/Logitech_Squeezebox_Duet-ENG.pdf > (see page 13) > > Not sure why it would give you the option sometimes and not others, but > perhaps if you can connect via "connect using squeezebox" and not > through your wireless, that would tell you your wireless is down? Then > your controller communicates with LMS through your receiver. > > You say you are not using wireless, but remember, you are, the > controller is, in Hybrid mode. > > That's the best I have for now. Remember, these (sometimes) flaky > receivers must not defeat us! :) > > Jim Thanks for all this, I will work my way through.
Some clarifications: I have a bridged connection. I don't have wifi. How does that affect your analysis? Also, I always connect using squeezebox, since I don't have wifi. All my internet is working well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ basslover's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38572 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111743 _______________________________________________ Duet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/duet
