billybuck wrote: > First, I'm thrilled with Chromecast Bridge because it finally gives me a > way to cast replaygained, (relatively), lossless files to CC devices. > However, with a Chromecast TV, I noticed that if I password-protect the > LMS server, I instantly lose metadata and just see "Casting from LMS" as > if I was in flow mode. The pic and title onscreen are important to me > because we often play music at parties, and it lets people see what > they're listening to. > > I had to start using password protection because I opened up the LMS > ports to the WAN so that I could use the local player function on iPeng > when I'm out of the house. From the iPeng forums, it looks like this is > a pretty popular feature and will continue to be developed in the > future, so I'm sure I'm not the only one that will be in this > predicament. > > Is there any way to hardcore a user/pass string that gets sent to the CC > bridge so that we don't lose metadata, or possibly a workaround at the > LMS sever level that doesn't require the login if the CC device is on > the LAN? I'd love to see this as a feature in future releases of the CC > Bridge. > > Either way, it's odd that it lets the music stream pass to the CC, but > blocks the metadata.
The helper needs to access LMS using the Command Line Interface (CLI) to gather metadata and then forward them to the CC. When you use a password, the CLI access is denied and I do not (and will not) support using a password, so you'll miss a lot of capabilities, especially metadata. Having said that, I strongly advise against opening an unsecure WAN port. The password of LMS has no security, see https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107165-IMPORTANT-Stop-forwarding-your-LMS-ports-to-the-internet! LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603, JBL OnBeat, XBoxOne, XBMC, Foobar2000, ShairPortW, JRiver 21, 2xChromecast Audio, Chromecast v1 and v2, , Pi B3, B2, Pi B+, 2xPi A+, Odroid-C1, Odroid-C2, Cubie2, Yamaha WX-010, AppleTV 4, Airport Express, GGMM E5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ philippe_44's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17261 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104614 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
