Networking can be really tricky due to the fact that TCP/IP is a fairly stupid protocol does not feature any self-discovery or advertising methods. Running a system that tries to hide this from the user and also not offer any methods to automate how it should behave doesn't really help as well.
By default LMS listens on all interfaces (0.0.0.0). It is not possible for a newly connected (VPN) adapter to `steal` that. What is however possible is for the system to be given a preferred outbound interface, causing whatever output LMS generates not be able to reach your player/controller. This should not affect LAN connected systems though, unless they are accessed through their DNS name which as a rule *does* get hijacked by VPN. The most likely reason for LMS to seize being able to communicate with players and controllers while VPN is up is therefore that the VPN software actively prohibits secondary connections to the computer and of course they will have made it very difficult for you to override that. The best advice here is to get yourself a second machine to run LMS. Think something like a Pi or Cubietruck. If you shut down your main computer when you are not using it you will likely earn the costs for such a device back on your power bill within a year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gordonb3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=71050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110994 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
