>From other threads I see that you are running LMS on a PC. In this case ignore that status you were describing, its regarding the internal server, which you do NOT want running if you are running an external server.
The Squeezebox system has a "discovery protocol" where both servers and players broadcast messages trying to find each other. If these brodcasts do not make it through your network the player and server may not see each other. This situation can be caused by a firewall either in the computer running LMS or in your router. The broadcasts use a different protocol than the actual music streaming, so its definitely possible to have the discovery messages blocked but still have music play. Do the Touch and server never find each other or do they sometimes connect and sometimes not? If they never see each other then you might have a firewall issue. If they sometimes see each other, but sometimes don't, then it is probably a network issue, particularly if you are connecting with WiFi. Particulalry with WiFi sometimes the Touch doesn't get an IP address from your router, and then it can't talk to anything. If you get into a situation where it can't talk to anything check to see if it has an IP address on your network. You can find this under setup->advanced->diagnostics. Most home routers use a addresses that look something like 192.168.1.153, if the Touch's address looks significantly different, it might not be getting one from the router. At this point the best thing is to give us as much information as possible about your setup such as: what computer type is the server running on, what OS it has (Windows 7, XP etc), how is the computer connected to the router, how is the Touch connected to the router, any other network hardware (switches, wireless access points etc). When does the "can't talk to anything" happen, all the time, just once in while, it works after a reboot but then stops after some amount of time, only when switching from an internet radio station or any other pertinent information about the problem such as it works fine except when you are popping popcorn in the microwave (don't laugh, it happens). The more information we have the easier it is to try and track things down. Thanks, John S. -- JohnSwenson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92932 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
