Options for controlling LMS

[d6jg]

That is better!

Now before we go fixing the IP address on the Ethernet can you please test that your phone can see Material at http://192.168.1.125:9000/material and that it can control and play music via the WiiM

 

[AlanB]

That is better!

Now before we go fixing the IP address on the Ethernet can you please test that your phone can see Material at http://192.168.1.125:9000/material and that it can control and play music via the WiiM

I can see Material Skin on my phone, it can control the music, but the music counter only goes to 1 second before resetting to 0 seconds

There is a warning triangle on the address bar, which states that the URL is insecure. See attached photo.

 

[d6jg]

On your actual PC that is running LMS can you do this in either Chrome or Edge - http://localhost:9000/material

Does it do the same ?

 

[d6jg]

I should have added that the warning triangle is nothing to worry about but the failure to play is

 

[d6jg]

If you do all of these on your PC do any of them work and music plays?

http://localhost:9000/material

http://192.168.1.125:9000/material

http://192.168.1.64:9000/material

 

[AlanB]

On your actual PC that is running LMS can you do this in either Chrome or Edge - http://localhost:9000/material

Does it do the same ?

No, it says the sure cannot be reached, localhost refused to connect.

See photo.

 

[AlanB]

If you do all of these on your PC do any of them work and music plays?

unfurl="true"]http://192.168.1.125:9000/material[/URL

This connects but again the music timebar alternates between 0 and 1 second.

 

[AlanB]

If you do all of these on your PC do any of them work and music plays?

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http://192.168.1.64:9000/material

Again it says it can't connect.

 

[d6jg]

No, it says the sure cannot be reached, localhost refused to connect.

See photo.

Try again with the correct URL

http://localhost:9000/material - you have :900

 

[d6jg]

I think you will find that all 3 URLs will do the same.

What is this telling us?
LMS is running correctly on your PC but as music isn't playing it is one of two things.
1. The music on your PC has moved since LMS last scanned for content i.e. it can read the database but cannot play because the music file is no longer where it thinks it is or perhaps doesn't have the correct access. Usually you see a "file not found" error message.
2. LMS cannot connect to the WiiM properly.

Can you please temporarily turn off your Windows firewall and retry all 3 URLs on your PC

 

[d6jg]

If you do all of these on your PC do any of them work and music plays?

http://localhost:9000/material

http://192.168.1.125:9000/material

http://192.168.1.64:9000/material

NOTE
If you have this forum open on your PC you can actually click on these links above and they should load

 

[AlanB]

NOTE
If you have this forum open on your PC you can actually click on these links above and they should load

Thanks, sorry to be such a pain. All three links work and take me to material. I have temporarily turned off the firewall but in each case the sound bar alternates between 0 and 1 second.

I am currently rescanning my music, but I don't think this will help because I haven't added anything to my library for over a year.

Ill try again when the library has rescanned and let you know what happens.

 

[d6jg]

Thanks, sorry to be such a pain. All three links work and take me to material. I have temporarily turned off the firewall but in each case the sound bar alternates between 0 and 1 second.

I am currently rescanning my music, but I don't think this will help because I haven't added anything to my library for over a year.

Ill try again when the library has rescanned and let you know what happens.

You are not being a pain

Would I be correct in assuming that the WiiM Pro is connected by WiFi?

 

[AlanB]

Library rescanned, tried with and without firewall enabled but no change, the time bar still alternates between 0 and 1 second.

 

[AlanB]

You are not being a pain

Would I be correct in assuming that the WiiM Pro is connected by WiFi?

Yes, it is too far from the router to use an ethernet cable.

 

[d6jg]

Yes, it is too far from the router to use an ethernet cable.

See direct message

 

[Brantome]

Got to the bottom of this?

 

[simbun]

Got to the bottom of this?

He's told him offline to install MinimServer to see if that works

 

[d6jg]

He's told him offline to install MinimServer to see if that works

It is a combination of problems but the networking one is resolved. I’m going to speak with Alan in a traditional way but I doubt it will involve installing MinimServer.

 

[AlanB]

Got to the bottom of this?

d6jg is going to phone me to help me resolve the issue.