Marc_G 92 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi folks, I think I messed something up. Please help me fix it. My HTPC hosts the MB Server and MB Classic. IT's downstairs. I do most of my "work" on the upstairs PC (call it the Desktop). I had copied the MBServer dashboard page: http://localhost:8096/mediabrowser/dashboard/dashboard.html and edited it so I could use the link from the Desktop to log into the dashboard for the server residing on the HTPC. I edited it to look like this, using HTPC as a placeholder for the real computer name: http://HTPC:8096/mediabrowser/dashboard/dashboard.html This used to work just fine in IE or Chrome from the Desktop... it would call the dashboard right up. This morning I was logged onto the dashboard and it said it needed to apply a server update. I let it do so, and since then have not been able to connect to the dashboard from my desktop. Still works fine if I'm at the HTPC itself... MB Server is up and running and MB Classic working fine. Should I be using a different way to connect to the dashboard / server config when I administer it remotely? Thanks Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution CBers 6770 Posted October 16, 2013 Solution Share Posted October 16, 2013 Substitute localhost for the actual IP address of the PC hosting MB3 server. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Substitute localhost for the actual IP address of the PC hosting MB3 server. Or machine name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mboehler 94 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Can you PING your HTPC from your Desktop computer? Can you browse to it over your network? Perhaps the problem doesn't have anything to do with MB Server and just happened to appear at the same time you upgraded MB Server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc_G 92 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi guys, Putting in the IP address resolved the issue. In my case, it's 192.168.1.4. Not sure why the actual machine name doesn't work now, because it used to (the machine name is Hometheater-PC). It worked up until a server upgrade, then failed since then, immediately after the server upgrade. No problems pinging it or browsing using machine name. Odd. But I've hardcoded the IP address into the shortcut and made a favorite. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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