Toys7505 8 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hello everyone - I currently have MB3 Server installed on one of my HTPC's. I know the web address - xx.x.x.xx:8096/mediabrowser but am unable to access from outside my home network. I only get an error message saying "page can't be displayed" - What am I doing wrong? Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8351 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Have you port forwarded port 8096 in yourrouter to your server? Edited October 16, 2014 by Happy2Play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Have you port forwarded port 8096 in yourrouter to your server? I am going to say "No" to that - is that what may be causing my issue? If so, steps involved for this? Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8351 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 This guide should help. http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/1563-port-forwarding-a-guide/?hl=portforward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 This guide should help. http://mediabrowser.tv/community/index.php?/topic/1563-port-forwarding-a-guide/?hl=portforward /\ Thanks! I'll look at this when i get home........... Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Ok well I have the port open - 8096 on my modem/router, I open the MB3 android app on 4gLTE connection, I can see my movies through MB Server on my HTPC but when I select any movie, ALL I get is a splash screen of the movie and a spinning wheel in the middle - Nothing Happens........confused?!?!?!?! Any suggestions? Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjaninja 539 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 So spinning wheel when u browse movie details...or when u play a movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 So spinning wheel when u browse movie details...or when u play a movie? Spinning wheel only when trying to play a movie, I can browse through movie details........... Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 well, I have done some additional testing (made sure of a static IP address and port 8096 open) - looking at Windows Task Manager, my CPU usage is "pegged" at 100% which might be causing MB3 App to not play movies outside my home network. Inside my home network, I can play movies using the MB3 App and CPU Usage hovers around 95-100%. Seems like its transcoding everything - How do I get it to stop doing that? Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14955 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Well, from outside your network it will pretty much have to stream everything. From inside your network, if you are using one of the TV apps (MBT/MBC) then be sure you defined your library with UNC paths that those machines can access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys7505 8 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Well, from outside your network it will pretty much have to stream everything. From inside your network, if you are using one of the TV apps (MBT/MBC) then be sure you defined your library with UNC paths that those machines can access. Yes. I have the correct UNC paths to access my test movie folder by other PC's or Devices. Toys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saitoh183 137 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I'm guessing that since you use unc path, your media is not one same machine as your media? If so you should try making the path of your Transcoding folder a unc path as well. That is what I had to do for people to view from outside the network... Just an idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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