Error Connecting to Server

[Jester 0]

Hi All, hope you can help a newb here....or a bewb...how you want to characterize it.

 

This is my first dive into this stuff and I am pretty excited to get it going. If this is in the wrong section, I am sorry, please move it if needed.

 

So I installed the Emby server on my laptop. Everything seems fine. I can connect through my wbe browser using the local access link and I can view my media fine with no issues.

 

I installed the Emby app on my S4 and my Fire TV.

 

They do not see the server. I tried inputting the IP address and no joy from either device. I also mucked about on my router and forwarded port 8096. Still no joy. 

 

I must be missing something and if it was a snake it would probably bite me.

 

What info do you need from me and where(if its logs)?

 

I also looked at various wiki pages and other posts but I did not see the same type of issue.

 

 

I am on Win10

I do have ESET Smart Security installed. (I did not see anything in their about anything being blocked)

Router: ASUS RT-N66U

 

One thing I havent tried yet is too disable ESET to see if thats the culprit. Might try that tonight and test.

 

 

Any and all help and suggestions is appreciated.

 

Thanks All!!

[ebr 14960]

Almost certainly the firewall.  Make sure you allow both TCP and UDP traffic to our server application and the apps should just find the server automatically.

[Jester 0]

Wow....Yup! That was it! I added it to ESET's exception list and viola! I should of thought of that! Thanks for the help!