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parrotheadcubs

Great service first of all. This may be dumb but am I able to access my content when I'm not connected to my network? Like will the iOS apps work if I'm away from home? Or do I access that through the web like I setup on the xbox one through internet explorer. Thanks.

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swhitmore

Hey, welcome to the community! 

 

You can definetly access everything outside of your home network. Have a look at this knowledge base article. Hopefully it contains everything you need. If you get stuck, let me know.

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parrotheadcubs

Well I am putting in the address correctly.  The right IP address and Port number and it's coming up as problem loading the page.  Thoughts?

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parrotheadcubs

Alright I did the port forwarding.  Created MB3 and pointed it to the IP address of the server.  Port of 8096 for both.  I go to what I think should be the site, http://ip address:8096/mediabrowser and still page not found.

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parrotheadcubs

Wow, I'm an idiot.  So I went to the remote access and got right in.  I'm so stupid.

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You just need to use the external IP address of your router.  Then the port forwarding you setup will handle getting the traffic to the MB machine.

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chef

Perhaps try adding "dashboard\index.htm" at the end of what you wrote above??

Http:\\{ip}:{port}\mediabrowser\dashboard\index.htm

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Well, did you allow traffic both ways for the server application on the server machine?

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parrotheadcubs

I may have found that I'm trying to send it to an IP address that I can't use.  Sounds like I need DNS?

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parrotheadcubs

Basically I have a non routable IP address that can't be accessed.  A 192.168.  Frankly I'm not savvy enough to know how to work around this.

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swhitmore

If you have a dynamic ip address (external), I recommend using a DNS, otherwise it will stop working everytime your external IP address changes. I use no-ip (free).

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where did you get the address from? did you try the one listed on the main page of the server dashboard?

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swhitmore

where did you get the address from? did you try the one listed on the main page of the server dashboard?

 

I think in the end he did.

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Yes that's the one I used.  Should I go a different route?

 

No, that's correct.  You've got it now.

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parrotheadcubs

Well my remote address changed that's why I couldn't access it.  Looks like I'll have to go through something like noip.com to combat this moving forward.

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swhitmore

Well my remote address changed that's why I couldn't access it.  Looks like I'll have to go through something like noip.com to combat this moving forward.

 

Yeah, that's why I suggested using a DNS ;) . Every time your external IP changes it will break. Using a DNS like no-ip will solve your issue.

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