Can't remote access TwonkyServer

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hawikoeln
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Can't remote access TwonkyServer

Post by hawikoeln » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:56 am

I've set all relevant settings in Twonkys INI-file - at least I think so. But I can't access my Twonky server from remote locations. All links were translated into local IP address (e.g. http://myaccount.dyndns.org:9000 ends in http://192.168.178.32:9000). My router is set correct:

# enable https remote connections
enabletls=0

# dynamic dns prefix for remote access, including http://
dyndns=http://myaccount.dyndns.org

# access to web config pages, 0 for denied, 1 for local only, 2 for open
enableweb=2

# http server port for remote access
httpremoteport=9000

# enable remote access
remoteaccess=1

# flash as default media browser for remote access
remoteaccessflash=0

Any help is highly appreciated because I would like to buy a license soon.

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Re: Can't remote access TwonkyServer

Post by Twonky_Rick » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:14 pm

You've probably already seen this, but there are some suggestions here to consider:

http://www.twonkyforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 646#p32846

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Re: Can't remote access TwonkyServer

Post by Shockmaindave » Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:18 am

Here are a couple things that I've done. I've been able to access Twonky through Plug Player and Firefox over the web and am looking forward to Twonky .

Try adding the port number to your dyndns line:
dyndns=http://yoursubdomain.dyndns.org:2345

(EDIT: I just found on phibertron's excellent twonky .ini guide, he says NOT to add the port number here. I'd pay more attention to him than to me on this one.)

I think that the :9000 port is reserved for LAN usage. I could be totally wrong about that and don't care. Use a different series of four digits that are easy to remember.

Duplicate that port number on the httpremoteport line.
httpremoteport=2345

I hope that helps. Twonky is a good program, even if it's frustrating at times.

Dave

hawikoeln
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Re: Can't remote access TwonkyServer

Post by hawikoeln » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:07 am

It's working now. Thanks to you all.

First of all I had to include the port in the dyndns URL. After that everything worked as expected.

In addition I changed the remote port from 9000 to 9100. It worked with 9000 even with remote access - but it was slower.

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Re: Can't remote access TwonkyServer

Post by Twonky_Rick » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:08 pm

Great news. Glad we were able to help. :D

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