MP1 not entering standby (1 Viewer)

[HTPCSourcer]

I could not find any documentation about such port settings on the server side to allow the PS communication. Also the setup routine does not appear to provide such settings, but I may of course be wrong here.

 

[mm1352000]

What I did was to expand the existing incoming rule to include 31457 and 31458. Do we also need an outbound rule?

I assume the PS communication is bi-directional, so you would need both incoming and outgoing exceptions on both client and server.

 

[mm1352000]

I could not find any documentation about such port settings on the server side to allow the PS communication. Also the setup routine does not appear to provide such settings, but I may of course be wrong here.

I'd sooner trust the code. It's very clear.
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...lugins/PowerScheduler/PowerScheduler.cs#L1616
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...cheduler.Interfaces/RemotePowerControl.cs#L79
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...SchedulerClientPlugin/PowerScheduler.cs#L1495

 

[HTPCSourcer]

I'd sooner trust the code. It's very clear.

It certainly is. I do think though that we look at a bug, or rather an omission, in terms of the installer not setting the PS firewall rules on the server side.

I defined an outgoing rule for the two ports on the server with the result that the message Cannot signal client activity to remote TvServer disappears in the log.
Unfortunately this changes nothing to the fact that MP still does not enter standby if controlled by Windows.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

I defined an outgoing rule for the two ports on the server with the result that the message Cannot signal client activity to remote TvServer disappears in the log.

Unfortunately the latest logs show the Cannot signal client activity again.

 

[mm1352000]

Like I said, you'll need inbound rules too. In this specific case the client PS plugin is trying to notify the server PS plugin that the client is active. That requires at least an outbound rule on the client and an inbound rule on the server.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

There is another inbound rule MediaPortal TV Server Remote, which by default is opening port 554 and 31456.

I had appended 31457 and 31458 to it, at least I thought I did. When I looked at the rule again, the two ports had disappeared. I added them back and made sure that I saved everything and closed the firewall dialogue on the server. Client/Server PS communication is now OK.

 

[HTPCSourcer]

A month later I am having trouble again putting the client to sleep. So I set the screen saver to 1 min and standby to 2 min in Windows power settings and also defined 60 sec for MediaPortal's idle timer

• When on desktop the computer is correctly entering standby
• With MediaPortal running the PC is staying on
  • powercfg -requests shows nothing

Log taken ~10 min after system started to be idle. Given the fact that at Windows level the standby is working, I wonder what in MediaPortal could be preventing the process now.

 

[mm1352000]

I don't see any reason for the PC to be staying on.
Does the same happen when all plugins are disabled (ie. Watchdog option 1)?
Are you sure you haven't enabled the PS "only allow standby when on home window" option?

 

[HTPCSourcer]

I don't see any reason for the PC to be staying on.

Me neither

Does the same happen when all plugins are disabled (ie. Watchdog option 1)?

I have not tried that yet. Will do it tomorrow.

Are you sure you haven't enabled the PS "only allow standby when on home window" option?

Absolutely!

For the time being I have enabled the "Force standby" option again, which is working.