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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1302689" data-attributes="member: 141969">As Winston Churchill said:Networking is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.Some random thoughts:(1) The server system must have a static IP address.(2) Can you connect from the remote client system to the server system using a drive letter in Windows? If you cannot, you should fix this first.(3) Have you defined a logon password for the server system? If you don't have one, the remote client will not be able to connect (see (2) above). The password is for initial boot up -- you don't need to define a password for wake from sleep or hibernation.(4) When MP1 is installed, a Windows firewall pop-up appears. This appears again on first use of &quot;TV Server Config&quot;. Make sure that you deselect the setting that allows access from public networks. Windows imposes much more strict rules for public networks, to protect you from intrusion, but you don't need that on a home network.(5) Are you using a non-Microsoft firewall or antivirus programme?&nbsp; If you are, you may need to define MP as a programme that is allowed through the firewall. The Windows built-in firewall/antivirus should already have been set (see (4) above).(6) Are the server and remote client the same version of MP, and also the same bitness (i.e. both 32-bit or both 64-bit)?&nbsp;(7) MP1 does not have an icon in the system tray for the server or client. To confirm that TV Server is running, you can use the Windows &quot;Services&quot; panel (look for the service called &quot;TV Service&quot;). However, MP does have an icon for the utility that allows MP to start using the START button on a Windows MCE RC6 remote control.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1302689, member: 141969"] As Winston Churchill said: [INDENT][I]Networking is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.[/I][/INDENT] Some random thoughts: (1) The server system must have a static IP address. (2) Can you connect from the remote client system to the server system using a drive letter in Windows? If you cannot, you should fix this first. (3) Have you defined a logon password for the server system? If you don't have one, the remote client will not be able to connect (see (2) above). The password is for initial boot up -- you don't need to define a password for wake from sleep or hibernation. (4) When MP1 is installed, a Windows firewall pop-up appears. This appears again on first use of "TV Server Config". Make sure that you [B]deselect[/B] the setting that allows access from public networks. Windows imposes much more strict rules for public networks, to protect you from intrusion, but you don't need that on a home network. (5) Are you using a non-Microsoft firewall or antivirus programme? If you are, you may need to define MP as a programme that is allowed through the firewall. The Windows built-in firewall/antivirus should already have been set (see (4) above). (6) Are the server and remote client the same version of MP, and also the same bitness (i.e. both 32-bit or both 64-bit)? (7) MP1 does not have an icon in the system tray for the server or client. To confirm that TV Server is running, you can use the Windows "Services" panel (look for the service called "TV Service"). However, MP does have an icon for the utility that allows MP to start using the START button on a Windows MCE RC6 remote control. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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