Firewall settings for RC2 (1 Viewer)

[KevL]

TV-Server Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two 0.9.2.0
Windows Version: winxp mce2005 build 2600.xpsp080413-2111: SP3
CPU Type: Athlon 4850e
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 1000GB
Memory: 4GB DDR2
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Bios F4
Video Card: onboard HD3200
Video Card Driver: Catlayst 8.4
Sound Card: Onboard Realtek
Sound Card AC3: optical SPDIF out
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5532
1. TV Card: Blackgold BTG 3540 6in1
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T x 2 , DVB-S x 2
1. TV Card Driver: 6.0.0.25
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Pure Video with HW acceleration
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3Filter 1.46
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 1.7.0.0
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Digital Terrestrial, Multisat motorised system
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion
Cooling: Zalmann (huge copper thing)
Power Supply: 320W Antec Fusion
Remote: Harmony via USB UIRT
TV: Pioneer PDP508
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI


Hi

In order to get RC2 TV working I have to disable XP firewall during installation and after installation.

RC1 ran fine with 4 firewall exceptions for

MP
MP TVServer
MS SQL (TCP)
MS SQL (UDP)

These excpetions remain but presumably RC2 needs different settings?

What additional settings are required for RC2?


Kev

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

In order to get RC2 TV working I have to disable XP firewall during installation and after installation.

Strange, suggest custom install where you can select to not configure firewall if it is turned off.

XP\Vista firewall has a habit of suddenly not adding programs to exceptions (nice little box telling you to allow\deny) which stops appearing for whatever reason

 

[KevL]

Are RC2 firewall settings different from RC1 settings?


If so, what settings should I manually apply to fix this issue?


Kev

 

[KevL]

Really struggling here.


I have reread the info re firewall in the wiki.


MP RC2 installation had not correctly configured my XP firewall (if the wiki is correct).

I have added exceptions for the SQL server. These were missing.

from the wiki: Note: a smaller range of UDP ports can usually be used (typically 6970-6999).

Do I really have to manually add 29 of UDP ports for the TV Sever?

Is the wiki correct?

I dont remember my previous firewall settings having 29 UDP port exceptions for the TV server for RC1 and it seemed to work.




Kev