I'm struggling to get MP2 working here on just a client/server on same machine config. I'm running Win7. The eventual goal is a dedicated server with capture cards, and a separate client.
I've had it working in ways by just faffing around with firewall rules etc, but the overall smoothness is just not there yet.
I run a 'hardened' Win7 install, so I strip back a lot of unnecessary stuff. Ie, SMB/file and printer sharing, SSDP, and just run IP4 on the network adaptor. I do run HDCP but the router always assigns the same IP. Plus it seems MP2 on a client/server machine doesn't care as the IPs are all loop back addresses.
I run a closed firewall (block in and out), and use a notifier tool (windows firewall notifier) to detect connections and then I can assign rules appropriately. It seems that the basic MP2 rules don't allow what is required on the outbound side of things. Even with everything allowed to pass (at least anything popping up as being blocked) repeated connections appear to be blocked occasionally (SSPD especially, is this needed for the single machine setup?)
I'm unsure if this is a Win7 firewall bug, but if I set a rule to allow the MP2 exes to do anything they want, the notifier still pops up with stuff like SSPD failures for given exes, despite the rule allowing them (in theory). If I set an explicit rule, sometimes it's still blocking that exact connection which is allowed by an exact rule. I'm unsure if this is just MP2 doing something weird with services rather than exes?!
Also, is mySQL traffic still a thing in MP2?
I did have MP2 at least playing TV from my capture card last night, but today it seems to not be playing ball. I did an uninstall of MP2, but it seems that uninstall doesn't uninstall everything, so all the broken config is left behind somewhere.
I've run repair, but that doesn't repair anything, it just adds a load of firewall rules that don't work.
This also means the TV won't load in the client (no TV provider available (yet)) error, and I can't add media sources (home server currently not connected).
Service Monitor says 'server status - connected to server'
Attached clients: MP2 client - my PC name
I've kinda exhausted the obvious stuff.
Is there any explicit firewall rules (I found them for MP1, but not MP2) for both in/out so I can be assured all is working as it should be on the firewall side?
I've tried disconnecting from the internet and then turning off the firewall, resetting server/client, but still no joy.
Is there any way to fully uninstall the software and config data? Or a way to reset the config data?
Does anyone run a somewhat hardened firewall with MP2? Care to share the firewall in/out rules you use to guarantee proper connectivity?
Is there a network debugging tool so you can basically look and see what's 'ok' and what isn't 'ok' so you can easily rectify the issue?
Cheers
Dave
I've had it working in ways by just faffing around with firewall rules etc, but the overall smoothness is just not there yet.
I run a 'hardened' Win7 install, so I strip back a lot of unnecessary stuff. Ie, SMB/file and printer sharing, SSDP, and just run IP4 on the network adaptor. I do run HDCP but the router always assigns the same IP. Plus it seems MP2 on a client/server machine doesn't care as the IPs are all loop back addresses.
I run a closed firewall (block in and out), and use a notifier tool (windows firewall notifier) to detect connections and then I can assign rules appropriately. It seems that the basic MP2 rules don't allow what is required on the outbound side of things. Even with everything allowed to pass (at least anything popping up as being blocked) repeated connections appear to be blocked occasionally (SSPD especially, is this needed for the single machine setup?)
I'm unsure if this is a Win7 firewall bug, but if I set a rule to allow the MP2 exes to do anything they want, the notifier still pops up with stuff like SSPD failures for given exes, despite the rule allowing them (in theory). If I set an explicit rule, sometimes it's still blocking that exact connection which is allowed by an exact rule. I'm unsure if this is just MP2 doing something weird with services rather than exes?!
Also, is mySQL traffic still a thing in MP2?
I did have MP2 at least playing TV from my capture card last night, but today it seems to not be playing ball. I did an uninstall of MP2, but it seems that uninstall doesn't uninstall everything, so all the broken config is left behind somewhere.
I've run repair, but that doesn't repair anything, it just adds a load of firewall rules that don't work.
This also means the TV won't load in the client (no TV provider available (yet)) error, and I can't add media sources (home server currently not connected).
Service Monitor says 'server status - connected to server'
Attached clients: MP2 client - my PC name
I've kinda exhausted the obvious stuff.
Is there any explicit firewall rules (I found them for MP1, but not MP2) for both in/out so I can be assured all is working as it should be on the firewall side?
I've tried disconnecting from the internet and then turning off the firewall, resetting server/client, but still no joy.
Is there any way to fully uninstall the software and config data? Or a way to reset the config data?
Does anyone run a somewhat hardened firewall with MP2? Care to share the firewall in/out rules you use to guarantee proper connectivity?
Is there a network debugging tool so you can basically look and see what's 'ok' and what isn't 'ok' so you can easily rectify the issue?
Cheers
Dave