Single Seat Firewall Problem: TV Service (1 Viewer)

[ChairmanMao]

This is regarding MP1.6 running on Win8.1 64 bit, single seat. I did a standard installation, so I presume the requisite firewall changes were made.

I am able to connect to, and preview channels from, an HDHomeRun Prime. I was also able to set up ScheduleDirect as a program guide. I believe I've followed all the instructions in the setup wiki.

However, when I launch MediaPortal and try to access the program guide I'm told that the connection with the TVService was lost, and that a firewall port (something north of 30000, as I recall) needs to be opened. I've verified that the TVService is running.

I suppose I could just open the specified port...but it seems weird to open a firewall port so that two programs on the same machine can talk to each other. So I wonder if something else is going on. Does the ScheduleDirect plug in need a port opened?

 

[mm1352000]

Hello again

This is regarding MP1.6 running on Win8.1 64 bit, single seat. I did a standard installation, so I presume the requisite firewall changes were made.

This assumes that you're not running any third party firewalls. The installer does attempt to create the required firewall rules for the Windows Firewall automatically... but it is possible W8.1 has changed things up a little and the exceptions weren't correctly applied.

I am able to connect to, and preview channels from, an HDHomeRun Prime. I was also able to set up ScheduleDirect as a program guide. I believe I've followed all the instructions in the setup wiki.

Great.

However, when I launch MediaPortal and try to access the program guide I'm told that the connection with the TVService was lost, and that a firewall port (something north of 30000, as I recall) needs to be opened.

If it is port 31456 then it is legitimate. MediaPortal communicates with TV Server on port 31456.

I suppose I could just open the specified port...but it seems weird to open a firewall port so that two programs on the same machine can talk to each other. So I wonder if something else is going on.

MediaPortal and TV Server communicate using .NET remoting. This is the same whether they're running on the same PC or different PCs. Consistency makes the code simpler. So, as above: this is legitimate and normal for MediaPortal on a single-seat install.

Does the ScheduleDirect plug in need a port opened?

It will need access to the internet to download your guide data... but it downloads the data in the background, not when you go to view the program guide. So to be clear, the firewall alert is not triggered by the SchedulesDirect plugin.

mm

 

[ChairmanMao]

Copying and pasting the command line firewall rules from http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/11_Preparing_Your_System/Firewall_Settings into a bat file and running it as administrator solved the problem. Looks like there's a glitch in the install routines. Thanks!

 

[HomeY]

MediaPortal communicates with TV Server on port 31456.

I thought that was only needed for connection from outside the network (As the Wiki states).
If this is incorrect, then we need to adjust the Wiki.

 

[mm1352000]

MediaPortal communicates with TV Server on port 31456.

I thought that was only needed for connection from outside the network (As the Wiki states).
If this is incorrect, then we need to adjust the Wiki.

If the wiki says that then the wiki is wrong.

 

[HomeY]

If the wiki says that then the wiki is wrong.

TNX for confirming, i'll update Wiki.
I assume DeployTool needs an update then also, because it does not open this port.

 

[Sebastiii]

Copying and pasting the command line firewall rules from http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/11_Preparing_Your_System/Firewall_Settings into a bat file and running it as administrator solved the problem. Looks like there's a glitch in the install routines. Thanks!

We can add port in firewall but i would like to know if you remove your port / reinstall installer with : 'run as administrator...'
Does it ok ?

 

[Sebastiii]

I just installed MP + TVServer on clean Win8.1 (UAC enable)
Tvservice / setuptv / Mediaportal are added in firewall for any port and all works.