I use DD-WRT v24-sp2 (06/12/10) mega

UPnP was DISABLED, so I ENABLED it, and rebooted the router. MMW 407 on my other machine now sees my MMW 4.1.x machine. FYI I could not find 'IGMP' in DD-WRT.

BUT: now 1609 *won't* connect EITHER, even with the start/stop/start routine - I can't get MMA to connect no matter what I do.

toyzrme wrote:And when connection fails, the "Sync Failed" message box won't dismiss - again, I have to kill it with Task Mon.

This has already been reported and using the back button allows you to leave this state.

What internet provider/router do you have? Some have settings blocking UPnP.

Both devices (MMW & MMA) have 192.168.2.x addresses (which is my home network).

I don't have any other UPnP devices to test with, but I brought up MM 4.0.7 on another PC, and it does not see the MMW 4.1.0.x server listed under "Media Servers" - is this what you mean? But then why does the above "start/stop/start" sequence work reliably? If the firewall was blocking things, it shouldn't matter that I start & stop the app - it should always be blocked, shouldn't it?

Thanks.

Update: I tried the "open MMA, open MMW, hit "sync now" on MMA and while its syncing I close MMW and re-open it" that others have had to use to get it to work, and this worked with MMW-1609. This is REPEATABLE, if done *exactly* this way.

1636 STILL DOES NOT WORK, even using this method.

However, it took ~2 minutes to sync 1 song (26MB) - I have an N wireless network. PerfMon says it's sending ~260KB/second. This is slower than USB - this should be more like 20MB/second...

MMA does not like to cancel/stop - I usually have to kill it in the Android task manager.

And when connection fails, the "Sync Failed" message box won't dismiss - again, I have to kill it with Task Mon.

Note: every time I start MMW, I get a popup from my firewall that says it wants to broadcast to 239.255.255.250 using port 1900 (SSDD) - I allow this every time. It is only after I grant that permission that the phone/MMA sees the MMW server (still using the strange start/stop/start method above).

Do you see the MMW UPnP server in MMA? If not your wifi may be on a separate network or the firewall is blocking access. If you have any other UPnP clients do they see the MMW UPnP server?

MMA connected to MMW only ONCE with 1609, NEVER with 1639.

Windows 7/x64, all the latest patches. On a Lenovo W510 w/12GB RAM.
MMW: 4.1.0.1636 & 1609 - both installed as portable, in separate directories.
MMA: 1.0.4.0127
on Galaxy Note
Android ICS 4.0.4
Debug logs sent 10:48pm Eastern May 8, 2013

I was able to get 4.1.0.1609 to connect, ONCE, but never again. Never could get 1636 to connect even once.

1609 would not connect at all. I shut down Symantec Endpoint Protection - nothing. I added MMW .exe to Windows firewall to grant local access. Nothing. I tried adding the MMW COM exe, and *that* seemed to let it connect. ONCE. Thereafter it would never connect again. MMW should be configuring these, or at least ask me if I want the rules configured.

On 1639, I could NEVER get it to connect, even once, even after configuring the firewall.

I tried doing a USB connection, it found the phone (MTP), and I enable remote sync. Nope - still could not connect wirelessly.

There seems to be no way to forget/disconnect/disable a sync server in MMA.

There is no way to do an uninstall on MMW, even though your FAQ says to do a clean install (unless you just mean wipe the directory - if so, just say so!).

You're going to need a LOT better user tooling for your users to diagnose connection problems, or you are going to suffer some painful debugging support. Better doc on how to add/remove sync servers, what each feature does (like do I need to *add* a sync server? why would I ever need that function, ie 2 sync servers on the same MM instance?) Better status notification/logging would go a long way - let me know each step it is taking - like that it found the server *machine*, even before trying to get access to the MMW library. All-or-nothing "hail Mary" communication logging is begging for things to fail in the middle - at every possible place.

MMA also seems to hang when the connection fails - which is all the time. I have to kill it through the task list.

Rebooting Android does not help.

Thanks.