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Old 08-17-2015, 12:54 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by dbender54 View Post
I ended up uninstalling the current version of Calibre, since all of this took place after I "upgraded". I re-installed the prior version, which I luckily still had in the recycle bin. I found, though, that initially the Content Server IP address was still reported as 127.0.0.1. So I went into the Preferences-->Tweaks and looked for the tweak mentioned regarding the interface and changed the '0.0.0.0' to my Calibre server's internal IP address, restarted the Calibre server, and it now shows the proper internal IP address and port number.
Huh. The only code change this version that touched the server is https:///github.com/kovidgoyal/calib...d18e64a09cde85 and I can't imagine why that would break things.

The fact that an old version still didn't do the trick would imply something changed on your system.

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The proof of the 'fix' is that I could connect to the Content Server with my phone using Calibre Companion and see/browse the library. The one thing in this dialog box I don't understand is the prompt for Wi-Fi to be on. I'm not sure why it should matter whether Wi-Fi is on since I'm not connecting through my internal network, unless it is presuming that the device is a solely non cellular connection.
Because most people don't have use port forwarding with a dynamic DNS service, which means they need to connect via LAN, which means a cellular connection won't be able to see the server.
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