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The same Mac that runs Calibre also runs Plex. The Mac has both wired and wireless interfaces, though it's only being connected to thru the wired interface. For Plex (running on the Mini) , the port forward from the router is to a port in the range of 32000, while for Calibre, it's in the 2000 range. There's a Synology server on the same network with various port forwards for the different services in use there, but none of those are conflicting with the Mac Mini. This is a Uverse Gateway, so though I can do the forwarding I need, some ports are dedicated to their use (like 80 and 8080).
When I Iinitially installed Calibre, in the Connect/Share it showed the internal actual IP of the Mac and the port I assigned. I was able to connect to the Content Server using Calibre Companion. Once iIinstalled the update though, the Connect/Share showed the loopback address for the Content server and nothing I did (turning sharing off/on, restarting the program, restarting the computer), changed that. I could always connect to the Web interface of the server using the external address and port (port used in the router port forward). Since 'forcing' the assignment through the tweak, it now has no problem connecting, except that even on my phone, it insists on a Wi-Fi connection being active (when away from my home network) . No wifi connection, no connection to the Content Server! If i have a 3 or 4G data connection from my phone, why should I have to have a Wi-Fi connection? If i am somewhere where there is wifi, then it can connect.
What do ineed to change in my config settings, and where?
Bluetooth is in use on the Mini for a wireless keyboard and mouse. Again though, it worked without the tweak before the version upgrade.
As to the tweak, if there's a better workaround than my forced assignment, open to suggestions.
Thank you for the help.
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