Quote:
Originally Posted by lukewest
I found that if there are NO books on the IOS device, then the Dropbox integrations breaks.
|
That is indeed strange. At some point Steve (who is doing iOS CC -- I do Android CC) will need to look at that.
Quote:
I manually entered the IP and Port and connected the webserver (the default IP came from somewhere... but no IP range I know) and downloaded one book.
Then - everything changed.
I can connect on all the services.
Strange bug
|
What this says to me is that CC is unable to find calibre using the two automatic methods available:
- Send a broadcast out on the network. If calibre is there and listening, it answers with its IP address and port.
- Send a "bonjour" (mDNS) query. If the network allows bonjour then the calibre computer will (usually) answer with the right IP address and port.
There is some new evidence that the broadcast solution doesn't work (well) if the iDevice has both a WiFi and a cellular connection active. We know from hard experience with Android CC that bonjour is unreliable, mostly because some routers and firewalls block it. My guess is that for you, neither one works. Entering the calibre IP address into CC fixes it because CC now knows which network interface to use and where calibre is located on that network.
In any event, I am glad it is now working for you.