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Originally Posted by chaley
Yes. All the examples were sans http://, at least.No clue, but it takes only 6 characters to try it.  |
Yes, I've seen the same problem where it fails to add
http://.
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While on the subject, I have seen one or two applications that couldn't handle IP addresses at all. They pass them to DNS for resolution, and when it fails they don't attempt to connect directly.
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I've also seen this. Another possible issue I've seen is where the browser simply failed to recognize the dotted quad as an address, so it sent the address to a search service! I had trouble with Opera this way. The solution for me was to save a random bookmark, then edit the bookmark to put in the local link.
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If that is the case for WordPlayer, then dyndns might be the answer. Set up an account, point your name at 192.168.0.192, and poof! No IP address in the URL line.
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Yep. That's a cute trick - I hadn't thought of using dyndns for a local address, until I saw an earlier post by you. BTW, one other trick that might help - I've occasionally seen problems with password protected access where the prompt can't get through the software. He might consider trying this link:
http://UserName:Password@192.168.0.192:8787/
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http://UserName:Password@192.168.0.192:8787/mobile
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http://UserName:Password@192.168.0.192:8787/stanza
Where UserName:Password are those defined for the content server.