04-20-2020, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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Unable to access content server on anything other than host PC
About a year ago i made a post here where i was having the same problem, which randomly resolved its self after a windows update and pc restart. That is not the case this time. I recently decided to try using the server again after a long time of not using it and it no longer allows me to connect. I've enable port forwarding, I've updated Calibre, I've tried various different browsers and 3 separate devices (including mobile) and I CANNOT access the server on anything other than the pc it is hosted on, every time i try it times out, or just loads indefinitely. I followed the Guide on the official Calibre site (https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html) making sure both programs were allowed through my windows firewall, to no avail. I really can't think of why it would be acting like this over a LAN connection. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
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04-20-2020, 05:06 PM | #2 |
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If Windows 10
Make sure your Network mode id PRIVATE Win update has had a nasty habit of flipping it back to Public (the default, and good for security for the unaware ) |
04-21-2020, 05:14 AM | #3 |
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The network mode is already set to private, sadly. And even a day later and another reboot the server is still not working properly.
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simple tests.
1. is the PC visible over Lan , from another pc e.g. in Network or by typing \\PCNAME into a browser? if not then solve that before continuing 2. is a shared folder accessible via Lan - pick a folder and set sharing to everyone can read it. test... its much more likely to be a windows setting than a calibre problem so proceed step by step... |
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Right, I've set up the folder sharing over the network and my pc is visible to another. I also tested the folder sharing and it works just fine. But still no other computer can access the content server, it just times out. I cannot think of any reason as to why it shouldn't be working and its starting to drive me insane.
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ok - not what I expected but progress nevertheless
what devices do you have available to test with ? maybe change the port from the default 8080 in case that is clashing with something not sure HOW to do that but its probably just a preference setting I would also consider , counterintuitively, setting an access password then connecting with the wrong password - to see if it really is connecting and checking this is all being done wired- via LAN? no wifi involved ?- and no complicated subnets e.g. server is on something like 192.168.0.xx and client is on 192.168.0.yy ? and circling back - if you set the calibre content library folder to shared, you can actually get to that and copy over a book via windows by navigating down into the author subfolders ? at some point, if none of that helps, I think backup then nuke all of the calibre config folder, let that rebuild with all default values, then retry content server. Maybe there's a stuck , messed up cache somewhere that calibre is not auto clearing when it is stopped and restarted do you have ANY internet security / Av type programs running that could be monitoring/blocking? i doubt they are the cause but if you can eliminate them by suspending & re-testing or by running windows in safe mode, that may help by narrowing things down Last edited by stumped; 04-21-2020 at 11:33 AM. |
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Folder sharing has nothing to do with User Access to the Content server.
The content server uses a WEB server IP connection (port 8080 or the one you set. eg 10.0.0.16:8080) What Security suite are you using (Defender plays well with the content server)? |
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On the host PC, are you using 127.0.0.1 or the host PC's IP address to access the content server?
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Localhost was commented out in the Hosts file Last edited by theducks; 04-21-2020 at 11:39 AM. |
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if this was a horse race, my money would now be on something else trying to use the same port- with a side bet on there being some cache somewhere that needs nuking. I suppose for the record, we also must ask: is calibre running on a local drive with no interference from cloud sync programs like one drive.... |
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http://127.0.0.1:8088 fails to connect for me also but http://127.0.0.1:8080 works Choose the calibre library to browse… scanning back, I don't think OP has said what port he is trying to connect to for content server |
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