Others cannot access the content server.

J_statt · 10-24-2019, 10:29 AM

I recently found out that Calibre has a content server to share ebooks with people. So I followed the steps to set it up using this guide https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html

But, for some reason, every time I try to get someone on my home network or on a separate network to access the server it times out and they can't get on.

I've enabled port forwarding, made it so Calibre and its server are allowed through my firewall, and attempted to access it with 2 different browsers to no avail.

Is there any fix for this issue?

theducks · 10-24-2019, 03:29 PM

It ain't Broke

I use it every day (from inside my LAN)

A) A LAN access does not need port forwarding.
B) How is the server connected to the LAN ? Y
C) our WiFi may be set to block peer to peer
D) You may be on different Bands or a different subnet

J_statt · 10-25-2019, 04:16 AM

I managed to fix the issue by restarting and updating my computer. Guess it was just a windows issue. Thanks for the help!

theducks · 10-25-2019, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_statt

I managed to fix the issue by restarting and updating my computer. Guess it was just a windows issue. Thanks for the help!

Windows

half-done Updates that need a reboot, meanwhile killing thing silently (or not so quietly), just breaking things it should have waited for a reboot cycle to put in place.

10-24-2019, 10:29 AM	#1
J_statt Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: none	Others cannot access the content server. I recently found out that Calibre has a content server to share ebooks with people. So I followed the steps to set it up using this guide https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html But, for some reason, every time I try to get someone on my home network or on a separate network to access the server it times out and they can't get on. I've enabled port forwarding, made it so Calibre and its server are allowed through my firewall, and attempted to access it with 2 different browsers to no avail. Is there any fix for this issue?

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10-24-2019, 03:29 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,791 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	It ain't Broke I use it every day (from inside my LAN) A) A LAN access does not need port forwarding. B) How is the server connected to the LAN ? Y C) our WiFi may be set to block peer to peer D) You may be on different Bands or a different subnet

10-25-2019, 04:16 AM	#3
J_statt Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: none	I managed to fix the issue by restarting and updating my computer. Guess it was just a windows issue. Thanks for the help!