10-27-2010, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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[Old Thread] iPod to Calibre Content Server - how??
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Please excuse my newbie-ness. I've spent over 3 hours trying to get my iPod connected to Calibre (7.24) and am failing miserably. Calibre appears to be working properly, but my iPod is not connecting automatically. All attempts to connect manually have failed. Clearly I am doing something wrong. * How can I check if I have the correct IP address? When I used "whatsmyipaddress.com" that IP address resulted in "cannot connect to server" error messages. I then went to System Prefs -> Network and used the IP address listed there -- as in "AirPort is connected to MyNetwork and has the IP address 192.xxx.x.y" This seemed to connect (at least, no error message), but no Calibre Library, either. * Do I need to do anything in System Prefs -> Sharing? I'm afraid to touch anything there since I'm not sure what I'm doing. Help! Please! Thank you! Last edited by Jane12; 10-27-2010 at 02:49 PM. |
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when you are entering the IP address enter it like this
http://192.168.1.2/stanza replace your actual 192.xx ip address ofcourse |
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Thanks! I tried http://192.168.x.y/stanza and still no joy :-(
Do I need to turn on any Sharing in System Preferences? File Sharing? Web Sharing? Internet Sharing? Right now everything is unchecked and off. (I'm using Mac OSX 10.5) |
10-27-2010, 01:35 PM | #5 |
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For most people the calibre server will be autodetected by Stanza.
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I'm afraid I'm not an OS X guru so I can't help you further. But basically, make sure that the content server can be accessed from another computer on your networks by typing in
http://192.xx:8080 If it cannot then you have some networking config problem, like a firewall. |
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Thanks Kovid! When you pointed me to my firewall settings, it did the trick. It's working now. Very cool!
To anyone experiencing connection problems with Mac OSX 10.5, this is what worked for me: - Go to System Prefs -> Security -> Firewall Once I did this, Stanza found my Calibre library automatically -- no need to mess with IP addresses, etc. - Choose "Set access for specific services and applications" - Attempt to connect your iPod to Calibre. A window will pop-up asking whether to block or allow incoming connection from Calibre. Choose "Allow." Alternatively, you can turn off your Firewall by selecting "Allow all incoming connections." This works, too, but doesn't seem wise ;-) Last edited by Jane12; 11-05-2010 at 11:33 AM. |
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