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iTunes Remote
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Thanks for taking the time to post that. This is a fantastic app. It worked "right out of the box" the first time and then I got that never ending "Can't connect to Library" message. It works again.
earlier this afternoon, i got the remote working on at my mom's house when i was the only one on the network. then i get to my dads and me and my brother are using our computers on the same wifi network. in this case, the remote app wasn't working at all. no matter what other trick i tried.
so i asked him to turn off his wifi for a minute or two and the remote paired and i had full access to my computer's itunes from my ipod.
so, theres some kind of bug that makes it not work when theres more than 1 itunes 7.x on the same network...
so i asked him to turn off his wifi for a minute or two and the remote paired and i had full access to my computer's itunes from my ipod.
so, theres some kind of bug that makes it not work when theres more than 1 itunes 7.x on the same network...
I was having trouble getting my Remote to sync with my computer, it was hanging up on the connection step. Firewall settings never would fix it, finally determined the problem was my wireless router. It was running dd-wrt and when i disabled the WMM (wireless multimedia) system that is supposed to improve wireless media streaming the problem went away.
I have a headless Mac Mini that has a shared iTunes library on it connected to my stereo. That stereo is wired to play through all the rooms in my house. So, for me, it gives me a wireless way to control the music from wherever I happen to be. In the past, I had to connect to the machine with Apple Remote Desktop from my laptop, which wasn't nearly as convenient.
- Dave
Not working on an MBA
Has anyone managed to get this working on an MBA.
I noticed earlier on in the thread that someone said they could not get itunes to recognise the remote app on thier MBA but it worked fine with another MAc they had.
I have the same problem on my MBA so I was wondering if maybe their is something quirky going on on the MBA.
Really frustrating this - I managed to get itunes to recognise the remote app by setting up an ad-hoc network but that does not help me as my itunes content is actually accessed wirelessly (due to the lack of connectivity options on the MBA).
Hope their is a solution/more reliable version soon...
Has anyone managed to get this working on an MBA.
I noticed earlier on in the thread that someone said they could not get itunes to recognise the remote app on thier MBA but it worked fine with another MAc they had.
I have the same problem on my MBA so I was wondering if maybe their is something quirky going on on the MBA.
Really frustrating this - I managed to get itunes to recognise the remote app by setting up an ad-hoc network but that does not help me as my itunes content is actually accessed wirelessly (due to the lack of connectivity options on the MBA).
Hope their is a solution/more reliable version soon...
What an amazing little app. Worked like a charm for me after entering the code. Had friends over and they were amazed that I was controlling my iMac that was 2 floors up in my loft with my iPhone as the iMac was streaming music to my stereo system 2 floors down in the living room. No lag at all running on wireless B network.
Was at a friends house last night and we had both of our iphones controlling his apple-tv. Very nice indeed!! What made it so good was his apple-tv was hooked to all of the speakers around his house, so we were sat outside by his pool drinking beer and taking turns in being "DJ" and selecting the tracks. I can see how hosting parties etc. this could be great as you can just pull the phone out of your pocket anywhere in the house and select the next track.
Missing from this release, hopefully in the next:
1. On the go track selection.
2. Cover flow.
3. Volume for Apple-Tv.
BTW, to resolve the volume issue we were able to pair the phone with the itunes library on a laptop, then sync the itunes on the laptop with Apple-Tv. Now volume works but you are then limited to music selection, movies etc. are not streamed to apple-tv from itunes for some reason.
Anyone get this working with Airport express and Airtunes? Would be interesting to see how that worked..
Missing from this release, hopefully in the next:
1. On the go track selection.
2. Cover flow.
3. Volume for Apple-Tv.
BTW, to resolve the volume issue we were able to pair the phone with the itunes library on a laptop, then sync the itunes on the laptop with Apple-Tv. Now volume works but you are then limited to music selection, movies etc. are not streamed to apple-tv from itunes for some reason.
Anyone get this working with Airport express and Airtunes? Would be interesting to see how that worked..
For me once the passcode comes up- in itunes underneath where it says "ipod" there is "ipod remote" and that is where you can enter the numbers.
It still says it can't find my library and I did the firewall fix- help!
This is all so frustrating. I can get it to pair, if I delete it all and start fresh, then I can use it, but as soon as I close Remote Play and go to open it again, it can no longer find my Library. Only way to do it is remove it all and do it again, anyone have any ideas? (obviously they see each other since the first time it always works)
Ok, score one more for "just shut down the entire network for a bit and then power it up again".
I had been fighting with the remote app for a while and all indications said it should work: firewall open, bonjour running, etc.
My network isn't too complex:
[Cable Modem] -> [old Delleron running pfSense (router)] -> [Switch]
[Switch] goes to all my computers as well as a Netgear WG302 access point.
What I found was this:
1) If I would directly connect the iPod Touch to my MacBook via ad-hoc wifi, it worked (but who wants to do this?)
2) If I have the iPod Touch and the MacBook both on WiFi, the Device would not even show up in iTunes when I was supposed to enter the number.
3) If I have the MacBook connected via ethernet and iPod Touch on WiFi, I can enter the number, iTunes says I'm good to go, but the iPod would not be able to connect to the library. Once in a while, I would get the name of the library, but never anything beyond that.
I reset the whole network (modem, router, wifi, switch) just for the heck of it (honestly, i wasnt expecting a difference) and much to my surprise, it works now!
just my 2 cents
jorj
I had been fighting with the remote app for a while and all indications said it should work: firewall open, bonjour running, etc.
My network isn't too complex:
[Cable Modem] -> [old Delleron running pfSense (router)] -> [Switch]
[Switch] goes to all my computers as well as a Netgear WG302 access point.
What I found was this:
1) If I would directly connect the iPod Touch to my MacBook via ad-hoc wifi, it worked (but who wants to do this?)
2) If I have the iPod Touch and the MacBook both on WiFi, the Device would not even show up in iTunes when I was supposed to enter the number.
3) If I have the MacBook connected via ethernet and iPod Touch on WiFi, I can enter the number, iTunes says I'm good to go, but the iPod would not be able to connect to the library. Once in a while, I would get the name of the library, but never anything beyond that.
I reset the whole network (modem, router, wifi, switch) just for the heck of it (honestly, i wasnt expecting a difference) and much to my surprise, it works now!
just my 2 cents
jorj
I did the same thing, it all came up, however, if I close the app while listening to it (to do anything else) then go back and reopen Remote Play, it doesnt work again.