Windows 2012 R2 Server Not Visible

Well, I have done a little searching around with no luck.

I have ServIIO V2 running on a windows Server 2012 R2 (pro 2 license). I upgraded from 1.x, thinking that 2.0 would solve my problem. And at one point a year or more ago, I remember ServIIO showing up on my devices.

I have verified that port UDP 1900 and TCP 8895 are open and listening. But my devices (my laptop and receiver) do not see the ServIIO server.

I noted that in the log file, I am seeing an error that "[MutlicaseUtils] Host address 192.168.0.1 is not available, will retry again in X times"

OK, not surprising, since my local network is 192.168.1.x. However, I am unable to locate 192.168.0.1 in any configuration files for ServIIO.

The first question is whether this is related to the device snot able to find the ServIIO server. My sniff test tells me yes (MulticastUtils).

The second question is that I have been unable to find that IP in any file related to ServIIO (findstr /s /m /c:"192.168.0.1" c:\program files\serviio\*)

Any insights?

[atc98092]

192.168.0.1 should be your Internet router/modem. Unless your Windows server is acting as the Internet gateway, it doesn't sound like it's trying to bind to the correct address. Since it's a server OS, I'm assuming you've assigned a static IP address to the computer. I have 192.168.0.2 assigned to my Serviio PC, and that's the IP address available in the Serviio console in the Network Settings in the drop-down box. Make sure your assigned IP address is what is shown in that box. If there's more than one IP address shown in that drop-down (you have more than one network card), perhaps Serviio is choosing the wrong IP address.

Thanks Dan. I will have to investigate further. My router is on the 192.168.1.x network, and the server is set for 192.168.1.4. I did find a network adapter that was configured for 192.168.0.1 as its static IP, but that was not functional (said network cable disconnected). I changed that adapter to request an address via DHCP (it won't get one), and not I am seeing a message in the log file:

[LocalAddressResolverStrategy] Haven't found any suitable local IP address, will try again 9 times

Followed by this:
[Device] Created UPnP Device with UUID: 5a053b5e-711d-3e33-8d91-91f82900ea37, bound address: 169.254.43.68

Which of course means it could not bind to an IP address.

I should also mention that I have three network adapters: the two physical (one that is plugged into the network, one that is plugged in), and a vEthernet adapter for Hyper-V.

It seems like the problem is related with how Serviio is detecting network adapters, nd does not seem to be detecting the non-virtual adapter that is connected to a cable. I could be wrong?

[atc98092]

OK, with multiple NICs you have to tell Serviio specifically which one to use. It is apparently defaulting to your unused card, so you need to change that. In the Serviio console on the Status tab, down at the bottom is the Network Adapter setting. By default it is on Auto, and you need to change that. Click the box and you should get a list of all available NICs, and their assigned IP address. Select the one with 192.168.1.4 and save the setting. That should get you on the correct NIC and appear on your network.

Thank you so much. When I did hit the drop down for the network adapter setting, it showed automatic, and the one adapter that was plugged in. I would think that ServIIO would automatically select that one if it is the only option.

However, once I selected the network adapter that is plugged in, everything worked. Thank you!!!

[atc98092]

Yippee!