VLC web interface
Posted: 10 May 2012 14:48
Greetings,
I recently(3 months ago) created an Ubuntu media center from a freebee computer(long live linux!), and installed VLC on it. I used the web interface on it flawlessly for a few months, controlling my media center via my android phone and android tabled through an app called VLC Direct. Everything worked perfectly. That is until I updated my Ubuntu distribution to 12.04.
I believe that when I did the upgrade, it also upgraded my vlc to 2.0.x. Now everything VLC related has been shot to hell.
Initially, the automatic connection wizard would not work for any device. After some tinkering, I was able to connect my tablet to the interface, but my phone still cannot find the interface. I can however, access the interface from web browsers on other computers on my network.
My vlc/http/.hosts file:
My /usr/share/vlc/lua/http/.hosts (They should be identical)
I will admit I have never used the web interface from a browser, everything had been done through the android devices.
This is where the behavior gets odd. With my android tablet connected, I can see all of my media files. I have added some files for testing purposes and they do show up in all the correct spots. However, when I click to play them, nothing happens. I cannot stream anything either -BUT- I can adjust the volume of VLC through the tablet as well as from a browser on the local network. From a browser, I cannot access or see any of my files. Communication is taking place, but it seems like something was broken in the upgrade.
Any advice on how to get this fixed would be greatly appreciated. I can still play media no problem, but for remote control I have to use a Virtual desktop connection which is...clumsy...at best. VLC Direct provided a much more graceful and intuitive way to remote control the media center.
Thank you
I recently(3 months ago) created an Ubuntu media center from a freebee computer(long live linux!), and installed VLC on it. I used the web interface on it flawlessly for a few months, controlling my media center via my android phone and android tabled through an app called VLC Direct. Everything worked perfectly. That is until I updated my Ubuntu distribution to 12.04.
I believe that when I did the upgrade, it also upgraded my vlc to 2.0.x. Now everything VLC related has been shot to hell.
Initially, the automatic connection wizard would not work for any device. After some tinkering, I was able to connect my tablet to the interface, but my phone still cannot find the interface. I can however, access the interface from web browsers on other computers on my network.
My vlc/http/.hosts file:
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#
# Access-list for VLC HTTP interface
# $Id$
#
# localhost
::1
127.0.0.1
# link-local addresses
fe80::/64
# private addresses
fc00::/7
fec0::/10
10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12
192.168.0.0/16
169.254.0.0/16
# The world (uncommenting these 2 lines is not quite safe)
#::/0
#0.0.0.0/0
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#
# Access-list for VLC HTTP interface
# $Id$
#
# localhost
::1
127.0.0.1
# link-local addresses
fe80::/64
# private addresses
fc00::/7
fec0::/10
10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12
192.168.0.0/16
169.254.0.0/16
# The world (uncommenting these 2 lines is not quite safe)
#::/0
#0.0.0.0/0
This is where the behavior gets odd. With my android tablet connected, I can see all of my media files. I have added some files for testing purposes and they do show up in all the correct spots. However, when I click to play them, nothing happens. I cannot stream anything either -BUT- I can adjust the volume of VLC through the tablet as well as from a browser on the local network. From a browser, I cannot access or see any of my files. Communication is taking place, but it seems like something was broken in the upgrade.
Any advice on how to get this fixed would be greatly appreciated. I can still play media no problem, but for remote control I have to use a Virtual desktop connection which is...clumsy...at best. VLC Direct provided a much more graceful and intuitive way to remote control the media center.
Thank you
No problem.