Using the android client app and I tried to connect to my new server (first time setup). When I tap “Choose server” I can see the server name and local IP (192.168.0.5). When I tap on it, it won’t connect. What am I probably doing wrong?

Edit: the app uses a default address, although it identifies the name of the server I set up. I checked the WiFi settings on the machine and the server is 192.168.1.60. I used this and it worked immediately.

Thanks for the help! I was able to eliminate some things, and learned some important things.

  • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radioEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Are you putting the port number at the end of the local IP? Jellyfin defaults to port 8096 iirc. So the server URL should be 192.168.0.5:8096. What happens if you input that?

    Are you able to connect to the server via web browser? e.g., typing http://192.168.0.5:8096 into Firefox

    And as a quick sanity check, is your phone connected to the same wifi network as the Jellyfin server?

    • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
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      2 months ago

      This was my first thought was the port number.

      OP, ping the IP address of your Android device from your server. If not, you have a networking issue. If you can ping it, probably a settings issue.

      Also, my Android phone was able to find my server automatically.

      • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        2 months ago

        What does it mean to ping? Is that a bash command? Sorry if that’s a really basic question.

        • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          We all start somewhere, and none of us learn without the help of others who’ve come before us. No need to apologize for that.

          ping is a terminal (command line) utility used to check that a different machine is reachable. The name comes from the sound that sonar makes when it strikes a metal ship hull.

          Termux is the app to get on Android.

          Try it. Open up a terminal emulator / command line and do a ping google.com (or your website or local network address of choice). You’ll see the response from the other machine and how long it took to do that.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Could it be different that what the phone detects? How would I find it?

      Edit: Narrator: “It was different.”

  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The very first time you connect you’ll need to do it from a web browser, rather than the app. Once you have your username/password setup you can do everything else from the android app

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      In the end, I was able to sign in directly from the app with the version I am using. I had already done the setup on the server