From b86c0b052040cabe23c3849f6a4960339ad71625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ejurgensen Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 23:52:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Add note about troubleshooting pairing if it is a router issue (credit @SearsPoncho, ref issue #380) --- README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b1f69b5b..ca32bde4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -162,10 +162,14 @@ If you see an error in the log with either: - a HTTP response code that is 0 - "Empty pairing request callback" it means that forked-daapd could not establish a connection to Remote. This -might be a network issue. -Solution: Sometimes it resolves the issue if you force Remote to quit, restart +might be a network issue, your router may not be allowing multicast between the +Remote device and the host forked-daapd is running on. +Solution 1: Sometimes it resolves the issue if you force Remote to quit, restart it and do the pairing proces again. Another trick is to establish some other connection (eg SSH) from the iPod/iPhone/iPad to the host. +Solution 2: Check your router settings if you can whitelist multicast addresses +under IGMP settings. For Apple Bonjour, setting a multicast address of +224.0.0.251 and a netmask of 255.255.255.255 should work. Otherwise try using avahi-browse for troubleshooting: - in a terminal, run `avahi-browse -r -k _touch-remote._tcp`