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Users / Setting Up External and Internal Wireless Networks
« on: May 09, 2013, 09:39:40 pm »
I'm trying to correctly set up two wireless networks with two WRT54GS routers. The first is external to LMCE , so that my wife can always log on regardless of what I'm doing with LCME. The second is the internal LMCE network. I have this partially working, but I always get locked out of the the web-based configuration utility of the LMCE router. If I need to get in, then I have to hit the button that resets it to factory. Seems like I'm doing something wrong. Here is my network configuration:

-DSL Modem
-WRT54GS external, set up as router ( DHCP server enabled, wireless chan 1, IP 192.168.1.1, with its own SSID and security password)
-LMCE Core
-WRT54GS internal, set up as wireless access point (DHCP server disabled, wireless chan 11, IP 192.168.1.2, with its own SSID and security password)

I thought this was the correct way to configure the network, but it behaves strangely.  I can connect my laptop to the internal wireless network and surf the web just fine, but when I try to enter the configuration utility I get "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.2." So I turn off the wireless on the laptop and connect via cable. Again I can surf the web just fine, but I get the same error when trying to connect to the WRT54G.

Now I check to see if I can access the external router from the internal network. I thought that this might not work because if could be invisible behind the LMCE core. I enter 192.168.1.1 and get right in to the config utility of the external router.  This blows my mind.

So the bottom line is that I can reach the configuration utility of the external router (set up as a DHCP enabled router) from either the internal or external network. I can't reach the config utility of the internal WRT54GS (set up as DHCP disabled WAP) from either the internal or external network until I do a factory reset and dump my config.

This differs from my expectations. I thought that, to reach the external WRT54GS, I'd have to connect to the external network and enter 192.168.1.1. Then to reach the internal WRT54GS, I'd have to connect to the internal network and enter 192.168.1.2.

Can any smart guys show me the error of my ways?

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Installation issues / NAS not recognized
« on: April 18, 2013, 10:15:00 pm »
I'm trying to install a DNS321. I just reset it to factory settings, and I just re-installed LMCE 1004 final. I connected the NAS to the internal LAN, but PNP does not recognize it.  I checked DHCP leases in LMCE admin and see that the NAS has been assigned 192.168.80.133. I can use that IP to access the NAS admin page. I can also browse the NAS on my home network. I expected that LMCE would recognize the device and ask if I'd like to use it for TV, movies, etc but its not happening. I'd like some advice on troubleshooting this.

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Found a screaming deal on a Yamaha RX-V1700 with HDMI switching, so I'm replacing my old Denon AVR-3805. I'm using a null serial cable (not a USB adapter) to connect. After a few minutes, the pnp script starts searching to see what has been added. It correctly identifies the Yamaha and the wizard starts. After the router reloads I can go into webadmin and send commands to the receiver. But then the pnp script starts up again, so the receiver is effectively stuck in installation limbo. Any ideas about what's going on?

Twodogs

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Users / Usage Chart
« on: January 19, 2013, 03:50:45 pm »
Perhaps we should make a wiki page with a chart so that everyone can rate their user experience? I think this would be valuable info for both users and devs to see at a glance exactly how LMCE is being employed, and how well things are working. Something like the following (couldn't figure out how to make a chart). We could rate each item on a scale from 1 to 10 (or Not Applicable if you have no experience with something). We'd probably need a lot more columns, but this gives the idea. If we get a significant number of users to fill in their info, we could scan the columns to identify features that are completely unused, popular features that work great, and popular features that work poorly.

User              lights,            movies,           music,          mythtv,         hulu,          satellite/cable box,         climate,           security,           webcams,          telecom
Twodogs         5 (insteon)        9                   2                  0                NA               NA                              NA                    NA                   NA                  5

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Users / Asterisk "all circuits are busy now"
« on: March 05, 2012, 06:56:35 pm »
Asterisk was working fine for months, then started behaving erratically. Sometimes it would work, other times it would give the "all circuits are busy now" error on calls out, and "party is not available" error on calls in. I re-installed LMCE 0810 and the errors persist. I checked this morning and the trunk showed registered. It allowed me to make a call, then it unregistered. The /root/var/log/asterisk/full log shows many occurrences of register attempts. Whoever helps me fix this get to add "marriage counselor" to his resume.

- Twodogs (in the doghouse)

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[Mar  5 10:40:00] WARNING[21981] chan_sip.c: Probably a DNS error for registration to 3033899833@sip.broadvoice.com@sip.broadvoice.com, trying REGISTER again (after 20 seconds)
[Mar  5 10:40:20] NOTICE[21981] chan_sip.c:    -- Registration for '3033899833@sip.broadvoice.com@sip.broadvoice.com' timed out, trying again (Attempt #41)
[Mar  5 10:40:20] WARNING[21981] chan_sip.c: No such host: sip.broadvoice.com
[Mar  5 10:40:20] WARNING[21981] chan_sip.c: Probably a DNS error for registration to 3033899833@sip.broadvoice.com@sip.broadvoice.com, trying REGISTER again (after 20 seconds)
[Mar  5 10:40:40] NOTICE[21981] chan_sip.c:    -- Registration for '3033899833@sip.broadvoice.com@sip.broadvoice.com' timed out, trying again (Attempt #42)
[Mar  5 10:40:40] WARNING[21981] chan_sip.c: No such host: sip.broadvoice.com
[Mar  5 10:40:40] WARNING[21981] chan_sip.c: Probably a DNS error for registration to 3033899833@sip.broadvoice.com@sip.broadvoice.com, trying REGISTER again (after 20 seconds)

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Users / VDPAU audio video sync problems with ripped DVDs
« on: February 04, 2012, 03:06:12 pm »
In LMCE admin I went to Wizard->Devices->Media Directors and changed "hardware acceleration" from "xv" to "vdpau". I left the "video card" set to "standard" although I wonder if I should change it to "GeForce or TNT2". After reloading the router, I played a ripped DVD. The now audio lags behind the video by about 1/2 second. My hardware is listed with my signature below, and is fully compatible.
Seems like VDPAU is a worthwhile feature to enable. I understand it offloads much of the video load from the processor to the graphics chip (for GeForce 8400 or better). How can I bring the audio back in sync?




twodogs

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Installation issues / [SOLVED] Cisco 7970 - All click and No Orbit
« on: January 20, 2012, 11:36:03 pm »
Trying to install my 7970 (actually it is a 7971G-GE). Have high hopes for making this an awesome phone and orbiter, but following the wiki only got me a few flashing buttons and clicking noises. I have downloaded the 101 page users guide and the 257 page admin guide and dug through endless websites trying to figure this thing out. It appears to retain its configuration from its previous owner. It also shows a locked padlock icon at upper right of the screen. I checked the admin guide and found that **# unlocks the settings. I also found the procedure for a factory reset on page 9-16 as follows:

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When you perform a factory reset of the Cisco Unified IP Phone, the following information is erased or
reset to its default value:
• CTL file—Erased
• LSC—Erased
• User configuration settings—Reset to default values
• Network configuration settings—Reset to default values
• Call histories—Erased
• Locale information—Reset to default values
• Phone application—Erased (phone recovers by loading the appropriate default load file
     (term75.default.loads, term71.default.loads, term70.default.loads, term65.default.loads, or
    term45.default.loads) depending on the phone model)

Before you perform a factory reset, ensure that the following conditions are met:
• The phone must be on a DHCP-enabled network.
• A valid TFTP server must be set in DHCP option 150 or option 66 on the DHCP server.
• The default load file for your phone model and the files specified in that file should be available on
   the TFTP server that is specified by the DHCP packet.

Does LMCE meet the conditions required for a reset or is there additional software that I must load? Is a factory reset a bad idea? I don't want to make work for myself. Maybe I only have to manually enter a few configuration fields and the rest is automatically rewritten when it connects to LMCE. Also, the wiki says I must enter the converted MAC address (using the script) into the template. I notice there are many other MAC addresses in the template - should I delete all of these or add mine to them?

-Twodogs





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Users / General NAS Questions
« on: January 11, 2012, 09:33:14 pm »
Found a Synology 207+ on Craigslist at a price I couldn't refuse. Don't know much about these, and I'm wondering what to do with it. My current system has two internal drives - 80G for LMCE, and 1.5T for media. Every movie I have is ripped to the big drive and its not yet 1/5th full, so I'm not hurting for storage space. Saving energy is important to me, and the NAS runs at about 17 watts - not bad even if I decide to leave it running 24/7. My system is starting to get enough complexity that I should think about a backup strategy. My movies are copied onto an old IDE drive, but that's the sum of my backups. The NAS is not speed demon - 3MB/s is the best file transfer I've seen, even though all the hardware is gigabit capable. Tweaking might get this to 15MB/s, but the forums say that's about as good as it gets. Here's what I'm considering.

  • Put a smallish drive in the NAS and set it to automatically backup LMCE (maybe rsync?). Then I'd continue to make manual media backups by occasionally connecting the IDE drive to the core.
  • Take the big 1.5T drive out of the core and install in the NAS. Turn on the NAS to watch movies, then turn it off. This might save energy, as well as wear/tear on the big drive. Then perhaps I could schedule it to come on by itself once a week and make a backup of LMCE (not sure if it could do this)
  • Something else I haven't thought of yet?

Any ideas are appreciated.

Twodogs



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Installation issues / [SOLVED] Phone line admin page is missing in 1004
« on: December 20, 2011, 12:42:53 am »
I tried to make the move to 1004 today. Things looked like they went smoothly, but when I tried to install my VOIP line, the phone line admin page would not come up. I selected it in the left pane, but the right pane was simply a blank white slate. I remember that there were some telecom problems but I thought they were fixed.

twodogs

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Users / Music Album With Different Performers
« on: December 05, 2011, 04:24:25 pm »
I've been ripping some Christmas music CDs, many of which are compilations. When I sort by performer or title, I get a display of the 20 different tracks, as expected. However, when I sort by album, I still get 20 different selections instead of just the one album picture. Can anyone tell me why this happens and how to fix? I've been digging around in Media Sync and changing attributes with no luck.

Twodogs




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Users / [SOLVED] Network Configuration
« on: November 23, 2011, 01:33:34 am »
I have my network set up as shown in the picture below. I've recently expanded the capability of LMCE system by adding VOIP and a laptop orbiter. While trying to make them work correctly, I've begun to doubt that my network is correctly configured. My DSL modem (Actiontec GT701D) and router (Linksys WRT54G) are very close to their default settings - all I did was set up the DSL modem by selecting PPPoA and entering a username and password. The trouble is that these two devices duplicate many functions. In the default configuration, both are gateways, and both perform DHCP and NAT functions. Although my internet has been working, it seems I've been double natting - apparently a common amateur error. I've been trying to fix this, but no two online articles give the same advice. I've been playing with settings and breaking my system in various ways (no internet, no VOIP, unable to use the laptop orbiter, etc...)

Can anyone steer me in the right direction? It seems that the DSL modem should be my gateway and firewall, and should have NAT and DHCP disabled. The Linksys router should do NAT and DHCP, and should have the gateway and firewall disabled. Do I need to bridge the devices?

twodogs



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Users / Setting Up a Wireless Orbiter and Router
« on: November 15, 2011, 10:41:00 pm »
I've got my wireless router positioned ahead of the core (on the external network). This lets me work on the core without impacting my wife's ability to use her laptop. Now I'd like to set up a wireless orbiter, and I'm wondering what to do. Three options come to mind...

1. Move the router to the internal network. When I work on the core, I'll command my wife to suck it up and get off the computer - there's ironing to be done.
2. Spend money on a second wireless router, thus delaying my retirement, further irradiating my reproductive organs, killing nearby flora, and contributing to global warming.
3. Do something clever to make the orbiter work with the router in its current location on the external network.

I'm too afraid to try option 1, would feel guilty about option 2, and I'm too ignorant about networking to know if option 3 could work. I think Alx8r got option 3 to work, but I'm not clear exactly how.

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Alx9r%27s_Router_Setup

Ideas, anyone?

Twodogs

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Users / Serial Port Woes
« on: October 13, 2011, 08:04:18 pm »
I finally got my serial card sorted, so I'm trying to get some devices to work. I installed my Denon amp and a CM11A yesterday and all seemed fine. Last night I tried to play a movie and my Denon was not responding. I opened a terminal and typed "dmesg" to see if my serial ports were all being recognized. Seems there is a problem. Here is part of the output from var/log/messages. This repeats over and over. I deleted the CM11A device that was using the D1 port. I also reinstalled the driver. Somewhere during my messing about and rebooting, the Denon started to work, but I'm still getting all these references to ttyD1.

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Oct 14 08:06:39 dcerouter kernel: [75076.544586] XFS mounting filesystem sdb1
Oct 14 08:06:39 dcerouter kernel: [75076.753193] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:40 dcerouter kernel: [75077.777151] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:41 dcerouter kernel: [75078.779142] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:42 dcerouter kernel: [75079.792568] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:43 dcerouter kernel: [75080.793697] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:44 dcerouter kernel: [75081.816763] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:45 dcerouter kernel: [75082.505570] XFS mounting filesystem sdb1
Oct 14 08:06:46 dcerouter kernel: [75082.853319] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:47 dcerouter kernel: [75083.855263] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:48 dcerouter kernel: [75084.900651] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:49 dcerouter kernel: [75085.902643] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:50 dcerouter kernel: [75086.917194] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:51 dcerouter kernel: [75087.918317] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:51 dcerouter kernel: [75088.455561] XFS mounting filesystem sdb1
Oct 14 08:06:52 dcerouter kernel: [75088.919411] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 14 08:06:53 dcerouter kernel: [75089.932475] No of Errors In ttyD1 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0

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Users / [SOLVED (unborked)] Video Database Borked
« on: September 26, 2011, 01:01:36 am »
Trying to install a larger internal drive for media, but not doing a very good job!
- I let the system detect the new drive and install the LMCE file structure
- I then copied my videos (3 files per video, actually) from the old drive to the new
- Then I deleted the device for the old drive using LMCE admin

Now there are many duplicates of coverart for each movie, and I'm seeing all the installation videos and such.
Fixable, or do I need to reinstall?

Maybe this post might be what I need, but I can't even shut down LMCE from the launch manager (gives "KDE sudo error" popup)

http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php/topic,6408.msg41219.html#msg41219




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Users / How to submit wiki tutorial?
« on: August 26, 2011, 11:10:44 pm »
Is there any info on how to add a tutorial to the wiki? I've got something to upload.

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