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Please someone write me a how to for someone who has no idea what yourserver. or a port its.


All im trying to do is stream my library to my Motorola DROID.

seriously... i need step by step directions.... and i cant find them


and i mean step by step from installation on the pc all the way to actually playing..... someone HELP!

essentially i need to know how to make my computer the server i guess? and find a URL for it?

also keep in mind im benind a NETGEAR WGR614V9 Router

So, let's start with step one:

Do you have Subsonic set-up on your computer to act as a server? Are you already to the point you can play your music through a browser locally?

It would also help to know:

Is the machine you plan to use as the server (and possibly keep online 100% of the time) also the device containing your music files?

Do you have a fixed ip address or is it (more likely) dynamic?

I know nothing about this but would love to use Subsonic. My computer is server and has all files. It is Dynamic. I can stream through localhost.

So getting the server to work behind your firewall/router is the first step but generally the easiest. The next steps will require you to have some understanding of firewall and router settings and might, depending on your ISP's attitude regarding running servers given your service package, require a router capable of running a virtual server and the need for a redirect site such as no-ip.org. Moreover, there are some potential (perhaps minor) security advantages of not using the standard port (80) for your server such that you might decide to create a port forwarding scheme regardless of whether your ISP blocks port 80 traffic.

So the step now is to familiarize yourself with your router and how to adjust any firewall settings on the host computer - these days almost all computers are sold with a personal firewall and no matter how wide open you set the router (which should be your control point for security), your server may not be reachable from the outside purely because of some basic port management within the OS's firewall.

So at this point it would be useful to know OS's, Firewall programs, and router models...

Windows 7 - Windows own firewall - Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2 + Gateway

I'm running a Windows Server 2008 system, and Apache opened the necessary port itself on the servers software firewall. If it doesn't, try to find the firewall settings in the system settings, its quite easy, iirc.
Most routers have an easy to configure web-based interface. Have you tried to enter your routers IP in your browser window? If that doesn't work, check for the manufacturers manual, its function i'm almost certain every modern router has.
Keywords should be something like port forward.
Be sure to open only the ports you really need! As a dynamic DNS-Provider, I use dyndns.org, and have made quite good experiences so far - even though the services I use are free.

I agree that you should definitely enter the web address of router and look through the various menus. Also, for router specific tips about port forwarding try PortForward.com

Both the Netgear and the Linksys do have DMZs so certainly you can make your server visible to the outside world but as this effectively opens up all ports of the server machine, it would be useful if the machine only has info that you don't care is retrievable by anyone from the Internet. Actually you really shouldn't keep anything sensitive/personal on the music server (or any server) unless you absolutely need to, as a port forwarding scheme only minimizes exposure (though an obscure redirect can certainly be less likely to be sniffed out and exploited). The other common need for port forwarding is to avoid ISPs blocking/limiting certain port traffic (e.g., high traffic servers being used on basic cost ISP accounts).

So Step 1. Get Subsonic up and running and visible to machines on your LAN

Step 2: decide the best way to make it visible to the outside world; for testing this, I would start with a family member/friend's private Internet-connected computer rather than a company machine that might very well prevent you from reaching unverified or non-approved sites. I also don't recommend using the Droid because I have noted more risk of timeouts with the phone versus a standard Internet connection.

Once you have verified the server is reachable from the outside, setting up the Droid is easy though my experience thus far is that the connectivity is inconsistent. I am presently trying to track down what can be done to improve things.