Re: Turning on Media Sharing in WMP11

Well, the good news is there is the problem. Windows Media Networking used
the uPnP to run on the network.

I forgot to also mention the SSDP Discovery Service. That needs to be
running for uPnP to run. You will probably want to set a restore point first,
and then check the permissions on that service too.

The difference is that when I had the problem, the play button wasn't grayed
out to start the uPnP service. I just kept getting a message that it couldn't
start because a dependant service couldn't start.

So, your problem might be a little different than mine, but we are definitly
on the right track.

"Nigel Andrews" wrote:

Keith,

Checking thru' the items you kindly listed I find the uPnP service was not
started and would not start (the 'play' button is greyed out).
I checked in the properties for it and yet those items mentioned were
already O.K.

So I am stuck at that point. With no changes to apply and yet the service
not starting.

Can you give me a bit more help as I am in the dark in this area.

Thank-you

Nigel


"Keith" <Keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello Nigel. Usually there is a built in firewall in a router and is
usually
on by default. If there is a firewall, or NAT, built into your router, I
have
found it better to use that than a software firewall like the one in XP
SP2
or Zone Alarm. But, that is your personal preference.

Anyway, if you are sure that your ports are open and Zone Alarm is your
ony
firewall, then you will have to check the status of a couple of services.

I am assuming you have XP SP2. Go to Control Panel > Performance and
Mainenance > Administrative Tools > Services. Scroll down to the Universal
Plug and Play Device Host Service. Check the status to see if it is
started
or not and that the startup type is manual.

If it is started then check and make sure the Windows Media Player Network
Sharing service is started as well. If both are started, then it has to be
a
problem with your ports or firewall. Check the documentation of your
router
and make sure there really is no firewall. Sometimes they might not call
it a
firewall and say something about NAT or name translation. Either way, if
there is a section in your router configuration that gives you the ability
to
do port forwading, then you have to set your ports there and turn off Zone
Alarm.

If the services are stopped, then try to start them manually by
highlighting
them and hitting the play button at the top of the dialog. You will have
to
start the universal plug and play (uPnP) before starting the Windows Media
Player Sharing.

If uPnP does not start, then right click on the service and go to
properties
and then the LogOn tab. Make sure the "This Account" radio button is
selected
and it says "NT AUTHORITY\LocalService" in the box next to that. I don't
think you have to mess with the password part. After you Apply changes and
exit out that dialog, try to start the uPnP service again. If it starts
then
go back to Media PLayer and start the Sharing service. This time it should
work and the button won't just pop back up again.

Let me know if it works.
"Nigel Andrews" wrote:

Keith,

Thanks for that I assume those need to be turned on in the firewall only?

I have a ZoneAlarm s/w firewall, but no firewall in the Netgear router.

In fact the WMP11 Help says the following need to be turned on:-
1900
UDP
local subnet only

2869
TCP
local subnet only

10243
TCP
local subnet only

10280-10284
UDP
local subnet only



I have done so, as I say in ZA, in the Trusted Zone, setting all in both
the
outgoing and incoming connections.

Nigel


"Keith" <Keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hey guys I had the same problem. The trick is to open a couple of ports
on
your router or firewall.

You need to open port s:

2869 TCP
1900 UDP

These need to be opend locally on the computer that is running WMP
only.

For instance, in my Linksys router I have configured :

Start Port: 0
End Port: 2869
Protocal: TCP
IP Address: 192.168.1.103 (the IP of the computer running WMP Server)

Start Port: 0
End Port: 1900
Protocal: UDP
IP Address: 192.168.1.103

Also, I remember having to give permissions for uPnP to run. I can't
remember off had what the proceadure was, but I had to give the Local
Machine
or Local something group permissions to start the uPnP service.

Look up uPnP Service Permissions or something like that on Google.
Sorry I
can't be more specific, but the informations is out there and not too
hard
to
find on your own. Good luck!
"Nigel Andrews" wrote:

In WMP11 when I select Library/Media Sharing and check 'share my
media'
then
OK after a few seconds the OK returns but nothing has changed!
I have selected (I think) the ports it requires in ZoneAlarm.

Can anyone say why the Sharing doesn't even seem to set up?

Thank-you

Nigel









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