This is really just a heads up more than anything else but I wanted to give it a post of it's own so it didn't get buried in just one of the many existing iTunes Remote App threads.... Since this 'issue' can affect just about any iPhone app that needs to find 'something' (some hardware device/your iTunes servers/etc) on **your** own local network... For instance, I'm writing an app that will allow me to control all the lighting (and some other stuff) around the house that utilize Insteon home automation controllers and switches. It's so cool being down in the family room and being able to turn off any light I want all from the comfort of my couch (and the iPod Touch). Anyway I'm getting ahead of myself...
Background:
I installed the iTunes Remote on my iPod Touch and it worked without a hitch and I was having loads of fun messing around with it... I then put down the iPod to do some other stuff and then went back to it later only to find the Remote App could no longer find the iTunes server....
I tried everything...
- Hitting the 'home' button and then going back into the Remote!
- Restarting the iPod!
- Went so far as to delete the App and reinstall it!
Nuthing worked... and then I tried it one more time and don't you know it the freakin application was WORKING once again... This had me stumped for quite some time...
All the while I've been writing a program (for the iPhone/iPod) that talks to another device thats on my network... and yesterday I **finally** got accepted into the 'official' iPhone developers circle and have been blessed to finally debug the app I'm writing on the hardware (instead of just the simulator)....
Well wouldn't you know it, it WORKED (once) and then it too exhibited similar behavior to the Remote app...
Wanna take a guess what the problem is/was???
Well the signal I get from my old wireless router can sometimes be 'not so good' and a neighbor (don't know who) has a **wide open** linksys wireless router that seems to give me excellent coverage... Got if figured out yet?
Yep my iPod Touch was giving up on MY wireless router and hopping a ride on the neighbors linksys...
Needless to say any app that was looking for a 'server' (iTunes or otherwise) on 'my local network' would NEVER find it so long as it was connected to the neighbors network...
Now I've gone into the settings and made sure 'ASK BEFORE JOINING NETWORK' is turned ON and I deleted (pressed the forget button) my neighbors linksys... but for some reason the linksys is back in the settings window and I think my iPod is still hopping over without ASKING me... I'll need to do more testing but if it is doing that then we clearly have a bug on our hands....
Anyway... I hope this solves some problems with people trying to use the iTunes Remote and/or other programs that **need** to be on **your** local network.
In short, when things don't work (or stop working) with 'network dependent apps' take a second and check out your wifi settings and make sure your connected to YOUR network before you start tearing everything down on the iPhone/iPod and starting from scratch....
Cheers!
Dave
Background:
I installed the iTunes Remote on my iPod Touch and it worked without a hitch and I was having loads of fun messing around with it... I then put down the iPod to do some other stuff and then went back to it later only to find the Remote App could no longer find the iTunes server....
I tried everything...
- Hitting the 'home' button and then going back into the Remote!
- Restarting the iPod!
- Went so far as to delete the App and reinstall it!
Nuthing worked... and then I tried it one more time and don't you know it the freakin application was WORKING once again... This had me stumped for quite some time...
All the while I've been writing a program (for the iPhone/iPod) that talks to another device thats on my network... and yesterday I **finally** got accepted into the 'official' iPhone developers circle and have been blessed to finally debug the app I'm writing on the hardware (instead of just the simulator)....
Well wouldn't you know it, it WORKED (once) and then it too exhibited similar behavior to the Remote app...
Wanna take a guess what the problem is/was???
Well the signal I get from my old wireless router can sometimes be 'not so good' and a neighbor (don't know who) has a **wide open** linksys wireless router that seems to give me excellent coverage... Got if figured out yet?
Yep my iPod Touch was giving up on MY wireless router and hopping a ride on the neighbors linksys...
Needless to say any app that was looking for a 'server' (iTunes or otherwise) on 'my local network' would NEVER find it so long as it was connected to the neighbors network...
Now I've gone into the settings and made sure 'ASK BEFORE JOINING NETWORK' is turned ON and I deleted (pressed the forget button) my neighbors linksys... but for some reason the linksys is back in the settings window and I think my iPod is still hopping over without ASKING me... I'll need to do more testing but if it is doing that then we clearly have a bug on our hands....
Anyway... I hope this solves some problems with people trying to use the iTunes Remote and/or other programs that **need** to be on **your** local network.
In short, when things don't work (or stop working) with 'network dependent apps' take a second and check out your wifi settings and make sure your connected to YOUR network before you start tearing everything down on the iPhone/iPod and starting from scratch....
Cheers!
Dave
