Using the android client app and I tried to connect to my new server (first time setup). When I tap “Choose server” I can see the server name and local IP (192.168.0.5). When I tap on it, it won’t connect. What am I probably doing wrong?
Edit: the app uses a default address, although it identifies the name of the server I set up. I checked the WiFi settings on the machine and the server is 192.168.1.60. I used this and it worked immediately.
Thanks for the help! I was able to eliminate some things, and learned some important things.
Are you putting the port number at the end of the local IP? Jellyfin defaults to port 8096 iirc. So the server URL should be 192.168.0.5:8096. What happens if you input that?
Are you able to connect to the server via web browser? e.g., typing http://192.168.0.5:8096 into Firefox
And as a quick sanity check, is your phone connected to the same wifi network as the Jellyfin server?
This was my first thought was the port number.
OP,
pingthe IP address of your Android device from your server. If not, you have a networking issue. If you can ping it, probably a settings issue.Also, my Android phone was able to find my server automatically.
What does it mean to ping? Is that a bash command? Sorry if that’s a really basic question.
pingis terminal or command line command.It works in Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Go open a terminal and type
pingthen a space, then the IP address of your Android device. If it connects it will give you a latency number. If it doesn’t, it will tell you it is not reachable.Windows stops the command at 4 I believe. In Linux and MacOS use CTRL + C to stop the command.
