WHS Mobile v1.5 Friday, September 18 2009 - Releases

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Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 4:23 AM

Mate this looks like a great app, i have just purchased and installed on my iphone as well as installing the latest server client on the WHS, everytime i open the app on my iphone it says "Either the WHS mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted." it comes up to quick for it to even look for it, can you look into this and let us all know when its fixes so we can download an update for it.

Carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 4:32 AM

mine seems to get stuck in "inital configuration" page

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 4:33 AM

@Matt Manalis,

Please port forward port 8169 and add it to the Windows Firewall exceptions. That's something that will be in the documentation.

Carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 4:33 AM

great software though, been waiting for this for ages :D

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 4:34 AM

@Carl2005,

Did you open the iPhone's Settings app and configure the domain/login?

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 4:37 AM

no have not, i just realized my mistake before i refreshed

ignore me, am a fool today :D

i am a technician, RTFM should be in my head... granted i am ill so i have excuse.

i assume domain is website address for my server.

will post again if i can't figure out rest, great work

Carl

Carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 4:53 AM

right, eather i am being stupid again or...

i have done all the port forwarding (which got it connecting at least), everything else

even given it its own remote access account and no matter what it fails to work asking if i am sure about password.

well tried many accounts, resetting passwords, trying with remote turned off, so on.

nothing.

connected to wireless and not also.

by the way feel free to delete my earlier posts :)

any help appreciated

Carl

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:30 AM

Carl,

Did you allow the account to login via the Settings tab on the Windows Home Server Console?

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 5:54 AM

the account in question is called "WHS" and it is enabled, and within setrtings for whsmobile on the server i have the following enabled once whs is selected..

"Enable share browser"

"enable user management"

"enable upnp forwards"

the rest are WM only so i have not applied. i assume that is correct.

Carl

Orbitm on 9.18.2009 at 7:52 AM

Hi Brent,

I installed today your app, waiting the last weeks for it.

But now I read in a german forum, that your app is not runing on german WHS??

I have the problem, that your app gives in any cases the massage, that the login failed.

I have opened the firewall and the port forwarded

Patrick on 9.18.2009 at 8:31 AM

Hi,

I've installed the app and the plugin. Rights are give to user, port is open and forwarded -still no connect!

Is that about German WHS?

Ed on 9.18.2009 at 8:37 AM

Having problems logging in, even after configuring my WHS login to have access to all options in the WHS Mobile settings page. Do I need to restart my WHS?

Ed on 9.18.2009 at 10:32 AM

Update: while the primary username that I log in to WHS with does not seem to work / authenticate, if you replace 'username' with Administrator, it at least lets you into the app before saying 'No data was returned'. The user account I have is two characters long, and its password is the same as the Administrator account. I wonder if that is at all related.

Brandon on 9.18.2009 at 11:15 AM

I get the same exact errors mentioned by Ed

I did the port forwarding using the whs port forwarding addin

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 12:54 PM

Okay, for everyone having a problem logging in. There is something you need to do.

Remote into the WHS and run gpedit.msc.

Expand Windows settings under Computer Configuration. Then expand Security Settings and Local Policies. Next click User Rights Assesment. Find Allow log on locally and double click it. Click Add User or Group. Click Object Types and check Groups. Click OK. Type in "Windows Home Server Users" (without quotes) and click OK. Click OK. Then try re-connecting with your device.

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 1:14 PM

well am in, that worked, although automating that for future be good for users.

once in however i get "oops! no dataa recieved from the server", i can see users, but nothing else shows, and the account has access to all folders

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 1:16 PM

@Carl,

Please run iisreset on the WHS or restart it. I would have automated the process but I didn't think it was needed until now.

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 1:24 PM

i have run iisreset, it successfully reset, but no success with iiphone

still "no data recieved from server"

upnp and users are only ones that show anything.

was meant as kind suggestion for less techy users, not as a harsh comment :)

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 1:36 PM

@Carl,

You checked the Enable Share Browser option for the user you are logging in with?

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 1:38 PM

yes i did, it is enabled for the user i loggong on as

Bill Stebbins on 9.18.2009 at 1:41 PM

Brent, I followed your instructions and am also getting the same error as Carl now. I did check the Enable Share Browser option in WHS control panel.

Brian Falk on 9.18.2009 at 2:40 PM

I get the error below when after clicking on settings. Windows Mobile 6.0 Treo.

WHS Mobile.exe

FormatException

at System.Convert.FromBase64CharArrayHelper(Char* pCharArray, Int32 offset, Int32 length)

at System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s)

at WHS_Mobile.MainWindow.GetSettings()

at WHS_Mobile.MainWindow.btnSettings_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc(Control ctlThis, WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop(IntPtr hwnMain)

at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)

at WHS_Mobile.Program.Main()

Brady Wang on 9.18.2009 at 2:47 PM

Can you change the port the WHS Mobile uses as i use an exchange server withe uses the exact same ports as WHS uses

john on 9.18.2009 at 2:48 PM

I installed the iphone app but get "domainis incorrect, or domain cannot be contacted". I fowarded the ports in the server (and router too), and added the info in gpedit too. Should I be putting the full domain in (https://....) or what?

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 2:50 PM

@Carl,

Did you try restarting your WHS? Sorry about these problems, I tested the server side on my WHS and WHS VM.

@Brian Falk,

That's a bug. I'll quickly fix that and replace the zip. I'll leave a comment when its ready.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 2:59 PM

@Brady Wang,

Will do in a later build.

@john,

You should just be putting the name. eg: myname.homeserver.com

@Brian Falk,

Please redownload and install the Windows Mobile Client. Sorry about that..

@Bill Stebbins,

Please make sure Network Service has full access to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files. If not, please add it and run iisreset.

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 3:00 PM

Hi Brent, I've been trying the noew app for a while but it says it's not able to reach the domain. Double checked it several times. ISS is up, http, https and whs mobile ports forwarding are ok. I use my domain as name.homeserver.com.

Do you have any sugestion on this?

snowdins on 9.18.2009 at 3:01 PM

Stuck at the Initial Configuration page as well. Never gets past "Initial Configuration". Running on an Iphone 3G. with latest OS updates.

Patrick on 9.18.2009 at 3:05 PM

Hi Brent,

I changed the WHS settings (gpedit) like you said, restarted WHS, still no success ("failed to connect"). Firewall cant be the problem, no intrusion detected.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

Pat

Ed on 9.18.2009 at 3:08 PM

Same here, No data received from the server. However, the Users list came up correctly once. But the UPnP, Stream and Files menus do not return data at all.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 3:11 PM

@siliconminds,

Make sure that the firewall isn't blocking port 8169, it does by default. Try adding an exception for that port. The error you are getting means it cannot connect to port 8169 at the specified domain.

@snowdins,

Did you change the domain and login information in the iPhone's Settings App like it says in the alert when it shows Initial Configuration?

@Patrick,

By default, the Windows Firewall doesn't allow 8169 inbound. So you have to add an exception. Are you using the iPhone or WM client?

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 3:13 PM

@Ed,

The stream tab doesn't show any data unless told to play something from the files tab.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 3:16 PM

Just in case,

Is anyone running Power Pack 3?

snowdins on 9.18.2009 at 3:19 PM

Power Pack 2 here. I got past the inital config.. now now failed to connect. Will have to wait till I get home to get this working.

Patrick on 9.18.2009 at 3:31 PM

Hi Brent,

I'm using the iPhone client. Now I opened port 8169 on the WHS, still no change. On my router, port 8169 is open and forwarded.

Pat

Brandon on 9.18.2009 at 3:40 PM

Hi

is .net 2.0 required? I think I may only have 1.1 installed on my whs machine. I can log in, but get the no data error

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 3:44 PM

PP2 here, I have no more ideas on what to test.

Robert on 9.18.2009 at 3:53 PM

The port 8169 is the TCP port, correct?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 3:57 PM

i have done everything that is mentioned on here for the Iphone app still get "Either the WHS mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted." the symbol doesnt even come up in the top bar telling me that its trying to connect to anything? is there something i have missed??

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 4:04 PM

Tryed uninstalling and reinstalling the app (iphone) didn't work. There is a problem with this, still "Either the WHS mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted."

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 4:06 PM

.NET 3.5 SP1 is required on the WHS. An existing network connection is required on the iPhone, either connect to 3G or use Wi-Fi. Foolishly I've been testing on Power Pack 3 beta. I will go try Power Pack 2. if anyone wants to see, install the Power Pack 3 beta. It can always be removed.

@Rorbert,

Yes it is.

Nick on 9.18.2009 at 4:30 PM

I have just purchased this app before reading the comments. Damn I have PP3 and I cannot connect to the domain. Please help/fix!!!!

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 4:45 PM

I've installed PP3 and nothing changes, my iphone can't reach the domain. I think there's a problem whith my phone/network. I have tried both, my home wifi and 3g, no one works.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 4:45 PM

@Nick,

Do you have .NET 3.5 SP1 installed on your WHS?

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 4:47 PM

@siliconminds,

If you have the .NET 3.5 SP1 update on your WHS, try using your WHS' local IP when over Wi-Fi.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 4:49 PM

I think it would be wise to make sure your apps work before posting them on the app store. I am very dissapointed that htis app is not working as stated on the ap store.

please attend to the issues with this app and repair for PP3 users with ipone

Brandon on 9.18.2009 at 4:55 PM

Peter,

back off. He is all over this board and trying to fix it asap.

Relax. He's a one man show.

Robetr on 9.18.2009 at 5:01 PM

Agree with Brandon. He is responding to this forum as fast as something is posted so he is all over this. Let's give him time to address. I am sure this will be resolved in a timely manner.

Scott on 9.18.2009 at 5:05 PM

I finally got it to connect by using the IP address, but whenever I tap on any of the options, I get the following Exception:

WHS Mobile.exe

CFFaultException

at Microsoft.Tools.ServiceModel.CFClientBase`1.processReply(Message reply)

at Microsoft.Tools.ServiceModel.CFClientBase`1.getResult[TRESPONSE](Message reply, CFInvokeInfo info)

at Microsoft.Tools.ServiceModel.CFClientBase`1.Invoke[TREQUEST,TRESPONSE](CFInvokeInfo info, FTPMGetSitesRequest request)

at MobileClient.FTPMGetSites(FTPMGetSitesRequest request)

at MobileClient.FTPMGetSites()

at WHS_Mobile.Client.GetSites()

at WHS_Mobile.MainWindow.btnFTPMMode_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop(IntPtr hwnMain)

at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)

at WHS_Mobile.Program.Main()

Any thoughts?

carl2005 on 9.18.2009 at 5:05 PM

Peter, intended or not, no body bullys anyone here but me, and maybe brent :D

brent will take care of it, we have waited this long for the app via itunes, we can wait a little longer....

although not too long brent

*MAHAHAHHA* :D

and no i not got net 3.5 sp1 installed on server, if its really ends up required and fix's issue then will go from there. and running power pack 2.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 5:12 PM

Not Bullying, Just stating my dissapointment that an app has been released before reasonbly tested. I want this app to succeed, but this is not going to give it a good start.

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 5:15 PM

@Brent

Some info just in case it can help:

· Windows Home Server PP3 Beta1

· .NET3.5 SP1 installed

· gpedited

· Port 8169 fwded

I can reach http://mypublicip:8169 and http://mydomain:8169

I've tested using my local ip and public ip befor and after installing PP3, none of both worked.

If you need anything else tell me ;)

GOOD WORK!

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:17 PM

@Scott,

That means the server returned an error instead of the list of FTP sites. If you don't have .NET 3.5 Sp1 installed on the WHS, please manually check for updates on the WHS.

.NET 3.5 SP1 was supposed to be automatically downloaded and installed via Automatic Updates. It was pushed out around three-five months ago. That's why I am surprised a lot of you do not have it. If you don't have it installed, WHS Mobile will not work properly.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:17 PM

i have now installed .net 3.5 sp1 with still the same error message on iphone "Either the WHS mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted." i do not have PP3 installed on sp2

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:19 PM

@siliconminds,

After making those changes, what screen are you stuck on? No data received from server?

Scott on 9.18.2009 at 5:21 PM

I just checked on WU and it didn't show up on there. I had the full .net 3.5 SP1 installer on my WHS, so ran that up to check and it asked me to repair or remove, so it did have SP1 on. Just doing a repair now to see if that makes a difference.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:22 PM

@Matt Manalis,

Does name.homeserver.com/.../Mobile.svc load in your browser?

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 5:22 PM

I have followed all the fixes listed here.

Port forward 8169

gpedit done

new user created on WHS

WHS Mobile add in settings done

Still no joy

Nice Icon though

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:22 PM

i have access to the port i think as when i goto myserver.homeserver.com:8169 i get directory listing denied, so i am guessing this means its working??

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:24 PM

brett i just tried that link and i get page cannot be found, what does this mean?

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:24 PM

@Peter,

I am also disappointed. I've been working on this for quite some time. It worked perfectly in my production and test Home Servers. I wouldn't have released the update if I didn't think it was ready. I didn't want it to start out like this...

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 5:27 PM

@Brent

Problems with connection, getting this message on loggin screen: Either the WHS mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted."

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:28 PM

@Matt Manalis,

Ddi you replace the name.homeserver.com with your homeserver.com sub-domain (I probably♠ should have said to do so)? If you did and got a 404, then either something is wrong with my installer or IIS isn't configured correctly. On your WHS, please check C:\Program Files\CompuGeek Software\WHS Mobile\Web. Is there a file called Mobile.svc? If so, then the IIS configuration is incorrect.

StephenE on 9.18.2009 at 5:28 PM

I've ran through all the Changes as per the postings here and managed to get as far a the USERS, and PORT FWD tabs working. I am however running PP3 Beta on my WhS. Also have .Net 3.5 SP1 installed. Great App if I can upload my iPhone photo's direct to the WhS....

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:31 PM

@siliconminds,

Check using your web browser (on a PC is fine) if http://[MYHOMESERVER.COM_DOMAIN]:8169/Mobile.svc loads up.

@Matt Manalis,

I made a mistake, because I turned something off in the config file, ?wsdl will throw a 404. So please remove that part of the URL and try again.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:33 PM

@ Brent

I did change the name in the link u gave me!!,

i checked that folder and there IS a file called mobile.svc in that directory.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:35 PM

@ Brent

I just tried the new ling you gave me without the ?wsdl still gives me a 404

Scott on 9.18.2009 at 5:37 PM

Ok, a repair of my .NET seems to have fixed it and I can now access all the features :) Nice to be able to try this now.

A couple of quick feature requests, if possible.

1) When browsing the shares, would it be possible to have a back/up button so that we can more easily navigate back through the shares (unless I've missed how to do this).

2) I appreciate this one might be a long shot, but any way of being able to stream any of the video files that might be in our shares? I know you can download it, but a stream of a video file would be much cooler :)

Either way, nice to get this working and looks like a great add-in, thanks for making it.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:38 PM

I'm going to set up a clean WHS VM and sort out these problems.

Scott on 9.18.2009 at 5:40 PM

Apparently I can't see the trees for the forest. Ignore request number 1.

Although, upon further playing, it looks like if you have quite a few files in a folder (leaving no white space at the bottom), as soon as you click on a file, the Up button becomes the Download button, but you have no way of clicking off a file and so it never changes back to the Up button, which is what happened.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:43 PM

@Scott,

Success! When navigating the shares, just click the little button in the top left-hand corner. It should have the name of the previous folder. Just tap it. You can also double tab the Files icon/tab to quickly pop back to the shares list. Regarding video streaming, that's in my todo list. The only formats that will be able to stream are MPEG-4 with AAC audio (iPhone limitation..).

@Matt Manalis,

I just had to be certain, sorry if asking that offended you. Since the file exists and you get a 404. Either .NET 3.5 SP1 is NOT installed. Or IIS needs to be reconfigured. Try uninstalling the add-in and then reinstalling it. If that doesn't fix it, please try to reinstall .NET 3.5 SP1 like Scott has.

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 5:45 PM

@Brent

We are aproaching the problem, whan I try to access name.homeserver.com/.../mobile.svc i get a blank screen, but no error. But the folder you mentioned before... C:\Program Files\CompuGeek Software\WHS Mobile\Web, I don't have it! I can't even find movile.svc on my server

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:45 PM

@Scott,

Oh you are using the WM version. Ignore the iPhone specific information in my last comment. I understand what you mean about the deselection. I will post a quick update later.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 5:47 PM

@siliconminds,

Please try reinstalling the Add-In. If those files don't exist, that would be the problem. I would check IIS to see what folder is set as the web directory for the WHS Mobile web site, in addition.

Scott on 9.18.2009 at 5:48 PM

@Brent Ah yes, so it does. Cool (albeit not obvious :)).

Could you not just have it so that the iPhone carries on only supporting those formats and have the WinMo client supporting wmv/mpeg2 as well?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:50 PM

ok reinstalling the addin on WHS got it to work!!!

WOO HOO i will now go through and check if it all works propelly and give some feedback for you cheers brent!!!

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 5:53 PM

@Brent

Reinstalled it twice, I'm not getting that folder

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 5:55 PM

i am now recieving the no data recieve error message

peter on 9.18.2009 at 5:59 PM

Not here either

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 6:01 PM

@peter and Siliconminds

you guys are installing version 1.5?

peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:02 PM

I cant browse the site in IIS

Not sure why

peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:04 PM

IIS gives me a 403 permissions error when trying to browse the site

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 6:05 PM

@Brent

Ok, now i have the folder, redownloaded addin from Brent's web (I got a crappy version). But still getting the same problem, I'm restarting server right now, iisreset didn't get through

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:07 PM

Yes 1.5

siliconminds on 9.18.2009 at 6:10 PM

@Brent IT WORKS!!!! :D

Thanks for everything Brent, it's a great app, if you need anything you can contact me ;)

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 6:19 PM

@Brent,

Would love an answer on why i get the "no data received from server" error!!

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:21 PM

@Matt Manalis,

Awesome. About the no data received, make sure you are still connected to the network. Try refreshing the view (tap Options button and then tap Refresh). If that doesn't work, try running iisreset on the WHS. Should work fine after that.

@siliconminds,

Looks like almost everyone's copy is now working. I'm not sure how your download got corrupt though. I haven't changed the MSI since I first uploaded it. I'll end up posting a hash to prevent problems such as these. I'm glad you got it working. Let me know how the 3G performance is. I had some laggyness with my homebuilt WHS, but worked perfectly over my home Wi-Fi.

@peter,

Please try re-downloading and re-installing the add-in. You may have the same problem siliconminds had.

peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:28 PM

@Brent

No joy downloaded and reinstalled twice

restarted IIS

still cant browse site in IIS

Nick on 9.18.2009 at 6:39 PM

I have .Net 3.5 SP1 installed and have reinstall the add-in V1.5. I have entered my local IP address. I still get domain incorrect or cannot be contacted. Any ideas please?

Nick on 9.18.2009 at 6:43 PM

I forgot. I can browse the site using 192.168.0.1:8169. I get page "Mobile service" "You have created a service"

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:46 PM

@peter,

Does C:\Program Files\CompuGeek Software\WHS Mobile\Web exist on your WHS? Please try repairing .NET 3.5 SP1 if you haven't already.

@Nick,

Please make sure port 8169 has been port forwarded in your router. Please add port 8169 as a Windows Firewall exception. Try redownloading the installer and reinstalling the add-in. Also please do the group policy (gpedit) fix as stated here (required to login): blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-1-5 After everything try running iisreset.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:48 PM

@Nick,

Since you get that page, try: 192.168.0.1/.../Mobile.svc

Make sure you installed add-in version 1.5.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:48 PM

@brent

Still no joy, cant browse IP address either

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:49 PM

@Orbitm,

It should work on the German WHS, but it won't be in German because I haven't translated it. Please follow the gpedit instructions here: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-1-5

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 6:53 PM

@brent

Yes that directory and files exist.

No option to repair .net 3.5 sp1???? in add remove SW

Not sure what you mean.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:57 PM

@Peter,

Have you tried to restart your WHS? Just to clarify... You get the domain not found error, you can't browse to port 8169 on your WHS locally, .NET 3.5 SP1 is installed, everything is forwarded, and the gpedit fix applied.

There is one thing I haven't previously asked you to see. Please open IIS Manager on the WHS and see if 'WHS Mobile' is listed under 'Web Sites'. If it isn't, then the installer failed to create it (each time) and that doesn't make that much sense. Either way, let me know if it exists and I'll figure out what to do from there.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 6:58 PM

@Peter,

You'll need to download it from downloads.microsoft.com and try installing it from that. It should ask you to uninstall or repair after you try to install it.

Nick on 9.18.2009 at 6:59 PM

Yep done the gpedit change. Check for port 1869 in the firewall settings. If i browse to the site with mobile.svc I just get a blank page.

peter on 9.18.2009 at 7:00 PM

OK

Yes have done all the above, I will dl 3.5 sp1 and try repair

peter on 9.18.2009 at 7:06 PM

@brent

The site exists as I have previously stated I cant even browse the sit in IIS i get error 403 permissions

I am repairing 3.5 sp1 now

I will restart again and let you know

peter on 9.18.2009 at 7:20 PM

@brent

All repaired, still no joy, It appears to me to be a permissions problem with the install and IIS, i still get an error 403 when trying to browse in IIS

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:25 PM

I had it work but now it's not. I keep getting the "no data received from server". Nothing changed from when it was working to now. ran gpedit, ports are forwarded, enabled the correct settings in Home Server Console. Any ideas?

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 7:32 PM

I am logged into my WHS via RDP as Administrator, perrmissions in IIS are set to full control for the mobile website, I still cannot browse the site in IIS

Any ideas please

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:34 PM

i have restarted the WHS still get the no data recieved it worked fine for about 10 mins then i havent been able to get anything out of!!

peter on 9.18.2009 at 7:36 PM

@ matt

Can you browse your site in IIS on your whs

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:40 PM

do I need to have pp3 installed? Also, do I need to have .net 3.5?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:41 PM

i have got it working again by reinstalling the addin on the WHS so far so good except i cant upload from the iphone to a folder, doesnt give me a error just the file doesnt appear in the folder

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 7:44 PM

@Matt and Alex

Does the User tab work properly?

@Peter,

The 403 error is because directory listing is disabled. Try adding Mobile.svc to the end of the address.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:44 PM

any chance on being able to open PDF'S?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:45 PM

Brent the user tab seems to do everything it is suppose too!!

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:45 PM

@Brent

Yes, the user tab works. The strange thing is that it was working and than all of a sudden I started to receive the "no data" error.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 7:45 PM

@Alex,

I'm not 100% sure about PP3 but .NET 3.5 (SP1) is required.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 7:48 PM

@Matt and Alex,

Try running iisreset. You shouldn't have to, but that might fix the problem. I think you need to give Network Services full access to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:48 PM

Looked in my iis logs and it appears as though the I'm getting a 400 error.

2009-09-19 02:37:24 W3SVC3 192.168.1.98 GET /Mobile.svc/MobileXml/GetShares - 8169 - myipaddress WHSMobile/1.0+CFNetwork/459+Darwin/10.0.0d3 400 0 0

Does this help?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:49 PM

@Brent

i again receiving the No Data message, all i did was close the search box to go back to the files, and i received no data from server....

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:49 PM

ran iisreset and also restarted my server. still doesn't work.,....

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 7:49 PM

Wait a minute, because of the impersonation try giving 'Windows Home Server Users' full access. That may be why..

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 7:50 PM

To C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:50 PM

Properties for the "WHS Mobile" site in IIS indicates that I'm using .net 2.0.50727. Not sure it this helps or not....

JJones on 9.18.2009 at 7:50 PM

Is the connection between the iPhone and the WHS secure. Is the login & passwork encripted when I login.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 7:53 PM

@ Brent,

Can you tell us exactly how to what you want us to do!

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:53 PM

how do i set the permissions to the Temp ASP.NET files dir? Do I do it via Windows Explorer?

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 7:59 PM

I got it to work via @Brent's comment! Had to give the group "Windows Home Server Users" full control to: To C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:00 PM

Where do files go when I try and upload them?

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 8:07 PM

@brent

This is far too complicated for most users and I fear as I stated earlier a lack of reasonable testing before release.

I'm sorry Brent but I am removing all components and contacting Apple and asking for a refund

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 8:08 PM

@Alex,

It goes into the folder you tapped the options button in. Uploads may take a bit longer to show up. Try waiting a few seconds or a minute and then tapping Options -> Refresh.

@JJones,

Not exactly. In older versions before I added the iPhone it was much more secure. I had a hard time porting the encryption code over to the iPhone. Personally, I don't think anyone is going to grab your password over 3G. Unless you already have a leak on your home network, there shouldn't really be a problem.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 8:11 PM

@peter

it cost $2.49 i am sure you can live without $2.49, the problems will get fixed and when they are it will be a great piece of software, if you contact apple you are going to ruin the chance for all of us to have access to this app.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 8:14 PM

@Peter,

New applications have problems. With revision they are fixed. As I stated earlier I did test more than usual but failed to test on a brandspanking *new* WHS. Again, I'm sorry you are having these problems. I don't believe I have the ability to give you a refund myself or I would.

Sadly, I am going to be removing the App from sale until I automate and fix the connecting problems.

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:17 PM

@Brent

file uploads don't appear to be working. As far as I can tell I don't have .net 3.5 installed (how can I verify this). Everything seems to be working other than the upload. Could this be the cause?

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 8:18 PM

@Matt

I'm sorry matt but "IT DOSN'T WORK"

If something goes on SALE it should be reasonbly tested and there is an expectation in the world that if you BUY something it should work regardless of cost.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 8:21 PM

@Peter

If you buy something that has anything to do with a Microsoft operating system you would expect that its going to have problems, Brent is doing a great job and he will have it all sorted i am sure in the very near future.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 8:23 PM

@Matt,

Did you get your copy working again? Remote into your WHS and navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ in Explorer.

Next right click Temporary ASP.NET Files and choose properties. Next, click the Security tab. Click the Add button. Type in: Windows Home Server Users

Click OK. Then click the Allow check box for Full Control. Then click OK. Run iisreset and then try reconnecting with your iPhone.

@Alex,

I'm not sure why at this moment. .NET 3.5 would be listed under add/remove programs (check show updates). Are you using Wi-Fi or 3G? It may be timing out before it has finished sending the image.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 8:31 PM

@Matt

I would expect anything built for microsoft operating systems to be thourougly beta tested and go through an exaustive release candidate program. I feel that, that is what has happened today. this work should have been done prior to being released on the App store. what we have done today is show that the product is not ready.

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 8:31 PM

@Brent

That got it working again Brent!! see if i can upload photos now?

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 8:34 PM

@Peter

Do what you like mate, if your not happy go and whinge to apple, if you want a app that does what you want it to do take part in this forum and have some input and you might be able help brent who by the way is working by himself, and you might be able to suggest something that you would like in the app and it could get built in for all of us to enjoy

Matt Manalis on 9.18.2009 at 8:34 PM

@Brent

Photo's still wont upload from wi-fi or 3G??

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:36 PM

@Brent

I just checked add remove programs and I have .net 3.5 installed. When I get properties on the site in IIS it seems to indicate that it is using .net 2.0 under the ASP.NET tab. Is this a problem? How do I switch the site over so that it uses .net 3.5?

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:38 PM

I'm using wifi. Photos aren't uploading for some reason.

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:40 PM

Looks like .net 3.5 won't appear under the ASP.net tab.

blogs.msdn.com/.../where-is-asp-ne

I guess i have everything up and running however, uploads are not working. any ideas?

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 8:41 PM

@Matt,

Great! :) That would be helpful. Thanks.

@Peter,

You are correct. I should have posted a beta and I didn't. I did all the testing myself, and failed to test the server side enough. I'll surely be learning from my mistakes.

If you would like, I can send you a refund via PayPal.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 8:42 PM

@Alex,

It must be timing out. Are you uploading high-resolution images? Are you uploading directly from the camera or photo album?

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 8:42 PM

@Matt

Actually i feel i have provided quite a bit today, and I believe the fact that I was quick onto this and as brent has acknowledged the app needs to be pulled.

I know its dissapointing, but the fact is that this will save further troubles for Brent once he has it sorted. The app store is not forgiving, and I would like to see this app succeed.

Contribution comes in many forms.

ps HLAS

JJones on 9.18.2009 at 8:45 PM

For the enhancement bucket: Put a alphabet bar on the right side of the screen to jump to the R files for shares with a lot of files like a music share.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 8:46 PM

@Brent

Thats. OK

I realise you must be a little dissapointed, but I think you will be better off if you take this down from the App store.

Keep up the ggod work.

JJones on 9.18.2009 at 8:48 PM

If you put out a fix I will gladly help you test it. Keep up the good work.

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 8:57 PM

@Brent

I just uploaded a smaller image that I had copied from my iPhoto library and it worked. It looks as though it is timing out when I try and upload an image that I take with my camera (3gs). Let me know if you need more info.

Peter on 9.18.2009 at 9:05 PM

@Brent

Just to be sure I did 1 last test.

Reistall app and client, server restart, iphone restart, port forwarding redone on router,

Gpedit fix checked, IISreset, permissions set for home server users. restart server.

still no joy.

I look forward to testing your next release.

Brent Friedman on 9.18.2009 at 9:06 PM

@Alex,

Thanks, I'll go ahead and fix that for the next build. I'll do that after I sort out the server issues. Unfortunately, the timeout is in the client.

@JJones,

Will look into that. I had thought about it but couldn't figure out how initially.

@Peter,

Already removed from sale. I will make it visible once I've sorted out these problems. I will be editing the blog post in a little bit.

If anyone that has their copy working comes across anything strange or has questions, feel free to let me know.

Alex on 9.18.2009 at 9:20 PM

Drop me an email if you need me to try something.

Mastiha on 9.18.2009 at 11:59 PM

Doesn't seem to be available in the Australian App Sotre. What gives?

Stefan on 9.19.2009 at 12:09 AM

Cannot seem to download it from the uk app store. Says item may no longer be available

Peter on 9.19.2009 at 12:17 AM

@Brent

Well I have spent quite a bit of time however I eventually got it to work

Definatley the permissions for users is an issue, but for some reason I have had to add firewall exceptions 3 times for it to stick for the port, Definatley need to add this to the install of the addin.

Thought you might like to know

carl2005 on 9.19.2009 at 12:46 AM

brent, hope this at lleast makes your day a bit better

after repairing my .net installation i am operational and can access my files.

only other bug to report (and minor so don't worry) is that all my music has one cover, unless i really do have 400 les miserable songs :D

thanks for everything, ignore peter and such, if some people can't be patient enough to hang on till its fixed, oh well their loss

anyway good work and keep it up

Carl

Brent Friedman on 9.19.2009 at 1:04 AM

@Mastiha and Stefan,

As mentioned in the blog post (near downloads) and my last comment (http://blog.compugeeksoftware.com/blog/addins/releases/whs-mobile-1-5/#comment-858), I've removed the app from being purchased until I can fix the problems that have been mentioned in the other comments. Please be patient, I'm working on fixing and making sure it is ready for public usage.

@Peter,

Thank you for letting me know. So the problem in the end was the firewall?

@Carl,

Do you have your mp3s in the root of the Music share? You could try organizing them by artist/album (pretty easy to do with WMP if you know where to look). Or just delete the folder.jpg that's inside the Music share. Deleting the file will remove the 400 duplicate thumbnails.

carl2005 on 9.19.2009 at 1:27 AM

there are no .jpgs in the whole folder structure or sub structure.

so god knows where its pulling that picture from.

yes i keep all my mp3's in a single "music" folder.

i had hoped that it would use the metadata supplied attached to each file by media player or whatever.

rather then on referencing to the nearest image file.

but its not a huge issue for me anyway

Carl

Orbitm on 9.19.2009 at 1:33 AM

@Brent

After reinstalling of .net I can access all my files.

One other question, I have enabled the UPNP feature but in the iPhone app in the UPNP section there are only 3 ports and no one can be used? Which port must I add or how is UPNP working in your app?

I have the FujitsuSiemens WHS with PVconnect.

Brent Friedman on 9.19.2009 at 2:13 AM

@Carl,

The folder.jpg file is probably set to hidden, they usually are. Make sure explorer is set to show hidden files.

@Orbitm,

If your router supports it, you just tap Options and then Add. Type in the port number for PVConnect (I think 9000) in the box that comes up. Tap OK. It will add the port (TCP only) and then refresh the view when done. The UPnP feature only works for automatic port forwarding of ports on the WHS.

carl2005 on 9.19.2009 at 3:00 AM

yes i have hidden always showing, it is not there

Carl

john on 9.19.2009 at 5:04 AM

Wow this is frustrating. Normally I could understand if this was the first day the app has been used, but this has been available for iphone for months. I guess thats not long enough to get it working. I know its only $2, but I would have expected it to at least kinda work, as most people here. Its not the $2, its the principle of it. Surely you test these apps before putting them up for sale? And to expect users who may not know how to do this run thru all these steps and worry about hosing their WHS...

Brandon on 9.19.2009 at 7:04 AM

John,

This was, in fact, just available yeseterday for those without jailbroken phones.

Brent,

It works! I repaired .net 3.5 sp1, then removed and reinstalled the app.....

Listening to music and looking at photos simultaneously. Sweet!

Almost there Brent. Thanks for jumping right on these problems. We appreciate it!

Brandon on 9.19.2009 at 7:07 AM

Sorry, meant to say I removed and reinstalled the add-in...kept the app on the phone the whole time.

Also Brent...another suggestion. Can you put the "delete" function a little more out of the way? It is the first option when I click on a file, and i'm worried I'll accidently delete something!

Thanks!

Stephen Edworthy on 9.19.2009 at 9:02 AM

After a .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 cleanup and reinstall. Then reinstalled the add in. The iPhone app worked. Showed all the files. Attempted an upload of a photo and then back up square one. Got a Appllication log error - W3SVC:

A process serving application pool 'MobileAppPool' suffered a fatal communication error with the World Wide Web Publishing Service. The process id was '4956'. The data field contains the error number.

Brandon on 9.19.2009 at 9:57 AM

@ Brent

I think I may have found another bug, with the add-in.

The whole package works well, as long as I am remotely logged in on a computer and have the WHS control panel open. As soon as I close the remote connection, the "no data" error is given ....

Here's the catch. If I log back in remotely, the user settings are not saved, and I only see "guest" and not my user name with all the priveleges...I have to change back to my user name and check the boxes. Could that be the problem? Can you only select one user at a time in the add-in? I have 2 users and a guest account, is it is problem if the default reverts to "guest" after I close the remote console?

Tom on 9.19.2009 at 11:59 AM

Hi Brent,

Perhaps you could write a pdf file with instructions on how to install it...from start to finish on both iPhone and Server. Also perhaps you could put links to where you could install all the software in the pdf file. Because I installed the WHS mobile today and I cannot find any clear instructions on how to get it to work. Every time I load the app it says it cannot find the domain. An instruction manual would be truly appreciated. Also £1.19 for this app isn't bad if it worked.

Tom

Brent Friedman on 9.19.2009 at 1:33 PM

@John,

It was available for a day. I had made significant changes since the last build that was available to jail-breakers.

@Stephen Edworthy,

Try a small photo from your library, uploading is timing out. I'm going to fix that once I fix the add-in.

@Brandon,

Did you click Apply after making the changes? I'll take a look when I fix the add-in. For now, just take a look at this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CompuGeek Software\WHS Mobile\Settings

There is a subkey for each user. In that subkey the permissions are set. It sounds like the add-in is somehow re-setting the values to 'False'. Just change what you want back to 'True'. The names of the values are pretty self explanatory from the names in the Console settings page. Let me know if that helps.

@Tom,

I'm a bit confused, it should not have been available for purchase for at least eleven hours when you posted your comment. What time did you buy it? As I mentioned in this blog post, documentation/instructions is/are coming soon. The download links have been removed so I can fix some kinks in the add-in (server side). If you can wait a few days to a week or so, I'll have fixed the problems and will make a new blog post.

Mastiha on 9.19.2009 at 3:49 PM

Will it appear in the Australian Appstore soon?

kevin on 9.19.2009 at 3:50 PM

App store cant find this app. Also is this in the app store for New Zealand or USA only please release worldwide

carl2005 on 9.19.2009 at 4:25 PM

kevin, mashiha... i will repeat on brents behalf....

It has been withdrawn while he attempts to fix problems.

Carl

Peter on 9.19.2009 at 7:19 PM

@brent

Well I seem to have everything working now, not sure why I have to have 3 exceptions in the firewall, but it works.

I have not been able to conect over 3g though works well over wireless and upload of pics works too, but 3g is not a goer.

Brent Friedman on 9.19.2009 at 11:57 PM

Peter,

Are you on your local network when you use Wi-Fi? It could be a port forward issue.

Robert on 9.20.2009 at 9:08 AM

Has anyone got this working on PP2? I have tried the following:

repair .net 3.5,

Gpedit fix, IISreset, permissions set for home server users. restart server

Still can't get pass the domain issue.

Tom on 9.20.2009 at 10:03 AM

@brent I installed it on the 18/19th. I'm not sure where you're based but I am in the UK so I don't know if this make's a difference!? I am more than happy to wait for it. I can still use the server but the WHS mobile would be awesome. If you can get it to work many people would be very grateful!!

Brent Friedman on 9.20.2009 at 6:10 PM

@Robert,

Try reinstalling the add-in.

@Tom,

You must have bought it before it the changes took effect in the UK store. Don't worry an update will come. I just need to worry about my university/college courses right now. I can probably get started on a fix in a couple days.

Adam on 9.20.2009 at 6:55 PM

The installer clean up removes it from the programs list. Reinstalling it still bombs. Since we're dealing with a PC that doesn't have a TV card...it's just another client connected to the WHS, I'm going to leave it alone. The HTPC is still running 1.1 and the WHS is running 1.5 and it's all working, so I'll leave it alone. Thanks.

Lars on 9.20.2009 at 9:16 PM

Why is it only possible to buy this app in itunes store in US? I live in sweden and I can't buy it in the swedish itunes store.

Brent Friedman on 9.20.2009 at 11:14 PM

@Lars,

Please re-read the blog post.

omicronkappa278 on 9.21.2009 at 3:38 AM

Question: I installed the WHS Mobile when it was free. It never worked, Had this error: "An Unexpected Error has occurred in WHS Mobile.exe. Select Quit and then restart this program, or select Details for more info"

I would love to try this app (I have a Smartphone With WinMob 6.1) but paying 10$ and getting error? What is my guarantee?

Aron Lasky on 9.21.2009 at 8:29 AM

Can I be put on a notify list when WHS Mobile goes prime-time for iPhone? I understand WHSM is currently unavailable via iTunes, and would like to be notified when it is.

Thanks. I'm looking forward to this app. It's exactly what I've been looking for to work with WHS remotely.

Cheers!

Tom on 9.21.2009 at 12:41 PM

@Brent. No-Worrys

Brent Friedman on 9.21.2009 at 3:22 PM

@omicronkappa278,

It is still free for Windows Mobile. It's only paid for iPhone. Windows Mobile Smartphone editions are currently not supported and were not previously. This is because of limitations with the hardware (no touch) and the Windows Mobile edition. I do have nearly-finished build from the last release. So soon there will be a WM smartphone compatible client, but just not right now. The $10 amount you mentioned is if people want to donate that much or more, they are eligible for a free copy of the iPhone app. I only started that to help speed up the time it would take to buy the $99 iPhone Developer Membership.The actually iPhone app from the AppStore is $1.99.

@Aron Lasky,

I will start a list (will also include past and present donators) of people to notify when it is available again.

StraponXG on 9.22.2009 at 6:16 AM

Brent,

If you could add me to the iPhone re-release notification list i'd really appreciate it.

Robert on 9.22.2009 at 7:26 AM

Finally got it to work after reinstalling the add-in. Thanks Brent. I now have the "no data received from server" issue but I read this blog to see how this can be resolved.

Brent Friedman on 9.22.2009 at 6:11 PM

@Robert,

You just need fix the permissions of the ASP.NET Temporarily files folder. I belive there is a comment by myself on how to do so.

@StraponXG,

Will do.

Stephen L on 9.22.2009 at 10:28 PM

Hi Brent. I just wanted to confirm that you have me on your list of people to email re WHS mobile for iphone. I was one of the first to donate the $10 and my email address was included within the PayPal transaction. I just wanted to check because I had not received any emails yet.

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 12:41 AM

@Stephen L,

I do have you on my list of people to notify. Your email address was in your PayPal note. Even if you didn't leave a note, it was also in the transaction records, I'm using that for most people if not specified as something else. I will probably be sending you an email in a minute with information on how to get your free copy.

Stephen L on 9.23.2009 at 2:59 AM

Thanks Brent; email received. And for everyone else, WHS Moblie is back in the itunes App store!

Ron on 9.23.2009 at 3:26 AM

It looks like the Windows Phone version is geared towards QVGA (240x320), the icons are small and don't show up quite right in some lists on my HTC Fuze which runs VGA (480x640). There may be similar issues with WVGA devices (480x800) as well.

MrBadger on 9.23.2009 at 3:34 AM

I downloaded this today (v1.55 WHS) and installed on my PP3beta WHS. I am using on an Iphone 3.01 and get the domain error.

I have setup username, domain and password on the iphone settings. I have enabled the service and entered a password on the WHS settings. Remote option is not checked. It's a upnp router and there is an exception in the win firewall. Great app - I hope to get it to work soon!

David H on 9.23.2009 at 3:44 AM

Installing assembly 'C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHS Mobile.Server.exe'.

Affected parameters are:

logtoconsole =

assemblypath = C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHS Mobile.Server.exe

logfile = C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHS Mobile.Server.InstallLog

Installing service WHS Mobile...

Service WHS Mobile has been successfully installed.

Creating EventLog source WHS Mobile in log Application...

*****************************

I just downloaded and tried to install your version WHS Mobile (v1_5_1).msi I am seeing that it creates a folder C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHS Mobile that is empty, and it does not install C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server\WHS Mobile.Server.exe

thanks

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 3:45 AM

Ron,

Try toggling the view mode under Actions.

MrBadger,

Please try reinstalling .NET 3.5 as stated here: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-avai

After reinstalling .NET, you need to reinstall the add-in for it to work.

It seems either automatic updates isn't pushing it to home servers anymore, or they aren't full versions.

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 3:49 AM

David H,

Please try re-downloading and installing. There isn't a mention of a WHS Mobile folder in C:\Program Files\Windows Home Server in the install file. According to the log you added, it was from an old WHS Mobile version. Are you an ex or existing user of WHS Mobile?

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 3:53 AM

For those who know how to check file hashes, here they are for the 1.5.1 msi:

CRC32: 31D9293C

MD5: 5624905F164C0872C3F4B1C18377E704

SHA-1: 8DC6D009EAEF44EDAD881623E7E165302A133814

Masahiko Sada on 9.23.2009 at 7:12 AM

Hi.

I Installed V1.5.1 in WHS(Ja).

After installed,I can't access to WHS Remote Access Site.

Does your add-in change Network Service Sser's privillage to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files ??

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 7:57 AM

@Masahiko Sada,

Please re-download and install the add-in. Somehow it was replacing the non-inherited permissions on the folder.

SteveJ on 9.23.2009 at 1:07 PM

Got the app working. However, when pressing on the UpnP button on the iPhone app it closes down without any message.

RaDude on 9.23.2009 at 4:17 PM

I have noticed the same issue that SteveJ is reporting. If I disable User Management and UPnP Forwards in the WHS console>Settings>WHS Mobile for a particular User Account, then I log in to the WHS Mobile app on my iphone as that user, the User and UPnP options are still showing on the bottom, but clicking any of them just crashes the app.

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 4:55 PM

SteveJ and RaDude,

Thank you for letting me know. I'll add a fix to the add-in for the next release. In the mean time, just don't disable those features or tap them when disabled.

Aron Lasky on 9.23.2009 at 6:55 PM

Tried to set WHSM, but the app just seems to hang on the Initial Configuration screen...

Running iPhone 3GS w v3.1 OS

Any ideas?

Phone has full bars. Just does not progress past that initial screen!

Brent Friedman on 9.23.2009 at 7:16 PM

Aron Lasky,

Did you get a little popup saying to configure the app when you run it? You should have.

Basically, open the iPhone settings and tap WHS Mobile (on the very bottom). Then enter in your WHS domain (myname.homeserver.com) excluding the http:// or https://. You then enter in your username and password for the account you allowed access to use WHS Mobile (under the WHS Mobile’s Settings tab in the WHS Console ). After that, launch WHS Mobile again.

Branon on 9.23.2009 at 8:12 PM

Great App! After a little trouble with configuration and a connection error, in 15 minutes following this blog, opening up the ports and such, Im in business. The Pic upload is cool. Any chance it will evolve to include video??

Thanks for the app!

SteveJ on 9.23.2009 at 11:46 PM

In my case the app crashes out when pressing the UPnP button and I've got UPnP forwarding enabled for the user.

Kind regards,

Steve

Brent Friedman on 9.24.2009 at 1:43 AM

SteveJ,

I'm not sure why at this moment. Have you set up remote access in the WHS Consoile?

Mark K on 9.24.2009 at 5:14 AM

Hi have been waiting for an app like this for the IPhone I have been following this very closley as I really want this to work !

Just so we are clear I have

I phone 3g OS 3.1

WHS PP2

NET 3.5 SP1 installed then repaied

put add in on then off the back on again

forwared port 3169

gpedited (followed instruction postes on this blog)

rebooted more times than i can think (includeing Iphone)

Created new user

if it makes a diff my router is a linksys with wireless N B and G

so real help is reqired here I am not techie by an defination but do like to play with these things but so far it had me beat

now still getting Uh oh! the mobile domian is incorrect or cannot be contacted

PLease help !!!!!

Mark

dave on 9.24.2009 at 8:26 AM

I don't see the mobile site created in IIS. any ideas?

Jürgen on 9.24.2009 at 8:48 AM

Is there a documentation?

SteveJ on 9.24.2009 at 11:50 AM

Hi Brent,

The user is set up for remote access and works fine via my home server web address.

Kind regards,

Steve

BTS on 9.24.2009 at 12:31 PM

Running PP2 here, forwarded port 8169 to the server, remoted in to the server and made a windows firewall exception for 8169. Everything up and running, streaming music to my iphone off the server as I type.

I look forward to seeing where you take this thing. Most of my music files fail to play, but I found a few low bitrate files that seem to do fine.

SteveJ on 9.24.2009 at 1:11 PM

Hi Mark K,

Silly question but have you installed the Windows Mobile add in on your home server?

Kind regards,

Steve

Jürgen on 9.24.2009 at 1:41 PM

Schrott!

Ralph Giordano on 9.24.2009 at 2:14 PM

Please e-mail me when this is all fixed Thanks

Mark J on 9.24.2009 at 2:37 PM

I have

SteveJ on 9.24.2009 at 2:52 PM

Hi Mark J,

Port should be 8169 and not 3169.

Kind regards,

Steve

ChrisF on 9.24.2009 at 7:55 PM

Hey, I can't seem to locate the pp3 beta. I signed up for the beta connect and I don't see the file to download.

AlanS on 9.24.2009 at 8:17 PM

I've been following the posts in this blog and still no joy. What have I missed?

I phone 3gs OS 3.1

WHS PP2

NET 3.5 SP1 installed then repaied (a number of times)

put add in on then off the back on again

reset IIS a number of times between .NET repair/install

forwared port / firewall set 8169

gpedited (followed instruction postes on this blog)

rebooted more times than i can think (includeing Iphone)

Created new user

tried to access through the browser 192.168.1.254:8168/Mobile.svc (with active in IIS i get "This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service.

Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled.)

changed WHS mobile from the 192.168... address to xxx.homeserver.com a few times

validated IIS - when I rest iis the WHS Mobile disapears - validated that it was there after reinstalling the add-in

Still getting Uh oh! the mobile domian is incorrect or cannot be contacted

PLease help !!!!!

Thanks - Alan

hnfjw on 9.24.2009 at 9:45 PM

When will the step by step documentation be out? the app should probably be held back until documentation is sorted out as it looks like most people are having difficulty installing. Very promising thought, good luck w/ the final product I've already paid for it and and eagerly awaiting the final version.

Brent Friedman on 9.24.2009 at 11:09 PM

Mark K,

It is 8169 not 3169. Undo the gpedit fix because it isn't required with v1.5.1.

Ralph Giordano,

It is fixed, people are having problems from the lack of instructions.

ChrisF,

It is possible they removed it. PP3 is not required.

AlanS,

Undo the gpedit change as it is not needed. I'm going to end up deleting my comment on how to do that.. So you port forwarded 8169 AND allowed it through the server's Windows Firewall?

hnfjw,

Hopefully soon. I'm probably going to redo the installer to automate certain setup tasks...

Anders H. on 9.25.2009 at 12:46 AM

I bought the app from Appstore yesterday. Installed it on the iPhone and my WHS server. Made a port forwarding in my router for port 8169 and opened this port in WHS' firewall.

Everything works... what a great app!

Masahiko Sada on 9.25.2009 at 2:09 AM

Hi, I re-downloaded the add-in.

There is no Premission problem !

But I can't view any files from ipod touch.

I can view all files from windows mobile by same user.

My WHS is Japanese version.

AverySimonsen on 9.25.2009 at 3:06 AM

Just wanted to pitch in along with the rest saying that your app works (iphone/add-in-1.5.2) out of the box. Good job!

- Lars Ole

AlanS on 9.25.2009 at 12:59 PM

Brent,

Yes I did the port forward and the firewall for port 8169.

- AlanS

Mark K on 9.25.2009 at 1:10 PM

OK must learn to type lol

my error i have forwarded 8169 and yes i have put the add in on

Erik on 9.25.2009 at 2:30 PM

Hi Brent,

I just want to let you know that I followed your explanation on your website exactly to install WHS Mobile after purchasing and it works like a champ!

Congratulations with this wonderful application and getting it working finally.

Regards,

Erik

Brent Friedman on 9.25.2009 at 9:29 PM

Masahiko Sada,

Just to confirm, you entered the same domain, username, and password on both devices? Try upgrading to the v1.5.2 version of the add-in (available on my latest blog post - blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../installing-whs- )

AverySimonsen,

Thanks! I'm happy that I got it into a stable/working point. :)

Mark K,

No problem, I just figured it wasn't a typo because 3 is n't that close to 8. ;) Try upgrading the add-in to 1.5.2 and following the instructions as noted here: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../installing-whs-

AlanS,♠

If you don't mind, please try upgrading the add-in to 1.5.2 as advised above.

Erik,

Awesome. Thanks for letting me know.

For all that have higher than 192kb/s mp3s, I'm working on a way to transcode the media on the fly.

Masahiko Sada on 9.26.2009 at 6:58 AM

Thank you for your reply.

I re-entered samed domain,username,password.

I'm already using WHS mobile V1.5.2.

But,only ipod touch can't show any files/folders and upload files.

Is there 2-byte code problems?

Jürgen on 9.26.2009 at 1:34 PM

Oops!

No data received from the server.

What's all this about?

Shibby on 9.26.2009 at 1:36 PM

Also, make sure if your username has a space in it (i.e. Joe Bob), use Joe%20Bob as the username in the app. Worked for me after hours of troubleshooting everything else.

Jürgen on 9.26.2009 at 1:45 PM

My username is Admin.

Iti s not working.

Mark K on 9.26.2009 at 2:20 PM

Still not doing what it should

please rember im not a techie and im now begining to regret spending the £1.12

i have been thorough your instuction over and over again so any other solution ?

Antonio on 9.26.2009 at 2:35 PM

Shibby i could kiss you right know, I have read and tried every bit of advise on this board and was about to give up untill a new version was released. You are the man ( or person) to be politicaly correct. I installed, unistalled, port forwarded, firewalled and changed protocal. But I considered but thought no %20 that's just silly.... O if only I had listened to my self you are a first rate star... And Brent Thank You despite my pulling out my hair almost rebuilding my server from scratch this is a top rate add-in.... :)

Mike on 9.26.2009 at 4:17 PM

Brent, I just stumbled across this software and it looks great. I can't tell however what security it offers for the data in transit. Does it use SSL or some other form of encryption for data being sent/received? I know WHS can be configured to allow remote access through https only, which is nice. I'm running Windows Mobile on my phone (HTC Fuze). Thanks!

Brent Friedman on 9.26.2009 at 6:16 PM

Masahiko Sada,

What happens when you try? Do you get an error message? If so what does it say? If not, what happens instead? As mentioned by Shibby, if you have a space in the username, please replace the space with %20. It's a small bug that I hadn't noticed until now.

Jürgen,

Did you allow your username using the WHS Add-In's settings page? As documented over here: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../installing-whs-

Mark K,

Try using the IP address of your WHS when connected via Wi-Fi. Does that work?

Antonio,

I would have mentioned the bug if I had noticed it before. I'm sorry about that.

Shibby,

Thanks for bringing that bug to my attention.

Mike,

I've been thinking about reworking it to go through SSL but haven't just yet. I'm torn between keeping it the same and using SSL because of the speed reduction SSL 'provides'. I'll test it out when I have more time and see how well it performs. I also can't remember if Windows Mobile allows web service access from SSL connection. I'll have to refresh my memory by trying it out. :)

Masahiko Sada on 9.27.2009 at 2:07 AM

Hi,Brent.

No error messages.

Nothing happens on display.

My username has no spase.

But japanese WHS's UNC address

has 2byte character.

For example ,　''\\Server\Photos'' is "\\Server\写真".

I created shared foleder "\\server\test\test2".

Then I can view and access test2 foler from my ipod touch.

I think that the cause is 2byte code UNC address.

Jürgen on 9.27.2009 at 2:45 AM

"Jürgen,

Did you allow your username using the WHS Add-In's settings page? As documented over here: "

Yes, natural.

I have access to the Users.

By Files: "Oops! No data Received from the server.

Brent Friedman on 9.27.2009 at 3:34 AM

Masahiko Sada,

It is probably because of the encoding. Thanks for letting me know. I'll make a fix and include it in the next version.

Jürgen,

Please make sure "Enable Share Browser" is checked for your user. Also make sure you are using version 1.5.2 of the add-in.

Jürgen on 9.27.2009 at 4:32 AM

"Enable Share Browser" is activated.

Version 1.5.2 is installed.

Masahiko Sada on 9.27.2009 at 5:51 AM

Thanks for your Support !!!

I'm looking forwad to the next version client.

I'm a moderator of Japanese WHS community.

If The next version released,I'll intoroduce your add-in to Japanese WHS community members.

Brent Friedman on 9.27.2009 at 6:13 AM

Jürgen,

Please try restarting your WHS.

Jürgen on 9.27.2009 at 6:28 AM

...i have restart my WHS.

I have restart my iPhone.

Without results...

Brent Friedman on 9.27.2009 at 7:34 AM

Jürgen,

The only other thing I can think of is to try this: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-1-5 (what I suggested to Matt).

You shouldn't need to in this release, but its worth a shot. Just double checking, but you have at least Power Pack 2, right?

Are there symbols in the share names? It may be failing to get or transmit the names of the shares. What language does your WHS use?

Jürgen on 9.27.2009 at 8:24 AM

I am awfully sorry.

It's impossible.

Chrialex on 9.27.2009 at 10:43 AM

The previous version was working for me fine, but after the 1.5.1/2 releases I keep getting an error. Using WHS PP3, and have tried all the tips that have been posted here. The error I keep getting is:

"An error occurred while receiving the HTTP response to http://[IP Address]/WMobile.svc/Mobile. This could be due to the service endpoint binding not using the HTTP protocol. This could also be due to an HTTP request context being aborted by the server (possibly due to the service shutting down). See server logs for more details. at System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelUtilities.ProcessGetResponseWebExcepti"

The error window is cutoff because of the bottom of the screen. Anyone have any ideas? I was using this multiple times a day since it first came out, and this is driving me crazy that it's not working.

Chrialex on 9.27.2009 at 10:52 AM

Correction, replace [IP Address] with [Domain].homeserver.com:8169, was using an old screenshot from before I changed it to the domain.

Chrialex on 9.28.2009 at 2:52 AM

Hmm, just tried running it again and it worked. Must have been a glitch with the server. Great app :)

Jaap on 9.28.2009 at 7:29 AM

Spent at least 3-4 hours following the solution on the threads. no luck. wasn't barganing for that when I bought this app. Still no go and I am obviously not alone. This app has enormous potential, but it is clearly not ripe. Wish this was mentioned. I may have downloaded it noththeless, but at least I would have known what i was in for.

I'll keep my eye on the threads in hope.. Good Luck!

Jürgen on 9.28.2009 at 11:49 AM

I have reinstalled the app and the add-in.

After it was the access possible.

An hour later: "Oops! No data receivedfrom the server."

Problem analysis!?

iPhone is a 2G. Language is German. Service Pack 2 is installed.

...and i have access to the Users...

Mark K on 9.28.2009 at 1:21 PM

2 things i just found out

1 I havnt undone " Undo the gpedit fix because it isn't required with v1.5.1." because i dont know how too as the post is now deleted.

2 I now works but only on the 3g edge and wifi as long as it is not at home ,so is there a conflict of some kind that stops it deom working on your home network

mark on 9.28.2009 at 7:39 PM

Brent, great app I've been following you for a while. I have it installed on the I phone and can connect through Wifi. When I use XXXXX.homeserver.com, no joy. I can also only connect to my server through HTTPS, not HTTP. I'm just curious how WHS mobile is connecting HTTP or Secure? Thanks

Mark

Brent Friedman on 9.29.2009 at 8:28 AM

Jürgen,

Restart your WHS, does that fix it?

Mark K,

Use your Home Server's IP when on your home network. Your router does not support loopback. (more info www.dyndns.com/.../loopback_connec )

Mark,

It uses HTTP but not the default port, 80. It uses port 8169 instead. When you say connecting via Wi-Fi, what domain/IP are you using? A local IP? The *.homeserver.com sub-domain? Did you port forward port 8169 like it says in the instructions? (http://blog.compugeeksoftware.com/blog/announcements/installing-whs-mobile/ )

Jürgen on 9.29.2009 at 8:49 AM

Brent,

i have restart my WHS.

Result: Oops! No data received from the server.

User access is o.k.

Michael on 9.29.2009 at 8:59 AM

Brent,

i have the same Error as Jürgen - "Oops! No data received from Server" after reinstall the WHS App the iPhone App worked again

- German WHS, Power Pack 2

- iPhone 3G SW 3.1

Jürgen on 9.29.2009 at 10:17 AM

Hallo Michael,

hast Du, ebenso wie ich, auch Zugriff auf die User?

Bei mir hat es gestern Abend, nachdem ich alles (App und Add-In) neu installiert hatte, funktioniert. Beim erneuten Versuch, ca. eine Stunde später, "Oops! No data received from the server."

mark on 9.29.2009 at 10:20 AM

Brent,

For WiFi, I'm using 192.168.xxx.xxx (the Server's internal address) and it works great. Port 8169 is forwarded. When I go to xxx.homeserver.com ti no longer works. I'm at a loss.

Justino on 9.29.2009 at 6:50 PM

I have the same exact problem as mark.

For WiFi, I'm using 192.168.xxx.xxx (the Server's internal address) and it works great. Port 8169 is forwarded. When I go to xxx.homeserver.com ti no longer works

Michael on 9.30.2009 at 4:26 AM

@Jürgen,

bisher hatte ich einmal noch Zugriff auf die User, meistens aber nach ca. 1-2 Stunden immer die Fehlermeldung ".. no data received from Server."

@Brent,

reinstalling off the WHS Add In helps only temporarly, 1-2 houers later the iPhone Aplication shows the Message "Oops! No data received from the server."

Mark K on 9.30.2009 at 6:28 AM

Ok it now works ,I dont know how it just stated by its self but will not still work on home wiifi (will look into loopback thing)

But UPNP it just crashes and how do you stream stuff cant work out how to do this

Alex G. on 9.30.2009 at 10:34 AM

Hello,

I purchased this program, installed on WHS and iPhone 3G (version 3.1) and I configured everything (servername, username and password). When I open application on iPhone is says "Starting WHS Mobile..." for approx. 8-9 seconds and than it close. That's it. Tried to reboot WHS, tried to reboot iPhone - no difference. WHS is working and port 8169 opened from Internet - tested no problem. Please help!

Brent Friedman on 9.30.2009 at 9:28 PM

Mark K,

I'm fixing UPnP. To stream a file, navigate to it (in the file/share view) and then tap it. You'll get options, such as 'Play'. To stream a folder with mp3s, navigate to the folder and then tap options. You'll get the option to 'Play Album'. This will add the mp3s in the folder to the (currently invisible) playlist and will start streaming. Currently, I belive the max working bitrate is 128 KB/s but I've fixed that and am waiting for Apple to approve the update.

Alex G.,

Do you have working internet access? I haven't come across this problem before. I'll check the log files that have been automatically submitted.

Jürgen & Michael,

You shouldn't have to do this, but there may be a difference in the user group from English.

Remote into your WHS and navigate to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ in Explorer.

Next right click Temporary ASP.NET Files and choose properties. Next, click the Security tab. Click the Add button. Type in: Windows Home Server Users

Click OK. Then click the Allow check box for Full Control. Then click OK. Run iisreset and then try reconnecting with your iPhone.

Justino & mark,

What brand of router do you have? Like most of the people having problems, it sounds like a router loopback problem. More info here: www.dyndns.com/.../loopback_connec

You'll need to use your WHS' IP when connected to your local network. Then your WHS sub-domain (the xxx.homeserver.com) when outside of it. As I mentioned, this seems to be because of your router. If you give more information about your router, I can do more research about this.

Brent Friedman on 10.01.2009 at 3:47 AM

@Mike,

I know this is around five days late, but here is an update on security. I reworked how security credentials are sent out to the WHS. Basically, they will be encrypted on the client (Windows Mobile or iPhone) and then decrypted on WHS using AES. I thought about using SSL, but decided against it. For starters, SSL is much slower and taxes the server hardware more than plain old HTTP. Cell phone data speeds are slow enough already. Why should I make it worse by piping everything through SSL? Anyway, the security/encryption changes will be in the next release. I'm just waiting on Apple...

Michael on 10.01.2009 at 4:49 AM

OK Brent, with your workaround the WHS Mobile Add In workes well on german version of WHS.

Please fix this Problem on further releases of your WHS Mobile.

Thanks

Michael

Jürgen on 10.01.2009 at 9:08 AM

Brent,

with the workaround is O.K.

Thanks!

Tim on 10.01.2009 at 10:39 AM

Hi Brent, using the iphone app, can see my server no problem but am finding over 3g, very very sluggish...I also noticed that I can't open pdf's

Brent Friedman on 10.01.2009 at 11:19 AM

Tim,

I'm working on the sluggishness. PDF viewing is in an update that is awaiting approval from Apple. That's why you can't open them. ;-)

toxi on 10.01.2009 at 12:09 PM

Hello,

when i install this addin i becomes an error message. in the windows application event log comes this error messages:

EventType clr20r3, P1 permfixer.exe, P2 1.0.0.0, P3 4abc6fa0, P4 mscorlib, P5 2.0.0.0, P6 492b834a, P7 5389, P8 61, P9 n51cffzwz1gffvslvrub5uxq1gvd0txu, P10 NIL.

how can i install this addin?

mark on 10.01.2009 at 2:02 PM

Post didn't work the first time....

Brent,

Thanks for the help. Everything is working great now. For anyone with Fios and the infamous Actiontec router, here was my problem. When I forwarded TCP 8169 to TCP 8169 on the server, it didn't work. On the Actiontec, it has to be TCP "any" to TCP 8169 on the server. Not sure why, but it works just fine now.

Brent, thanks for all the help and I hope this helps someone else.

Brent Friedman on 10.01.2009 at 3:58 PM

toxi,

Are you using a German WHS? I'm looking into why it crashes on the German version of WHS.

mark,

You are very welcome. I'm glad you got it working.

Toxi on 10.01.2009 at 8:56 PM

Hello Brent, yes it is a German WHS.

Brent Friedman on 10.02.2009 at 7:50 AM

Toxi,

Is the "Windows Home Server Users" users group spelled differently (or in German) on the German WHS? If so, how is it spelled?

toxi on 10.02.2009 at 8:49 AM

Hello Brent,

the Windows Home Server Users Gorup are the same on a German WHS

looks: czech-network.de/.../groups.jpg

Brent Friedman on 10.02.2009 at 12:32 PM

Toxi,

Thanks for the screenshot. The problem is with the "Network Service" user account, because it is spelled differently on non-English Home Servers. I've fixed that, but it will be available when the next update is out.

toxi on 10.02.2009 at 12:47 PM

Hello Brent,

okay i wait for the next update :)

thanx for fix it in the next version

Chris on 10.03.2009 at 4:28 AM

Hi Brent

I'm one of I hope the many that made a $10 donation to enable you to upload this to the Apple App Store, but haven't yet received my code from you to enable me to download it yet.

Did I get missed off, or have you just not got round to doing this yet?

Would appreciate being one of the early adopters for something which I'd like to think I helped (albeit slightly) get into the App Store.

Look forward to hearing from you shortly.

Chris

Brent Friedman on 10.03.2009 at 11:05 AM

Chris,

Emailed with the promo code. I haven't had time to go through all the donators and email them.

pepschmier on 10.07.2009 at 1:48 AM

Great idea, huge problems.

I am using the german WHS.

1. installed add-in and app, forwarded port 8169, opened port 8169 (windows firewall on WHS)

2. configured add-in and app (iphone 3G, jailbroken, FW 3.0)

3. connected to WHS ---> no icons, just folder names; after clicking on a folder, app listed the content; tried to view another folders content: list was empty; clicking on UPnP crashes app to home screen. at least i managed to stream one song.

that’s where the real fun starts:

1. tried to connect to WHS ---> Oops! No data received from the server.

2. restarted WHS, rebooted iphone, uninstalled and reinstalled add-in and app ---> still Oops! No data received from the server.

any suggestions?

Jürgen on 10.07.2009 at 3:30 AM

Hallo pepschmier,

sieh Die mal folgenden Link an. Dieser sollte Dein Problem lösen. blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-1-5

pepschmier on 10.07.2009 at 6:51 AM

@Jürgen

thx mate, first problem solved (Oops).

@dev: but still no folder icons and some "empty" folders. coincidence or bug: four "empty" folder: "70's"; "80's"; "90's" and "2000's". maybe WHS Mobile dislikes ' in folde names.

thx for support!

Brent Friedman on 10.08.2009 at 4:34 PM

pepschmier,

I will have to escape the ' in names. That is why you are getting empty folders. Thanks for letting me know.

TonyG on 10.10.2009 at 5:33 AM

Hi Brent, I understand all the pressures of being a lone programmer, but I have to say having followed the sometimes frankly baffling workarounds, it still doesn't connect to my WHS, even though I can connect quite easily via the iPhone to my WHS using WiFi or 3G. I am going to have to unistall and ask for a refund, which is a pity as I love the idea and potential of this...

Brent Friedman on 10.10.2009 at 4:07 PM

TonyG,

The workarounds were for older versions. There was a workaround for non-English Home Servers, but besides that it should work out of the box. There was one bug if you had a space in your username, but that was mainly it. Did you port forward port 8169 in your router?

I'm going to have to make a post regarding not following the workarounds previously posted.

Rich B on 10.11.2009 at 8:39 PM

Brent,

Cool App. I'm a programmer myself and am impressed what you did isn't trivial at all. To anyone who is frustrated with prior issues the fact that a lone programmer can do this and maintain his sanity is amazing. And the price he charges, he is giving his time away.

Anyway, I love my android phone and will be selling my iPhone but I would consider keeping the iphone for this app alone, do you have an evaluation version for iPhone? Don't want to buy, and end up selling iPhone a week later.

Regards,

Rich

Rob on 10.14.2009 at 4:09 AM

If I could be bothered I'd try and get a refund from Itunes.

I've followed the thread above from top to bottom for the last three hours. I don't think it unreasonable that a paid for app should work properly and come with decent installation instructions whether the developer is a 'good guy', 'one man band' or whatever.

If there comes a time when this app works properly without needing 'the force' please let me know.

zegnas on 10.14.2009 at 5:14 AM

After lastnight's update of this app on my iphone, it broke giving me error that it is failed to login. it was working prior to that last night update. Please advise how to fix this. thanks.

Brent Friedman on 10.14.2009 at 5:22 AM

Rob,

Did you try the new version?..

zegnas,

Did you update the Add-In? blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-v1-5

Rob on 10.14.2009 at 8:40 AM

I've played around a little more (new version) and have progressed. I can now log in. I can see the potential and look forward to more updates. Quick question - when a document is downloaded to an iphone where does it actually go?

Toested on 10.14.2009 at 9:46 AM

After the update, I am failing to login as well. It was working prior. What happened?

Toested on 10.14.2009 at 9:53 AM

Never mind. Updated Add-in. My bad... You Rock!

zegnas on 10.14.2009 at 3:03 PM

I have just updated Add-In and the app WHS Mobile works better and faster - I like the app and look forward to more updates. BTW, One question - Except 'Stream' function all is well. How do I turn on the 'Stream'? I read through the pdf could not find the answer. Thanks again.

BoostedK20 on 10.14.2009 at 6:51 PM

Love the latest update (1.5.3). You have done a tremedous job on this application and I am so glad that you decided to sell on the App store, so I would not have to jailbreak my phone. I have one issue though... On 1.5.2, though it was slow, I was able to stream music to my phone. With this latest update, the application crashes when entering my "music" or "photos" folder. I am not sure if there is a limitation on the number of subfolders that can be housed in the folders, but I have 171 and 271 folders respectively. Thanks again for this great app!

Gordon on 10.15.2009 at 1:49 PM

Hi there, I wonder if you can help me?

Running a HP EX485 PP2 HP version 2.5 and an iphone.

I've forwarded the ports and in fact when i use the iphone and enter the server name as it's local IP address the app runs fine.

I have had trouble logging on using the HP media smart app but cured that when i dropped the http:// from the address.

I know remote access works OK from using a laptop.

I've forwarded 8169 to the server

I've updated both server and iphone to the latest.

If you are able to help me and get this working I promise faithfully to donate via paypal

Kind Regards

Gordon

Frank on 10.16.2009 at 7:43 PM

Hi,

I update WHS Mobile on my Iphone 3Gs and since this update, i can't login anymore. I got a screen telling me "Oops! The system has failed to login..." Before the update the login was fine. Do I need to update addin on my WHS???

Brent Friedman on 10.16.2009 at 8:51 PM

Frank,

Yes you do. Please read this: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-v1-5 and update the add-in.

Gordon,

What is the format of address you put into the WHS Mobile settings?

Nuuki on 10.17.2009 at 4:46 AM

Hi Brent,

I've gone through all the advice I could find from previous users and am still struggling. I've done the following:

* Repaired .NET 3.5 SP1

* Am running 1.5.3 on the server, though tried an uninstall / reinstall / reboot after the .NET repair.

* Double checked permissions assigned again the login user in the addin.

* Checked port forwarding / Windows firewall, and confirmed externally that TCP 8169 is indeed open.

* Checked the the WHS Mobile web site is listed in IIS.

* Checked that the fodler and .svc exists in the right folder.

* Have connected to http://<WHS IP>/:8169/Mobile.svc. Get the "This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service." page when I do.

* Tried the same thing using the external domain.

Still get:

"Either the WHS Mobile domain is incorrect, or the domain cannot be contacted".

Anything I've missed? If it turns out to be something dumb I've not done I'll be quite happy about that :-)

Keep up the good work.

Nuuki on 10.17.2009 at 4:23 PM

Solved it!

It looks like the app on my iPhone was out of date. Just updated it and all is now good :-)

DarrenLuxton on 10.20.2009 at 2:33 AM

All

Not sure if theres still an issue or not. but i've just purchased WHS for my home, and was really interested to see a nice IPhone app to use along side, however:

I'm constantly getting the error:

Failed to login

This is what i've done so far,

Re-installed APP

Set permissions in .net/temp files

run GPEdit added the group to allow login

Checked the site exists in IIS

browsed to server:8169/mobile.svc which works

Rebooted

Tried on internal IP and external domain

Still getting failed to login.

Am i missing anything ?

disturbed on 10.20.2009 at 8:57 PM

How do I get a refund from the apple store cause this app just doesnt work given all the steps we have to do to make it work. I want my money back!

Riley on 10.21.2009 at 7:56 PM

I can't get this to work. I have done everything that is listed in these comments and I cna not connect, tells me that domain is incorrect.

The only thing I can think of is that the remote access fucntion on my WHS server does not as AT&T DSL gateway service does not support that operation.

Can I get this app to work?

Phillip on 10.21.2009 at 9:53 PM

Hi!! I have just purchased your app from the app store.

I can connect browse etc. but when i try to download a particular file it gives me the option to rename or delete. Am i missing something? I have gone to the control panel and enabled all permissions. What else am i missing?

Thanks

I am on a Hp ex490 with all updates applied.

Riley on 10.22.2009 at 9:16 AM

Can I get an answer to my question? This will not allow me to connect and I have followed all directions. What else can I do to get this to work?

Brent Friedman on 10.22.2009 at 5:17 PM

DarrenLuxton,

What version does the add-in say?

Riley,

Your AT&T DSL gateway does not allow port forwarding? If not, then you will not be able to use it outside of your local network (if you have Wi-Fi). If you don't have Wi-Fi, unfortunately, you won't be able to use it at all with your iPhone.

Phillip,

Downloading is for images only at this point on the iPhone. There isn't a way to open the downloaded files with the iPhone (or a file manager for iPhone). Windows Mobile does have a file manager and a way to open downloaded files, so it can download any file type.

I'm going to post a FAQ for WHS Mobile to clear some things up. I guess I should have done that before.

Riley on 10.23.2009 at 11:16 AM

I do have wi-fi and that is how I am trying to use this with my generation 2 iPod Touch, but it's still not working.

Everton on 10.28.2009 at 4:25 PM

Hi

Thanks for releasing this app. I can't get it to work after paying for it - any chance you could pull together a FAQ or clear installation instructions rather than making users try to read dozens of comments?

Regards

EB

Stephen L on 10.28.2009 at 9:12 PM

Hi Everton. There is clear documentation on the current versions page (v1.5.3) : blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-v1-5

Brenton, is there a way to mark a page as being archival?

Jayson on 10.29.2009 at 10:40 PM

First of all, I like the app so the next three things are only to help me enjoy it more and hopefully improve the overall product for everyone...

my network setup:

Actiontec router (FIOS) connected by ethernet to AEBS1 (dual band n) setup in bridge mode. AEBS1 is extended wirelessly to another AEBS2 (single band n) also setup in bridge mode. AEBS2 is connected via ethernet to the WHS ex495.

I have three separate issues...

1) For some reason the HP iStream app doesn't work for me at all...tried public IP, homewserver.net, etc...nothing works...don't know why. WHS Mobile i can get to work, but only if use the public IP address of my home connection. Trying to use xxx.homeserver.com:8169 or any other variation does not work.

2) Simply opening the Music folder crashes the app. I can only access files in this folder by performing a search. I haven't tried a high volume search like just the letter "a" but I have a feeling there is some type of buffer overflow when either large #'s of folders/files are returned or there is an invalid character return that is not escaped in the code.

3) At times when streaming music, the song playing will putter out after about 30 seconds and I cannot get it to rebuffer and continue streaming without selecting another song.

I know you're answering these questions the best you can. I'm a patient man so i'll look forward to your response when you have a chance. Maybe you can even help solve my iStream app issue! probably has something to do with all my bridging.

Jayson on 10.29.2009 at 11:54 PM

Ok, i'm an idiot on #1...i had two rules for TCP Any > port 443 pointing to two different machines...so this issue is resolved.

2 & 3 are still an issue though

2) Simply opening the Music folder crashes the app. I can only access files in this folder by performing a search. I haven't tried a high volume search like just the letter "a" but I have a feeling there is some type of buffer overflow when either large #'s of folders/files are returned or there is an invalid character return that is not escaped in the code.

3) At times when streaming music, the song playing will putter out after about 30 seconds and I cannot get it to rebuffer and continue streaming without selecting another song.

N1ck on 11.01.2009 at 1:56 PM

Excellent Product. Shame I only paid 59p for it. It works fantastic. No Issues here. Now... To boost the Itunes rating.

Would Much like to see WOL on here... I'd donate if it was.

Thanks

Deano on 11.09.2009 at 5:07 PM

@Brent

Looked through all the comments and made all changes as stated. My issue is the same as AlanS in that i get Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled from Mobile.svc when run remotely and locally from IIS

Any ideas?

Brent Friedman on 11.12.2009 at 7:45 PM

Everton,

Will put up a FAQ.

Riley,

Try using your Home Server's local IP instead of the home server domain.

Jayson,

2) That is a known bug and I am working on it.

3) Sounds like a connection problem. Are you using 3G or Wi-Fi? What bitrate is the mp3, what is the size, and what is the duration?

N1ck,

Thanks! I got WOL working on Windows Mobile and am planning on porting it to the iPhone.

Deano,

I am helping you via email.

T-Bone on 12.05.2009 at 4:19 PM

I like your app its a little unstable, a little hard to initially set up. A problem more on my side then yours. I set up this and my domain at the same time. I hope to see a lot of new stuff coming down the pipe. I saw this and thought about your app:

www.tuaw.com/.../found-footage-h

Tuco on 12.08.2009 at 5:01 AM

I have the same problem as Jayson's #2. Opening music AND pics crashes the progy. While doing a search does work, it would be nice to browse all the files.

Steven Tisseyre on 12.08.2009 at 6:00 AM

Loving the icon pack.

I would like to generate a few more using the glass base. Do you happen to have the source in a PSD Photoshop file?

Many thanks

Howard Silver on 12.28.2009 at 1:48 AM

OK - I have spent the last 3 hours trying everything I can think of and everything that has been suggested on this thread to make this work and NOTHING has worked! I consider myself to be pretty technically savvy and I could not get it to run.

I know that it is only $1.99, but this should have been as easy as the instructions suggested.

I tried all the steps suggested. I even tried to create a whole new user. But I keep getting the FAILED LOGIN error. And it comes up pretty quickly. I have tried using WiFi and 3G - no difference.

I am now giving up because I have run out of ideas. What a pity! This could have been a very useful little app. It's installation should have been dead simple.

Whenever you figure out why it is NOT working, please let me know.

Thank you.

Tony Lutz on 1.02.2010 at 5:32 AM

The IPhone APP seems to crash upon opening the music folder or the 'stream' catagory if there are more than 45 folders present.

This is re-producable with my server and APP version 1.5.3.

Brent Friedman on 1.08.2010 at 3:35 PM

Steven Tisseyre,

Sorry, I don't have the PSDs. I actually extracted them from Windows 7.

Howard Silver,

Do you have any symbols in your username? Also, make sure you have the latest version of the add-in (1.5.3.1 as of right now).

Tony Lutz,

Thank you, I have submitted an update to Apple with a fix. However, Apple has to approve the update before it will show up in the AppStore in iTunes and on the iPhone.

dennis on 1.14.2010 at 6:00 AM

Hi I have downloaded the app but it going away right after the show, what can I do to help please

dennis on 1.14.2010 at 6:01 AM

Hi I have downloaded the app but it going away right after the show, what can I do to help please

Ben on 1.14.2010 at 7:23 PM

Brent,

I have installed the iPhone app on my iPhone 3Gs (3.1.2) adn running WHS addin (1.5.3.1) and I have only been able to get the error messages, can't find domain or incorrect password. I have tried all the suggestions I have read here to get it to work, but to no avail. I have prodominantly tried over wifi either directly to the servers IP address or the external host name.

I have checked and double checked the port forward in the router and the windows firewall is disabled. If I browse to the server from the laptop (http://192.168.1.3:8169/Mobile.svc) I get the following web page:

Service

This is a Windows© Communication Foundation service.

Metadata publishing for this service is currently disabled.

If you have access to the service, you can enable metadata publishing by completing the following steps to modify your web or application configuration file:

1. Create the following service behavior configuration, or add the <serviceMetadata> element to an existing service behavior configuration:

I have made sure that the user account is in the correct locations, I have reset the IIS, rebooted the server, uninstalled both the iPhone app and the WHS add-in.

Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Ben

minime on 1.25.2010 at 10:59 AM

Hi, love your tool. Its really great and simply works.

What I really miss would be some configuration for "pre connect activities". I am using DynDNS plus a little wake up script on my router to wake the server up when needed. Would be great to have on option to automatically call a "wake up URL" before connecting.

Ben on 1.31.2010 at 12:20 PM

Brent,

Any chance you have been able to look at my issue?

Ben on 1.31.2010 at 12:21 PM

Brent,

Any chance you have been able to look at my issue?

John on 2.17.2010 at 3:36 AM

Hello,

I've purchased this app from the app store but not having much look getting it working.

First I can only login when my account doesnt have a password.

Second. If I dont use a password and manage to log in I get "no data recieved from the server" message.

Any help welcome.

Thanks

Brent Friedman on 2.17.2010 at 4:38 AM

John,

Please use the latest version of the WHS Mobile add-in: blog.compugeeksoftware.com/.../whs-mobile-1-5-

The latest iPhone application will not work with an old version.

Dennis on 2.21.2010 at 9:12 AM

I have installed the Windows mobile software and I can log on to my WHS.

I only have five of the six icons showing up.

The icon that looks like a monitor is missing.

II am guessing this is the remote to another computer icon.

Ben on 2.24.2010 at 1:32 PM

updated the to the latest version on the iPhone, and still no luck. Any chance you can get me some help?

Brian on 3.11.2010 at 5:22 PM

Brent,

Any possibility of porting this to Android.

HunterX3 on 3.12.2010 at 11:57 AM

@Ben, you still having issues?