Unable to access https://my.channelsdvr.net

Channels DVR Server
#1

I just set up a new server on my Mac Mini and restored it from the previous server. I cannot access: https://my.channelsdvr.net. Browser just spins and says:

Unable to connect

An error occurred during a connection to xxxxxxxx.u.channelsdvr.net:8089. (Not sure if this link will allow others to access to I replace with xxxxxxx.)

I can go to the admin site but using the icon in the menu or using this URL: http://127.0.0.1:8089/admin/settings/general

But, if I try to use that on another computer (not the server computer) on the same network, I can't access.

I set to remote to Automatic and it is showing it is working.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Tony

#2

Thats because the 127.0.0.1 is the local loopback address. Use that on the server if you like but for other computers on your network you need to use the actual ip address for your mac instead of the 127 address.

As for your channels dns address. You only need that of you are outside of your network.

#3

Okay, thanks. I checked everything as you directed, and that work. I think before I was using port forwarding and perhaps that why I could use https://my.channelsdvr.net at home and away? Anyway, all working now. Thank you

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#4

Your router was probably configured for nat reflection or hairpinning. Meaning the traffic went out and came back in. If you turned off port forwarding and are using upnp now, that would proabbly explain it.

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