Win500 TCPMux Configuration Instructions

[NYRHKY94]

Hi Don:

I wanted to ask if you might be able to post (or PM!) a simple set of instructions on how to use & configure TCPMux for Win500. For us technical "laymen", I think it would be great to have a step-by-step guide on how to set-up TCPmux in a DOS Command window and more importantly how to fill-out the config file that appears to be the key to getting the utility to work.

For example, a config file example that would allow the following would be great to have as a template of sorts:

-Allows 5 connections
-3 PC's on the LAN have full access
-1 PC outside of the LAN has full access & control
-1 PC outside of the LAN only has remote access

I've looked at the existing config file that comes with TCPMux but I just can't make head nor tails of what the data means and more importantly how to edit it to make the above example work?

If there are any saavy Win500 users out there running multiple client connections using TCPMux, please feel free to offer some guidance as well. All help would be appreciated :-)

Thanks!

[Astrak]

I run two instances of TCPMux one which allows control and one that doesn't.

On the first instance of TCPMux that allows control my config.txt looks like this

localhost
#server port
1180(the port WIN500 uses)
#listen port
1181(the port users connect to)
#Max listeners
4(In your case)
#Allow access from local machine
Y,127.0.0.1, Y. 0. Y
#Allow LAN connections
Y,192.168.X.X(the IP of computer on your LAN),Y, 0, Y
#Allow all clients full control
Y,0.0.0.0, Y, 0, Y
--------------------------------------------------

Then on the second instance of TCPMux which allows no control I have

localhost
#server port
1181
#listen port
1182
#Max listeners
1
#Allow no control connections
Y,0.0.0.0, N, 0, N

[smason]

If you search the huge sticky WIn500 thread, there was some discussion on tcpmux and how to set it up in there.

[Astrak]

Official Starrsoft WIN500 Software Thread scroll up.

[NYRHKY94]

Astrack:

Thanks. Your example did get me started in the right direction. I was able to get multiple LAN connections with full control set-up and working with TCPMux. My config file example is below. I still can't get a client connection established "outside" of my LAN. Any suggestions/edits needed to the config file below to get that to work?

# Server name/IP to connect to
localhost

#server port
8086

#listen port
26755

#Max listeners
4

# Allow unfettered access from the local machine
Y, 127.0.0.1, 255.255.255.255, Y, 0, Y

# Allow unfettered access from machines on the LAN
Y, 192.168.15.108, 255.255.0.0, Y, 0, Y
Y, 192.168.15.98, 255.255.0.0, Y, 0, Y

# allow all clients unfettered access
Y, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, Y, 0, Y

[smason]

Originally Posted by NYRHKY94

Astrack:

Thanks. Your example did get me started in the right direction. I was able to get multiple LAN connections with full control set-up and working with TCPMux. My config file example is below. I still can't get a client connection established "outside" of my LAN.

Are you forwarding and allowing the port in your firewall config?

[NYRHKY94]

Yes! I had set-up port 26755 to be forwarded to the PC that is running Win500 (based on my config file). When I'm NOT using TCPMux, I can forward port 8086 to the PC running Win500 and everything connects just fine from outside the LAN. There must be either be something wrong with my config file for TCPMux or something I'm mssing with port forwarding with TCMux?

[NYRHKY94]

All set now! For some reason port 26755 did not play nicely with my firewall. I changed the listener port to 8087 in my TCPMux config file and I was able to connect to Win500 from outside of the LAN. I now have TCPMux up & running with multiple client connections inside & outside my LAN. A very cool utlility for Win500 :-)

Thanks for the tips everyone!

[smason]

Cool, glad you got it working. I'd be lost without Win500's remote ability. I hardly ever see my PSR600, it lives on a shelf in the basement. I listen to it on my laptop, a Dell pocket pc, and my cell phone.

[NYRHKY94]

I hear ya' Smason! I use Win500 remote every day too and like you, couldn't live without it now. Same goes with my Proscan remote set-up for my Unidens. But, I wanted to be able to have multiple clients connect to my Win500 stream like some other guys do here with TCPMux. It took a bit of playing around with the config file today, but now I have it all working nicely. Now I can share my Win500 feed with others, just like I do with Proscan. Sweet!

[Astrak]

Yep, I use it everyday. Both on my HTC diamond and remote computers, I also have other people who connect to it.

[bama9999]

I had a question about getting audio to stream via the server, but after a little more digging I found the answer in another thread. So just disregard please.