So I installed sabnzbd on a desktop running XP and it works fine when im using that computer but i thought it would let me access the program on that computer FROM a different computer. Im trying to do so on a Vista laptop on the same network, but I dont know what I'm supposed to do.
Am i confused here? How do you set that up? do you have to have sab installed on both computers? I installed the "status" addon but it isn't doing much. Seems like there really should be a guide for this. I looked and didnt find one, if there is please point it out to me.
How does one actually access the webUI from a separate PC?
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chronovivi
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Re: How does one actually access the webUI from a separate P
You need to tell SABnzbd that it can look outside its resident computer.
You do that by setting its host address in Config->General to 0.0.0.0
The next step is to convince your software firewall (or other security software)
that SABnzbd may indeed talk to other computers.
You do that by setting its host address in Config->General to 0.0.0.0
The next step is to convince your software firewall (or other security software)
that SABnzbd may indeed talk to other computers.
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protocol77
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Re: How does one actually access the webUI from a separate P
i think there is an option now in the setup wizard to let sabnzbd be seen on any computer on your network tick that instead of just the pc it is being installed on
Re: How does one actually access the webUI from a separate P
Remember that you also have to configure the port forwarding on your router to send port 8080(or whatever your port number is as indicated by the URL in the address box, mine for instance is "http://localhost:8080/sabnzbd/") to the computer that SAB is running on. Then go to whatismyip.com to find out your public IP address. From your remote computer you will type in your web browser "http://(your public ip):8080) and you should be good to go. You can also do the same for Sickbeard, Couch Potato, and any other web based program on your computer.
Edit: You may not have to do the port forwarding on your router, depending on your setup. I have my downloads computer set up in a DMZ, so there's no port forwarding to process, it is openly accessible.
Edit 2: If you are trying to access it from the a computer on the same network you will have to find out the internal (private) IP address of the computer. You will follow the same steps as above, but you will use the internal IP address of the SAB host instead of the public IP address of your network.
Final edit: You should not have to convince your firewall of anything, if you created the exception in your firewall when you installed SAB (like I did, most computers, unless the firewall is turned off, will ask you if you wish to create this exception when you install any program), then your firewall already knows that SAB is permitted to communicate with other computers on the network. If you follow the guide, for lack of a better term, above, even if you are accessing SAB from a remote computer on another network (at school or work for example), your connection should be treated like an internal connection.
Edit: You may not have to do the port forwarding on your router, depending on your setup. I have my downloads computer set up in a DMZ, so there's no port forwarding to process, it is openly accessible.
Edit 2: If you are trying to access it from the a computer on the same network you will have to find out the internal (private) IP address of the computer. You will follow the same steps as above, but you will use the internal IP address of the SAB host instead of the public IP address of your network.
Final edit: You should not have to convince your firewall of anything, if you created the exception in your firewall when you installed SAB (like I did, most computers, unless the firewall is turned off, will ask you if you wish to create this exception when you install any program), then your firewall already knows that SAB is permitted to communicate with other computers on the network. If you follow the guide, for lack of a better term, above, even if you are accessing SAB from a remote computer on another network (at school or work for example), your connection should be treated like an internal connection.