HD300 cant play ripped movies ???

[FlyingDoc]

I am looking for some help with what must be operator error ...

I have been using Sage v7 with a PC based Client/Server (on same machine) configuration for some time. The movie collection is primarily ripped VIDEO_TS folders on NAS drive bays. Drives accessed using UNC paths. All this is fine.

I just purchased a HD300 to extend the Sage experience to another room. Install went fine (hard wired via Ethernet - coax converters). The extender can see the network/internet and is connecting to the server without trouble. I can play recorded TV (resides on an internal drive in the client/server box). I can browse the movie collection (using either the Sage menus or the MM but trying to play just does nothing..... (the 'watch this video now" dialog goes away but nothing happens and the video never starts.

I checked that the Service is running with a real account and not the local system and enabled the Externer/placeshifter service at the server..... is there something else i need to do???

Note from the media extender stand alone interface i can browse the folders and if i select a VIDEO_TS.VOB file can proceed through DVD menus to play the movies.

I have tried turning off the firewall but that didnt help ...... I know i must be missing something simple but nothing i can find in the forum seems to help.

I an out of ideas so all suggestions gratefully recieved.

[FlyingDoc]

Never mind .....

I seems that the problem was Fuzzys External Blurauy player plugin .... it was installed on the client/server PC and evidently this setting was applied to the HD300 ... i simply disabled the plugin in the HD300 et voila !!! no more problem.

I hope this post will help someone else.

[PiX64]

Just out of curiosity did you try accessing the videos in the hd300 standalone mode? Just wondering if you are experiencing a folder/file permissions issue...

[PiX64]

ah, well nevermind. glad you figured it out!