get_iplayer Web PVR Manager - enabling access on a "trusted" network

[Simon Morgan]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: get_iplayer [mailto:get_iplayer-bounces at lists.infradead.org] On
> Behalf Of Kevin Lynch
> Sent: 25 March 2015 00:08
> To: get_iplayer; Square Penguin
> Subject: Re: get_iplayer Web PVR Manager - enabling access on a
> "trusted" network
> 
> Hi Guys
> 
> I've had a couple of replies to my personal email, but not quite the
> answer I needed, but working through the suggestions I found that I
> needed to edit "/etc/default/get_iplayer_web_pvr" as the comment in the
> file suggests
> 
> kevin at kevin-13-04-raring:~$ whereis  get_iplayer_web_pvr
> get_iplayer_web_pvr: /usr/bin/get_iplayer_web_pvr
> /usr/bin/X11/get_iplayer_web_pvr
> /usr/share/man/man1/get_iplayer_web_pvr.1.gz
> kevin at kevin-13-04-raring:~$ sudo vi /usr/bin/get_iplayer_web_pvr [sudo]
> password for kevin:
> kevin at kevin-13-04-raring:~$ cat  /usr/bin/get_iplayer_web_pvr #!/bin/sh
> 
> . /etc/default/get_iplayer_web_pvr
> /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/get_iplayer/get_iplayer.cgi -p $PORT -g
> /usr/bin/get_iplayer -l $LISTEN kevin at kevin-13-04-raring:~$ cat
> /etc/default/get_iplayer_web_pvr
> 
> # use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces
> # LISTEN=127.0.0.1
> LISTEN=0.0.0.0
> 
> # port must be more than 1024 for unprivileged users
> PORT=1935
> 
> I had this note from Zaphod (which prompted my memory)
> 
> I'm using Windows XP, can't remember where stuff is on later versions
> 
> edit "get_iplayer.cgi.cmd", which on XP is in C:\Program
> Files\get_iplayer\
> 
> change --listen=127.0.0.1 to --listen=0.0.0.0 it will then listen for
> incoming connections on all adapters not just localhost
> 
> Heres my working....
> ---- looking at properties of shortcut 'Web PVR Manager' on start menu
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c pvr_manager.cmd
> 
> ----- looking at pvr_manager.cmd
> @echo off
> start "PVR Manager Service" /min /b cmd /k .\get_iplayer.cgi.cmd ping
> 127.0.0.1 -n 5 -w 1000 > NUL .\pvr_manager.url
> 
> ---- looking at get_iplayer.cgi.cmd
> @echo off
> perl.exe get_iplayer.cgi --port 1935 --listen=127.0.0.1 --getiplayer
> .\get_iplayer.cmd
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> 
> On 23 March 2015 at 00:59, Kevin Lynch <klynchk at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a "trusted" network - I'd like to expose the Web PVR manager
> so
> > that I can access it from other machines on the network - rather than
> > just jumping onto my computer and using the localhost:1935
> >
> > Please can someone provide  instructions
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Kevin
> 
> _______________________________________________

Hi Kevin,

I still think the simplest way to achieve what I think you want is to enable
remote access to you getiplayer machine. Using a browser on port 1935 would
only work if the gip web server is running. If not then you would have to
use remote access to start gip so why not carry on using this remote
terminal? It is what I do or am I missing something (which is more than
likely).

Regards
Simon Morgan