Nullriver Medialink and PS3

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Nullriver Medialink and PS3

HELP PLS, loaded medialink on my imac to stream content to my ps3, the issue is that it continues to lose the connection betwen the ps3 and my mac which is hardwired into my wireless router. I have opened all the ports on the router that SOny said to and it is still hit or miss. If i stop medialink and restart it i can usually see content streamed but then a few minutes later if i try looking at other content i get an dlna error 2006. Nullriver wont get back to me and im at my wits end....clearly the sw works but keeps losing the connection somehow........

imac 17inch, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 12, 2008 10:45 PM

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sig

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Mar 13, 2008 1:54 PM in response to Eric Feuerstein

And what does SONY have to say?

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Answer 2

Mar 13, 2008 2:06 PM in response to sig

Sony simply gives me the ports that need be opened etc on the router which they are. I am able to get on the net, the sony store etc on the ps3 no problem, play games online just perfect. It is only when trying to stream content from my mac using medialink that the connection to the media keeps getting lost. If i reset the medialink sw it will be ok again for a bit but if i am listening to music for instance and then hop into pics, vis etc it will lose it again.

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sig

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Mar 14, 2008 1:55 AM in response to Eric Feuerstein

Have you made sure the ports are open on the Mac as well?

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Mar 14, 2008 6:29 AM in response to sig

hmm no, how do you do that?

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sig

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Mar 14, 2008 6:36 PM in response to Eric Feuerstein

System Preferences>Sharing>Firewall>New. Define and name the parameters.

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Mar 14, 2008 8:04 PM in response to sig

even if my firewall there is OFF? If its off could it still be preventing me from keeping a stable connection to stream media from my mac? Everytime i reset my medialink software i can stream again to my ps3 for a while then eventually it loses the connection again until i reset it again....Really appreciate you help here btw 🙂

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sig

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Mar 15, 2008 4:27 AM in response to Eric Feuerstein

If your firewall os off it shouldn't prevent you from keeping the connection. However, it's best to turn it on and configure those ports to be opened. I still believe it's a problem with the software.

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Wolfpaq

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Mar 17, 2008 8:15 AM in response to Eric Feuerstein

The Trial Version of the Medialink software only works for 30 minutes at a time. You can restart it as many times as you want but it will expire after 30 minutes which may be why you are having this problem. Did you buy the activation code and properly activate the software?

Also, what ports do I need to open on my router for the PS3 and Mac to communicate? I can't even get them to see eachother on my PS3.

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Mar 17, 2008 6:25 PM in response to Wolfpaq

yep i bought the sw and got the activation key. The ports you need open according to sony are:

TCP: 80, 443, 5223,9293 and 10070 to 10080
UDP: 3478, 3479,3658,10070, and 6000 to 6999

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Noel Yeo

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Jun 15, 2008 8:04 PM in response to sig

Hi Eric. Same problem with me. Medialink does connect with my Mac although it seems fickle. Happily disappears from my PS3 menu when it wants to.

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