Can not open visible Media Files with MS Media Player, VLC or other streaming device.

[kutjub]

Hi CONCEIVIA,

after reinstallaing my server I have problems to stream my Videos.

Hardware:

- Server A: MS Server 2012 R2 (Domain Controller and file Server)
- Server B: MS Server 2012 R2 (Aux Server running mezzmo)

both Server are running under HyperV Server 2012 R2.

After installing mezzmo I added my Videos to the mezzmo library.
For two or three days it works pretty. But now I cant connect with Win 7 or Win10 Clients.
Just as with dlna devices (WD live).
The error message is : "Windows can not find the file.....)


I can see all files in media Player. Just as the genre.
Everything seems ok. But can not Play any file.


What can I do?
thank you :-)


best regards
Kutjub

[Peter]

Hi Kutjub,
it may be a permissions issue if Mezzmo can list the files but cannot open them for streaming, please try running the Mezzmo server as a Windows Console process in 'Media Server Settings' in Mezzmo to test to see if the files will play.

[kutjub]

Peter,

Thank you it is working now.
But what is the difference between these options?

Best regards

Kutjub

[Peter]

Running the server as a Windows console process is like running the Mezzmo application and gets the rights to access files from your user account. Running the server as a service causes the server to run under the Local System account with reduced rights so if you have a network location that uses authentication then this will fail unless you run the service under your user account also http://www.mezzmo.com/wiki/doku.php?id=files_not_listed_on_device&s[]=nas.