[Lone Ranger]

i just switched version of xbmc, from a may 05 build to a newer build from sept 05. i have music randomly playing when i boot. the music is stored on a remote network. if the network is down ( my computer is not on ) the newer version brings up the keyboard for me to enter a username and password for the network share. i have to cancel it 3 times before it stops asking me. the older version didn't seem to care if the network wasn't there. is this configurable? any ideas, other than keeping my pc on? :p

[Lone Ranger]

i just upgraded to a newer version (sept 14 05, or so), and the problem is getting worse. if my computer is not on (the smb server) i cannot do anything. the keyboard comes up and continually asks me for my user/pass, and now it doesn't stop asking after 3 or 4 failed attemps. it continually asks until i go turn it on. is there a way to determine of the local network is there and abort if it is not present?

[Lone Ranger]

i decided to edit the autoexec.py and test to see if the network path exists before i execute the the autoplay.py.  however, since my music is on an smb path, i am having problems finding the correct syntax of the smb share in python. this is what i'm trying to do:

import os
if (os.path.exists('smb://workstation_name/music')):
   xbmc.executescript(q:/scripts/autoplay.py)

i've also tried smb://workgroup;user:pass@workstation_name/music

this did not work either.  any thoughts?

[Lone Ranger]

this code when added to the autoexec.py will conditionally execute the autoplay.py. edit the ip address to the machine in question. 5678 is just a random port to try and connect to.

import socket
s = socket.socket(socket.af_inet,socket.sock_dgram)
try:
s.connect(('100.200.3.101',5678))
s.close()
xbmc.executescript('q:\\scripts\\autoplay.py')
except:
pass