Setup guide for XBMC Android remote

(2013-05-08 19:05)vincom Wrote:  can some one point me to an updated setup guide for android remote and xmbc configuration for version 12.1
q. do I need to use webserver as I get the error "failed to start"

edit: k I just realized remote works and I don't need webserver running

Is you remote working? Could you please explain me the details step by step?
I've been trying since days and everytime i'm getting the same error message. "Make sure xbmc web server is enabled and xbmc is running". But, I did enabled and I'm running xbmc. Not sure why it is giving this message.

My phone is running on Jelly bean and xbmc remote version is 1.0.9 and my pc running on Frodo.

Please help me out

What software are you running on your pc? Windows? Try disabling the Windows firewall on your pc. That caused me some trouble.

(2013-05-15 20:01)DarkHelmet Wrote:  What software are you running on your pc? Windows? Try disabling the Windows firewall on your pc. That caused me some trouble.

thanks for the quick reply.
Its Windows 8 Pro. Any issues with my OS?
Ill disable the firewall after going home and ill update here as well.

Not sure. I'm using Windows 7 and had some trouble with the Windows firewall. Worth a try anyway.

@ DarkHelmet

Thanks a ton..It is working now
But, is there any alternative for this? I mean turning off firewall is not recommended right?

I don't know. Since I do not use my pc for anything else besides xbmc I figured that turning off the Windows firewall would be something I could live with. If you can't I'd fiddle around in the firewall settings until some setting works

Personally I bought a cheap ipod touch (3rd generation) and installed the official remote for ios. Best remote I know. Unfortunately the android version is in the middle of a redesign so the current version is quite outdated featurewise.