wkoffel Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm also suffering problems here. Interestingly, it worked fine for me "out of the box". Added a remote, entered the code, and everything was fine. I came back from running some errands a few hours later, mac still running just as it was. I launched Alfred Remote, and it couldn't connect. Since then, I've tried connecting via Bonjour, and deleting the remote from Alfred Preferences, and then re-adding like I did the first time. But both sides just show the "searching" animation, and never find each other. I'm not in a place where I can afford to reboot or create other accounts right now, but I'll try that when I get a chance, and keep my fingers crossed that we get some reliability clues here. I'm excited to integrate remote with my custom workflows! Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Riiiiight.... 10.10.80.115 Sub 255.255.255.0 I need to see that for both your Mac and your iOS device to see if they are on compatible networks Link to comment
wkoffel Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Riiiiight.... 10.10.80.115 Sub 255.255.255.0 FWIW, I'm at 192.168.1.3 and iPhone at 192.168.1.14 Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm also suffering problems here. Interestingly, it worked fine for me "out of the box". Added a remote, entered the code, and everything was fine. I came back from running some errands a few hours later, mac still running just as it was. I launched Alfred Remote, and it couldn't connect. Since then, I've tried connecting via Bonjour, and deleting the remote from Alfred Preferences, and then re-adding like I did the first time. But both sides just show the "searching" animation, and never find each other. I'm not in a place where I can afford to reboot or create other accounts right now, but I'll try that when I get a chance, and keep my fingers crossed that we get some reliability clues here. I'm excited to integrate remote with my custom workflows! have you tried disabling and re-enabling the remote server from Alfred's remote preferences? Link to comment
sgdyer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Where do I find that on my iOS device? Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Where do I find that on my iOS device? http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=496 (a bit of an old guide, but the same applies for newer iOS devices) Link to comment
wkoffel Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 have you tried disabling and re-enabling the remote server from Alfred's remote preferences? Yes, I did try that (and saw the notification confirming server started). No change. I also tried: * force-quitting the remote app. * rebooting the iPhone * quitting and relaunching Alfred on the Mac * manually adding with IP/Port, I just get a blank "Passphrase" screen on my iPhone, mac does nothing. Console logs are all quiet, no help there. Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yes, I did try that (and saw the notification confirming server started). No change. I also tried: * force-quitting the remote app. * rebooting the iPhone * quitting and relaunching Alfred on the Mac * manually adding with IP/Port, I just get a blank "Passphrase" screen on my iPhone, mac does nothing. Console logs are all quiet, no help there. Hmm tricky... this sounds like it should connect. Do you have the firewall setup on your Mac? Or something like little snitch? Link to comment
sgdyer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Got it: IP Address: 10.10.80.105 Sub: 255.255.255.0 Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Got it: IP Address: 10.10.80.105 Sub: 255.255.255.0 They seem to be compatible... Assuming you've already restarted your Mac and iOS device, do you have the OS X firewall activated or any other software such as Little Snitch installed? Link to comment
wkoffel Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hmm tricky... this sounds like it should connect. Do you have the firewall setup on your Mac? Or something like little snitch? I don't run either, no. However, I can confirm that telnetting to the Alfred server port works locally (via "localhost", or the IP), but does NOT work from my iPhone, nor from another mac on my network. So it does seem like a simple connectivity issue here and not something more insidious. Does the server bind to all network interfaces? Like I said, I can reboot at some point, just not this afternoon, got too much work in-flight. But that'll provide a good data point. Link to comment
sgdyer Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I run Net Barrier, but I've disabled it to try and get Alfred to work, but nope. Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I don't run either, no. However, I can confirm that telnetting to the Alfred server port works locally (via "localhost", or the IP), but does NOT work from my iPhone, nor from another mac on my network. So it does seem like a simple connectivity issue here and not something more insidious. Does the server bind to all network interfaces? Like I said, I can reboot at some point, just not this afternoon, got too much work in-flight. But that'll provide a good data point. Alfred should be binding to all network interfaces (i.e. I can connect via cable or wifi on my iMac)... I hope a reboot helps solve your issue! :/ Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I run Net Barrier, but I've disabled it to try and get Alfred to work, but nope. I wonder if this has done any lower level network configuration... could you try creating a new user account without that running to see if you can connect from there Link to comment
wkoffel Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I se I don't run either, no. However, I can confirm that telnetting to the Alfred server port works locally (via "localhost", or the IP), but does NOT work from my iPhone, nor from another mac on my network. So it does seem like a simple connectivity issue here and not something more insidious. Does the server bind to all network interfaces? Like I said, I can reboot at some point, just not this afternoon, got too much work in-flight. But that'll provide a good data point. It appears to be listening okay across interfaces: ➜ ~ netstat -atp tcp | grep -i 59397 tcp46 0 0 *.59397 *.* LISTEN tcp4 0 0 *.59397 *.* LISTEN ➜ ~ lsof -i -P | grep -i "Alfred" Alfred 90251 wkoffel 4u IPv4 0x8649124e1f3f2551 0t0 TCP *:59397 (LISTEN) Alfred 90251 wkoffel 7u IPv6 0x8649124e13748381 0t0 TCP *:59397 (LISTEN) Totally mystified about why the server doesn't respond on the port from external devices. Especially keeping in mind that this worked a few hours ago. It's not like it's always been this way. Worked just fine the first time I tried it, but now....nothing. Link to comment
WeetaBiX Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 For those with a connection issue, would you mind temporarily creating a new user account on your Mac, switching to that new user, starting Alfred Remote Server from Alfred's Remote preferences in that account and trying from there? Cheers, Andrew Created a new account. Alfred now works. Went back to my account and it now works too! Thank you Andrew! Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Created a new account. Alfred now works. Went back to my account and it now works too! Thank you Andrew! Great! Link to comment
mamahuhu Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi, I'm running personal hotspot on my iPhone and have my mac connect to this wifi network. As I couldn't discover the Mac/iPhone each other automatically, i set up with direct connection and it works fine Link to comment
dyoung522 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Same here... both devices stuck on the "looking for..." screens. Same WiFi, rebooted both devices. MBP 15" Retina running OS X 10.10.2 and iPad Air 2 running iOS 8.1.2. WAP is an Airport w/ timecapsule. Alfred server address: 10.0.1.7:50176 Tried direct connect too without success, sits at "Password" then goes to "Disconnected" Tried earlier on my work MBP 13" at the office... no luck there either, hoped it would work at home. No love. Kennyboy7 1 Link to comment
HermannH Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi, can't connect. Latest MacOS, latest iOS. Running on the same network via Fritz-Box. Fritz-Box is configured that the devices can talk to each other. Created New Account, same problem. iPhone sees the computer, I tap on computer symbol, iphone Screen says "connecting to ..." Mac says "Looking for alfred remote" No fun, spent already an hour with getting this app to run.. Hermann Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Same here... both devices stuck on the "looking for..." screens. Same WiFi, rebooted both devices. MBP 15" Retina running OS X 10.10.2 and iPad Air 2 running iOS 8.1.2. WAP is an Airport w/ timecapsule. Alfred server address: 10.0.1.7:50176 Tried direct connect too without success, sits at "Password" then goes to "Disconnected" Tried earlier on my work MBP 13" at the office... no luck there either, hoped it would work at home. No love. Could you try disabling Alfred Remote Server in Alfred's Remote prefs, then creating a new user account on your Mac, switching to that account and try running the server from there? This may rule out anything installed on your main profile which is preventing Alfred Remote from connecting. Many thanks, Andrew Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi, can't connect. Latest MacOS, latest iOS. Running on the same network via Fritz-Box. Fritz-Box is configured that the devices can talk to each other. Created New Account, same problem. iPhone sees the computer, I tap on computer symbol, iphone Screen says "connecting to ..." Mac says "Looking for alfred remote" No fun, spent already an hour with getting this app to run.. Hermann You may find that Bonjour doesn't work via Fritz-Box... have you tried setting up a direct connection from Remote? Link to comment
HermannH Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Direct connection from remote shows the same. the iphone sees the Mac, i tap on the icon... but no connection. Link to comment
Andrew Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Direct connection from remote shows the same. the iphone sees the Mac, i tap on the icon... but no connection. Is there anything special about the Fritz-Box which could be preventing a connection? I've never heard of it. Link to comment
HermannH Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 No, and the Fritz-Box is pretty spread out in Germany. But I couldn't get the connection without Fritzbox on the direct connection with my Mac. Link to comment
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