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  1. Troy D.

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    I've tried numerous times to download the control app for android, and always seems to timeout. What's the secret to downloading? Has the app been moved, discontinued, what? Seems like it would be a nice accessory to have.

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  2. Peter Van Der Walt

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    What app? There is no downloadable mobile app (official OpenBuilds) so must be some 3rd party if its something you are trying to download?

    Or are you referring to the web based Jog Widget in OpenBuildsCONTROL? (Thats just a local webpage served from OpenBuildsCONTROL on your local network)
    If yes
    - PC and Phone on same network
    - PC firewall allows port 3000 and 3001
    - Phone can browse to http://ip-address-of-pc:3000/jog
     
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    Thanks for the response Peter. I just assumed it was an app. I do have two networks at the house here and tried both today, and both timed out. I can't get this thing to work under any conditions.

    I'm not sure how to check for firewall restrictions on port 3000 and 3001.

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    When it ran the first time it asked whether you want to allow it network access. If you did not, add it now: How to allow apps through the firewall on Windows 10 • Pureinfotech

    Then from there its basic IT troubleshooting: phone and pc on same network, can route between each others IP addresses. Control up and running to host the webpage. No proxy settings in between (its just a http connection from phone to pc)
     
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    Adding to this just because it was the first thing to pop up in my searches when trying to figure out how to remotely control my Workbee from an iPad (or any other device.)

    You can Remote Desktop to that computer (I use Jump Desktop because it is an easy interface for me to get to multiples computers on your network or beyond).
    From any device on your network, open a browser to http://IP-of-the-computer-connected-to-your-machine:3000 and that will give you access to the same interface as though your were right in front of the actual machine.
    for example... http://192.168.0.44:3000
    You can also get to just the jog controls by putting a "/jog" at the end of that.
    for example... http://192.168.0.44:3000/jog

    I'm super happy about it :)

    -Eric
     
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    i have an issue connecting to a PC running OpenBuilds Controller and using an iPhone to poll the address “127.0.0.1:3000/jog” actually defaults to “www.127.0.0.1:3000/jog”).

    the PC is connected to the internet via my iphone hot spot. (im in a shared workshop that doesn’t have a local area network for whatever reasons).

    don’t know how to ff ne firewall settings on iphone. i know on Mac i think but can’t find anything equivalent on iPhone settings. not even close.

    any tips and tricks appreciated. guess i’ll ask on an Apple forum also!
     
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    i’ll try too!

    but i think my issue is they the PC hosting OpenBuilds is connected to internet via my iphone hotspot. i made PC “visible” to the network in the connection properties on PC but still not working when i use the IP addresses on my phone.
     
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    thanks for this.

    regards the instructions:
    1. Open Windows Security on Windows 10.



    2. Click on Firewall & network protection.

    3. Click the “Allow an app through firewall”option.

    the third text is greyed out. presumably because i have a hot spot connection with my iphone and no LAN as such?

    any tips as to what try from here?
     
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    the PC and the phone have to be on the same network. Each will have it's own IP address on that network.

    if your PC is connected to the phone hotspot then it will l have an IP address that is NOT 127.0.0.1 (that is the phones 'localhost' address).
     
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    thanks @David the swarfer, I understand that 127..0.0.1 is the localhost IP address. Just not sure how to discover the PC IP address on this adhoc network. iOS doesn't provide the kinds of tools that macOS does for discovery. thinking of bringing in a WiFi router and plugging the PC into the WIiFi Router and then connecting the iPhone to the router. Then I maybe can use the router software to discover the PC's IP address.
     
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    iOS, hmm, open a terminal and type ifconfig and press enter ?
    or, y'know, google.... ios ip adress - Google Search (-:
     
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    Cheers David, I had that open in iPhone before but it's the PC's IP address I need to put into an internet browser on the iPhone to get the mobile CNC Controller web app isn't it? That's the bit I'm struggling with. It's not the PC's localhost address once it's across the LAN/Hotspot. Anyhow I'll keep googling…
     
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    then on the PC open a command prompt and type ipconfig and press enter

    which on mine produces
    Code:
    Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:
    
       Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
       IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.81
       Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
       Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
    
     
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