No Meta Data - apparently unable to access online databases anymore

[getitdone]

Hello,

I bought a RipNAS S1000 several months ago, and it worked fine than,
ripping 100+ CDs and retrieving metadata for almost each disc I sticked in.

Now I've set up the unit again, and it won't retrieve metadata for anything.
(I started w/ classical CDs, but after that found that even Melissa Etheridge or Tracy Chapman were nobodys to my RipNAS ;-)

Otherwise, the unit works fine, i. e. I can access it through a remote deskop connection,
and use the Logitech Squeezeserver functionality in all possible ways.
And no, I didn't install anything in the WHS system.

How can I find out which part of the metadata-retrieval doesn't work, and why?

Thanks in advance, I would be happy to get back to worryless disc-ripping.

Raymond

[Spoon]

Try remote desktop connection to ripnas, then open internet explorer and see if you can load google.com from the ripnas.

[getitdone]

Mr Spoon,

Thank you for the help.

WHS couldn't access the Internet, indeed.

Found the reason: fixed IP address.
I had changed that setting in order to let my Logitech client find the Squeezeserver...

Enabling automatic address re-enabled "automatic" ripping and tagging on RipNAS.
(and may cause the address to change and my Logitech client to be unhappy)-;

In order to make RipNAS / WHS get consistently the same address while set to "automatic address",
I suppose I have to activate stuff on my router, which I've never done.
Do you know of any good online explanations / tutorial about that?

Kind regards,

Raymond

[dbfan]

No tutorials as each router is different, you need to be in the DHCP section and add a static address reservation.