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Spartan745
December 17th, 2008, 03:51 PM
Hey Boxee and Boxee users,

I just installed Boxee yesterday then attempted to use it today. I clicked on the "Add New..." put in my username and password but after I click on the ok button this pops up:

Login

Internet connection is unavailable.
Login could not add a new user...
Please check your Internet Connection.

That makes no sense since I'm hardwired into the internet
I have a new unibody macbook pro if that make any difference, but can somebody please help?
m1mx
January 21st, 2009, 08:28 AM
I'm having the same problem.

Anyone else?
sassvideo
January 29th, 2009, 07:18 AM
Hardwired internet - Boxee tells me not available:(
rampantoctopus
April 28th, 2009, 09:12 PM
Can't figure it out-- if I don't have a proxy active and force Boxee to connect through authoxy, I can't get boxee to work.
Spectre5
May 2nd, 2009, 03:44 PM
I have this problem too - anyone find a solution?
Spectre5
May 2nd, 2009, 03:48 PM
This fixed it for me:



sudo aptitude install lib32nss-mdns


From:
<http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?p=48832#post48832>
rampantoctopus
May 2nd, 2009, 07:07 PM
sudo aptitude install lib32nss-mdns



The mac linux core doesn't know "aptitude," anyone know the mac equivalent?
miershpedankl
June 1st, 2009, 08:34 PM
Yikes! No support on this one? :/ I am having the same problem. It connected at first, but after one "exit" and renter it cannot find the connection.
Spectre5
June 2nd, 2009, 12:57 AM
Yikes! No support on this one? :/ I am having the same problem. It connected at first, but after one "exit" and renter it cannot find the connection.

Did you install lib32nss-mdns?



sudo apt-get install lib32nss-mdns


Or get it with synaptic or aptitude or whatever package manager you use...this solved the problem for me.
boralyl
June 4th, 2009, 08:36 PM
sudo apt-get install lib32nss-mdns

Thanks, worked for me too on Ubuntu.
cubbieco
May 22nd, 2010, 12:59 PM
Didn't work for me but what I also did was install tinyproxy and told Boxee to use the local proxy server. Don't know why but that made it work for me on Ubuntu.
wayfactory
May 28th, 2010, 11:10 AM
Same issue happens to me with snow leopard 10.6.3. When I open Boxee after a few seconds I lost connection and I have to reconnect.

A solution is needed please!
hideki23
May 28th, 2010, 06:48 PM
i have the same problem. this is very annoying! :(
exanime
June 19th, 2010, 02:44 PM
Hi had changed my main wired connection properties and suspected Boxee didn't like the new name or something...

My "custom" connection had a static IP (served by a Linksys router)... as soon as I removed the manual settings and went back to DHCP Boxee connected without delay.

I can reproduce the problem easily by simply assigning a static IP to the machine running Boxee...

I can run it on DHCP no problem but will have to figure an easy way to ssh into it with a changing IP address...

I hope this info helps and that maybe a more knowledgeable Ubuntu/Boxee user can figure the root cause of the issue from here!