Error Connecting Remote Speakers 3256
Jan 21, 2009 Applications, Mac OS X We were getting this iTunes 8 error: An error occured while connecting to the remote speaker "XYZ". An unknown error occured (-3256). We use a 3G iPhone running the app "Remote" to connect to iTunes and control the music. But we couldn't connect to our Airport Express speakers over the wireless network. The solution? Open System Preferences: Network: Airport: Advanced: TCP/IP, and change Configure IPv6 to "Off". iPhone, iTunes, Wireless This post was written by: Barry Bourland - who has written 48 posts on Mac Lab: An Apple Macintosh OS X, Mac & PC Blog. 3 Comments For This Post Bob Says: August 7th, 2009 at 7:00 pm That didn't seem to work Barry Bourland Says: August 7th, 2009 at 7:15 pm Which operating system are you running? 10.5.7? Jan Says: August 13th, 2009 at 11:40 pm Thanks! That solution worked for me. iTunes 8.2.1, OS 10.5.8. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Popular Comments Featured Tags Mac Defender malware Fix for Webmin LaunchDaemon issue Fix for mySQL LaunchDaemon issue Awesome workflow for To Do Lists iPhone sync error: "another sync client is already running" Webmin mySQL backup schedule won't save The truth about external FireWire and USB drives WordPress 2.8 is out Solution to MacBook Pro that won't wake from sleep Humor: Windows Vista Applications Backup Blogging CodeIgniter CSS Disaster Recovery DNS Email Firewall Frameworks FTP GD library Gmail Hardware Hosting HTML Humor Internet iPhone iTunes Javascript Leopard Mac OS X Mac OS X Maintenance MySQL Photoshop PHP phpMyAdmi
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