hal9000_2001 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Hi, I have been unsuccessfully trying to connect the the freeDB server for over a day. I am able to see the website and do manual searches but Express Rip is unable to connect. Anyone know where to look to troubleshoot this ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchtj Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 are you using a firewall on your computer? we access the server using port 8880, so if your firewall blocks it then you will be unsuccessful. The ability to access the freedb website does not reflect your ability to access the server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 are you using a firewall on your computer? we access the server using port 8880, so if your firewall blocks it then you will be unsuccessful. The ability to access the freedb website does not reflect your ability to access the server. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm having the same problem. How do I get around the firewall issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesworkbench Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So it seems like I need to make some changes to my Windows firewall settings. I'm new at this but I can follow directions if someone can explain how to do it. Please help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robert Fernando Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I'm having the same problem. How do I get around the firewall issue? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How do i configure zone alarm 4 free version to work with express rip 1.34 ? I have added it to the list of authorised programs in zone alarm 4, but still get unable to connect to freedb. pings to freedb.org return an active host reply thanks Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chuxter Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 When I first downloaded the free version (2 days ago), I was able to access the freeDB several times (about 20). Then I started getting the error message. I waited a few hours and it worked again for a few times. Then the error message again. I assumed that it was down for maintenance or additions? In a few hours I was again able to access it. After a couple of successful accesses, it again was down though. I have now been unable to access the freeDB for about 18 hours. Can someone please help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchtj Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 1) just to let you all know, we link to the freedb central server which redirects any requests to the first available mirror server. sometimes the central server is down though unfortunately. we will see what we can do about improving access to the servers. 2) both free and commercial versions of express rip have the same features, the difference is you can carry on using the non-commercial features in the free version indefinitely. 3) if your email was rejected, please copy and paste the text of the error your email client returned into a post. we do not deliberately reject emails, you don't have to be a paying customer to contact us. if we were microsoft, you would need to be of course, but we are not microsoft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bo Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I'm having a similar problem, only my is related only to specific cds: Rammstein - Reise Reise (which IS in the freedb.org database), Duran Duran - Rio, "wham - The Final, Inxs - Kick etc... The strange thing is that if I try with one of these then I can not connect (even if am anline at freedb.org at the same time), but with any other cd I can... If I then gather info from a different cd and it wotks, I will emmidiately get the error-message when I try with one of the above mentioned..??? Best regards Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wacked Out Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I think the problem is that the software accesses the Russian Site at http://freedb.freedb.org not www.freedb.org or us.freedb.org so even if they are running, you cant get info. If anyone finds a way to change the target site, that would be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EddieF Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I have exactly the same issue as chuxter; installed yesterday, RIP'ed some albums Ok with name/tiltles retreived from freeDB then in the evening Express RIP couldn't communicate with FfreeDB anymore. Still can't this morning - doesn't seem a reliable solution Maybe the suggesiton to be able to point to different FreeDB URL's in the setup may be useful?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EddieF Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I just ran an Ethereal packet trace on the connection and what I see is that the FreeDB server responds with ALL the relevant information (see text dump of the last response packet below) - there is no issue in communication between Express RIP and FreeDB although this is what it reported when I took this trace!!! Seems like maybe this is a bug (or something) in Express RIP (I note it did not do a TCP ACK of this last packet)... 210 rock e00e160e CD database entry follows (until terminating `.')..# xmcd..#.. # Track frame offsets:..#.183..#.22325..#.39565..#.61370..#.79368..#.103623..#.1 23605..#.137685..#.156978..#.178183..#.194060..#.216395..#.237733..#.255605..#.. # Disc length: 3608 seconds..#..# Revision: 7..#Processed by: cddbd v1.5.1PL2 Copyright © Steve Scherf et al...# Submitted via: CDDB.pm 1.12. .#..DISCID=e00e160e..DTITLE=Sheryl Crow / SherylCrow..TTITLE0=Maybe Angels..TTITLE1=A Change Would Do You Good..TTITLE2=Home..TTITLE3=Sweet Rosalyn..TTITLE4=IfIt Makes You Happy..TTITLE5=Redemption Day..TTI TLE6=Hard To Make A Stand..TTITLE7=Everyday Is AWinding Road..T TITLE8=Love Is AGood Thing..TTITLE9=Oh Marie..TTITLE10=Supersta r..TTITLE11=The Book..TTITLE12=Ordinary Morning..TTITLE13=Free M an..EXTD=..EXTT0=..EXTT1=..EXTT2=..EXTT3=..EXTT4=..EXTT5=..EXTT6 =..EXTT7=..EXTT8=..EXTT9=..EXTT10=..EXTT11=..EXTT12=..EXTT13=..P LAYORDER=.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul6400 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 hello i ve the same problem- " the operation failed when trying to access the free db internet server - check you have port 8880 open for this application and try again later - perhaps someone can tell me the exact adress of the freedb internet sever to name it my security system. thanks paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wieisbang Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I was troubleshooting this error last night and found that it does not have anything to do with port 8880. It has to do with the CD and/or freeDB. Here is my test scenario and findings: 1. All music CD’s I used are originals “out of the box”. 2. The first couple of CDs ripped OK. 3. Then I received the error message. 4. I could continue to rip but the software did not return the artist, album and track information. 5. I then reloaded one of the CDs that ripped OK (without the error) and everything was good again (no error). So, this tells me that ER or freeDB is not recognizing or finding the CD information and cannot return the values to the application. The error message is misleading. I sent an email to the vendor, let’s see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wieisbang Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I received a quick (next day) response from the vendor, NCH Swift Sound – impressive, seeing that I do not have a technical support contract. The reply is: Thanks, the port error message is just the not too smart computer guessing what happened. I'll submit this as a bug for you. Regards, David - NCH Swift Sound Let’s see if they impress us by fixing the bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Skunk Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I tried this excellent application with the same error message By trying different CD's from various artists I found the following: All the original CD's I used managed to get a reply from the freedb website Copies often worked, but not always I suspect that what has been said by others on their replies that the error message is misleading, is true I have tried another application which also accesses freedb, that didn't always work In fact Windows Media Player doesn't always work either I would be interested to know what others have found when using original CD's and copies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieter Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I tried this excellent application with the same error message By trying different CD's from various artists I found the following: All the original CD's I used managed to get a reply from the freedb website Copies often worked, but not always I suspect that what has been said by others on their replies that the error message is misleading, is true I have tried another application which also accesses freedb, that didn't always work In fact Windows Media Player doesn't always work either I would be interested to know what others have found when using original CD's and copies Hi there, having the same error report only mine is happening with original CD's a couple: pat benatar "crimes of passion","Precious time","get nervous" the ones named above are the original first releases from somewhere around 1982. The very first one i bought "in the heat of the night" has no problems It becomes even better, the title album "wide awake from dreamland" from the dual disc set of pat benatar(live from earth/wide awake in dreamland) is downloaded correct, the exact same title from the single album version gives the error????? Total playing time of the discs is exactly the same ie:50:26, the only difference i can find is that the track time between the dics differ a bit ie:"wide awake in dreamland" on the dual disc version is 4:58 on the single album 5:00 Greetings Pieter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I received a quick (next day) response from the vendor, NCH Swift Sound – impressive, seeing that I do not have a technical support contract. The reply is: Thanks, the port error message is just the not too smart computer guessing what happened. I'll submit this as a bug for you. Regards, David - NCH Swift Sound Let’s see if they impress us by fixing the bug. as it's a few months now, did you get any update ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firoj Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Was trying to find something out and went to their home page and there's an https://showbox.tools/ urgent notice: freedb.org and its services will be shut down on March 31st of 2020. Not entirely sure what can be done but I know you guys would like to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRM Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Please make sure to test with the latest version of the software express rip from the link below, note that you can install the free trial version of the software and confirm the software is working correctly. https://www.nch.com.au/components/ripsetup.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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