MinimServer Forum

I am running the old MinimServer 0.8 but have upgraded to MinimWatch 2 on the path to upgrading to MinimServer 2. MinimWatch 2 has run OK for a few weeks but when I tried to open it to check settings before upgrading MinimServer I found a grey icon in the tray. Checking the log I noted a subnet address 10.252.1.237. I have little knowledge about such things and am unsure if this appears correct.
MinimServer is installed on my Melco N1 (not EX) which I use as a UPnP server to my dCS equipment.
I checked that Java was correctly installed and was prompted to install upgrade 301 (64bit). In so doing I was informed by the installer that an old version of Java had been found and should be removed. This was done and but now the grey MinimWatch icon has disappeared so trying to open MinimWatch produces no observable activity. Windows program/app list confirms the upgraded Java as being installed.

I have also tried rebooting the whole system with no result.

I am unable to uninstall Minimwatch 2 as Windows says it is running. However Task Manager says that I have no programs running. However checking Task Manager in detailed view I cannot see MinimWatch at all.

I also checked Norton and Windows Defender to see if they are blocking MinimWatch. Like Task Manager they show no reference to MinimWatch at all so I am unable to select access permission for it. However, as pointed out Win10 shows the app as installed.

Help!

If MinimWatch is running, you can find it in Task Manager under Details, not under Applications. Select the Details tab, right-click the table header line and click Select columns. In the list of optional columns, enable Command line. MinimWatch will then show as javaw.exe in the Name column with a long command line that includes MinimWatch. To stop MinimWatch, right-click this line and select End task.

After you have done this, relaunching MinimWatch from the desktop launch icon should show the grey icon. If it does, there is no need to uninstall and reinstall MinimWatch. To fix the grey icon problem, select Options > Properties (watch) from the system tray minim icon menu and set the ohnet.subnet property to the correct subnet value for your network. See this section for more information. After you have set the correct subnet value, restart MinimWatch.

The incorrect subnet value problem can occur when you have multiple network adapters (hardware or software) with different subnets. The ohNet UPnP stack (used by MinimWatch) chooses one of these at random and can make the wrong choice. The correct subnet value will usually be the IP address of the device running MinimServer with the final number replaced with 0.

Thanks Simon. Yes it was an issue with subnet which has now been corrected thanks to your kind advice. I can now get on with installing MinimServer 2 , buy a licence and get some well deserved money to you. :-).