Hi,
I use an iPad to control and play music on my NDS.
The music's stored on my HDX, and for various reasons, I use a direct optical connection between it and the NDS, rather than UPnP.
Everything works as it should via the iPad, using nServe for replay, and the Naim app only to control volume settings remotely.
So, when I boot up the Naim app on the iPad, it defaults to "Digital 3" , and opening nServe shows my music library.
However, when occasionally wishing to use my iPhone instead of the iPad, whilst the Naim app opens exactly as on the iPad, nServe remains stuck on "no servers found", which, I assume is due to it no longer operating on the network as a UPnP server.
I should mention that there is only ever one device in use at any time, whilst attempting to connect.
I've removed and re-installed nServe on my phone, but to no avail.
What I don't get is why the identical app runs fine on one device, but not on another.
Is there something buried in "settings" on either my phone, or within nServe that I'm not seeing?
Posted on: 09 November 2017 by dave marshall
Hi Jon,
What I find baffling is the fact that it refuses to play on my iPhone, yet works seamlessly on my iPad, both devices updated to the latest and identical, iOS. 
Posted on: 09 November 2017 by dave marshall
Ay Caramba!
Hi Tobyjug,
Having checked that the HDX was showing up on the network, using Network Analyser, did the toggling thing, as suggested, and noticed that when both options were switched off, I was being invited to enter the ip address for the HDX manually.
Did this, and, hey presto, nServe on my phone has sprung back into life, and all is functioning normally.
I only ever resort to using the phone during late night listening sessions, where the iPad battery might be running down, but that's the very time you don't need the frustration of having to finish early.
Many thanks,
Dave.
Posted on: 09 November 2017 by ChrisSU
Sounds like a bit of IP address allocation confusion to me. I’d say it’s best to leave it on DHCP and avoid messing with it as much as possible, especially as the HDX has two IP addresses. Maybe your iPhone was searching for the wrong one!
Posted on: 10 November 2017 by David Hendon
What you have to do with Nserve on an iPhone is to go into a menu and tell it to connect by tapping a "button". This usually takes a second or two to work. I forget where this is exactly and I just put Nserve back on my iPhone specially to look for you, but it connected itself so I can't see where that button is. But if you can't find it, come back here and I'll have another look.
This is different to the way it works on an iPad, which in my experience is far more intuitive.
You shouldn't have to play around with entering IP addresses and so on. Much the best thing is to leave it to DHCP as Chris says.
And yes it is a while since Naim updated it, but it works very well and is very stable up to IOS 10.3.3 anyway. I haven't tried it with IOS 11.
best
David
Posted on: 12 November 2017 by jon h
nserve is effectively well out of support -- last version was over a year ago (V 2.12) and there hasnt been any significant changes for four years.
A stable app that for the most part does what it is supposed to so that comment makes little sense.
Claus
It makes perfect sense when you have control of the base OS. Naim doesnt.
If it works fine, then fine. When it doesnt work, you end up with a 6 months delay waiting for your code to be certified. Ring any bells?
