Please, more complaints!

August 12, 2009 · by Johan Borg

Thanks for the feedback on Unite. Seems like some of you had connection problems, that you were not able to visit your own services from another browser. We have performed some upgrades and are curious to know if many of you still get those problems and under which conditions?

So, if you use the most recent snapshot build (old builds don't count, upgrade!) and are unable to connect to your own Unite server from another browser, then please tell us about it in this thread. Good if you post the device name of your Unite server too, thanks

Readers' comments

Comments left by My Opera members under the original post: the first 50, as archived.

Bugfixer12. August 2009, 16:21
Opera crashes sometimes when i start unite services.
haavard12. August 2009, 16:50
Please discuss Unite here. Also, remember that this is not the right place to post feature requests. Please read the FAQ (to the right) for more information.
mgillespie12. August 2009, 16:53
Looks like Beta3, build 1699

Now it's "out in the wild" does Opera want Unite feedback on this build too?
origPumu12. August 2009, 16:55
1699 loaded, testing.
Immanis12. August 2009, 17:00
So far, no unite in b3. Can we have a b3+Unite build to keep ~~breaking things~~ testing the new toys?
archive112. August 2009, 17:11
YEA! why betanews is more uptodate than here?
deryo12. August 2009, 17:17
It seems my unite can't be reached from outside.. Device Name is officeht
Grouick12. August 2009, 17:18
Works like a charm using the latest build available here (no beta 3) and using other browsers like safari and firefox (on a mbp).
Onecar12. August 2009, 17:21
Am I blind? Where can I get the 1699 build?
HellbillyDeluxe12. August 2009, 17:28
@ Onecar:

It's not officially announced yet, but you can get it here: ftp://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/win/1000b3/int/Opera_1000_int_b3_Setup.exe

I guess we will see a new Snapshot tomorrow with Unite enabled .
Grouick12. August 2009, 17:32
Ok The Photo Sharing service ain't working, when I have a password, it's not working even if I enter the right password...
borg12. August 2009, 19:32
@Grouick: We know about the Photo Sharing, new Unite build with updated service coming here tomorrow.

@deryo: Thanks! Is the Unite icon in the status bar all Green with no yellow triangle? Also after 5 minutes?
borg12. August 2009, 19:36
@JaDa & Co: Forget about Beta 3, Unite builds coming tomorrow and probably Friday too
WayOfTheBastard12. August 2009, 19:38
Originally posted by archive1:

YEA! why betanews is more uptodate than here?

It isn't. It's just wrongly "announcing" it before it is actually released, which is usually the day after Opera uploads it to the server to spread it to all the mirrors.
JaDa12. August 2009, 19:39
Originally posted by borg:

@JaDa & Co: Forget about Beta 3, Unite builds coming tomorrow and probably Friday too
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Thank's
operabaker12. August 2009, 19:39
Two snapshots for the price of one!
operabaker12. August 2009, 19:43
@Gap51: What Opera custom test build is that? Seems international.
operabaker12. August 2009, 19:45
Must be beta 3 in its true international msi form.
JaDa12. August 2009, 19:47
Originally posted by Gap51:

Gap51 12. August 2009, 11:40

Not a good idea from you to make this public /.custom/ this means hidden
operabaker12. August 2009, 19:48
It's not hidden anymore! Out in the wild just like Chrome 4 is.
ytsmabeer12. August 2009, 19:49
Can we please stay focused and on topic!!
Gap5112. August 2009, 19:49
@operabaker: International and includes Unite services
@JaDa: Ok
borg12. August 2009, 19:53
I'd rather wait for new build post tomorrow, I can't confirm that this test build contains the latest services..
fherrerav12. August 2009, 20:16
Better wait for tomorrow snapshot. I installed b3 (en) and united is not there.
Chas412. August 2009, 22:10
From what I know If I am running unite and try to quit Opera 10 it crashes on quit (not all the time

I have sent the error reports
Dante00312. August 2009, 22:24
Im using the build 1691, and I tried to use my unite in another browser (Chrome), but it just gave me the message "Device Unavailable", and dont have any yellow triangle on the unite icon.
mancin12. August 2009, 22:25
Originally posted by Grouick:

Ok The Photo Sharing service ain't working, when I have a password, it's not working even if I enter the right password...

Same here, even after 5 mins. All icons are green.

10.00 Beta 2 1691
mics.chan12. August 2009, 22:51
Well I can't either use Unite and Synchronisation because it won't accept the dot in my username.
Vectronic12. August 2009, 23:35
You want complaints...

In any of the ones that share/list files (File Sharing, Media Player) if there is more than about 500 files, it takes forever for it to list them.

The first few releases of Unite, weren't too bad, would take about 8 minutes for it to list about 13,000 files, and be somewhat OK once they were listed. but last few builds (if Unite worked at all) I've waited for over 30 minutes sometimes, and it still hasn't finished listing them (same 13,000 or so) and Opera becomes very slow, sometimes halting to the point where it's essentially impossible to still use it for normal browsing while it lists the files.

I'm not sure if it's the types of files (usually MP3's) and it is trying to read ID3 tags, or if it's just the excessive "prettying" of the list (much like FTP, and opera:* pages have become slower because of the extra formatting), or just how long it takes to pass the info/links to and back from the Opera servers.

Opera.com is generally fairly slow for me (I'm in Canada by the way, which might be why; the distance) so it seems likely it's just the information it has to send back and forth.
ayespy12. August 2009, 23:53
Filesharing (which is my only expected use of the service right now) appears to work as expected.

Is it possible to share more than one directory or file tree?
srart13. August 2009, 00:34
What I've found is that I can connect to the service, but sometimes I won't see the devices listed on the page. Example. I go to http://srart.operaunite.com and I may not see any devices listed. If I put the device in, I can connect.
Quadunit40413. August 2009, 01:03
Beta 3 needs to have Unite back in it.

Tomorrow, I'll uninstall it and replace it with the next build with Unite.
Chase-san13. August 2009, 03:23
I cannot wait for the new snapshot. ::))
I still pray for a font-weight 600 fix before 10 is released. :3
karlosrocks13. August 2009, 03:47
On the messenger I can't see my friends when they are connected. They appeared as disconnected
freerider13. August 2009, 04:03
people cannost connect to me even they sit next to me! they are not able to load the site!
lithgow13. August 2009, 05:14
My problem is that I've forgotten the password for my photo sharing service and the admin URL always redirects to the normal page, asking me for the password!

I've tried deleting the service and reinstalling, and even changed the device name, all to no avail.

So I'd love to test the Photo Sharing, but it's inaccessible to me. Everything else seems fine, although the admin URLs don't work for any of them.
dacuan13. August 2009, 06:43
Photo sharing still hide some images (Bug: US-879). But they all shown in filesharing.
http://office.dacuan.operaunite.com/photo_sharing/
http://office.dacuan.operaunite.com/file_sharing/
borg13. August 2009, 07:08
@freerider, @Dante003: What is your device name? Does it happen all the time or just in some situations?

@lithgow: That's a bug in the Photo Sharing, should be fixed in next snapshot.

Originally posted by ayespy:

Is it possible to share more than one directory or file tree?

Yes, just go to http://unite.opera.com/service/132/ and install a second File Sharing service. Make sure to install it as "a new Service" in the dialog.
Arayn13. August 2009, 07:19
Photosharing password protection does not work for me, I can't log in from another computer/preview as visitor:

http://ix.arayn.operaunite.com/photo_sharing/

pw: 12345
kubm13. August 2009, 07:20
Originally posted by borg:

Originally posted by ayespy:

Is it possible to share more than one directory or file tree?

Yes, just go to http://unite.opera.com/service/132/ and install a second File Sharing service. Make sure to install it as "a new Service" in the dialog.

@borg, I think he wanted to say if he can share file tree using one service. Personally I don't have a problem with this, I am sharing one folder and I have no problems with listing, or downloading any file from its subdirectories.
dahulevogyre13. August 2009, 07:48
If you want us to upgrade, enable auto-upgrade for the latest build !

I check for updates manually from Opera and it doesn't even work.
GrantTLC13. August 2009, 07:54
"If you want us to upgrade, enable auto-upgrade for the latest build !"

Seconded. +1 (whatever)

It seems somewhat eccentric of you that you give us a spiffy new auto-update feature then practically forget about it for all the new snapshots you want people to test for you. Like you're all mad scientists with A.D.D.
Tuttle13. August 2009, 07:58
Device Unavailable
The device you were trying to access does not seem to be available

Trying to run Unite through proxy. Ooops, the proxy don't seem to allow uPnP
A version without using your dynamic dns, for warned people : using the ip can be great to run Unite in a private network.
haavard13. August 2009, 08:11
Originally posted by dahulevogyre:

If you want us to upgrade, enable auto-upgrade for the latest build !
Automatic updates will not be available until the beta has launched officially. At the time you wrote this, the beta had not officially launched. It might be a good idea to read up on existing information before commenting.

Originally posted by GrantTLC:

It seems somewhat eccentric of you that you give us a spiffy new auto-update feature then practically forget about it for all the new snapshots you want people to test for you.
Automatic updates will not be available for builds released on Fridays due to the weekend. It's either a new build without automatic updates, or no build at all.

Now, please stay on-topic. This is a blog post about Opera Unite.
MossMan13. August 2009, 08:38
(using build 1691 - waiting for announced new version)

I also have never been able to get Unite working - I'm behind a company proxy/firewall.

(On the unite pages it says there should be no problem when behind a firewall etc. but that just doesn't seem to be the case.)
kubm13. August 2009, 08:58
Originally posted by MossMan:

I also have never been able to get Unite working - I'm behind a company proxy/firewall.

+1 i second that. I don' know, but I think the problem may be in the blocked Proxy Port(default 16680 as configured in the opera:config). Also I've heard sth. about other ports that Opera Unit use. Since company firewalls use whitelisting method (only allow what should be allowed, block the rest) opera unite is blocked. Ive tried the following:
set that proxy port to 80(it is allowed), set port to 80, turn off uPnP, but I've got yellow error triangle almost immediately after I've started unite.
At home, I am running opera unite with the same settings but on proxy port 16680. Maybe if opera unite proxy servers could be configured to listen on port 80...
Tuttle13. August 2009, 09:06
Originally posted by kubm:

Maybe if opera unite proxy servers could be configured to listen on port 80.

Not really possible, your administrator will not allow you to host a web server (port 80).
A solution will be to host content on the opera's servers that is not the aim of unite, or making a local server without opera dynamic DNS support.
There is a solution there to runs locally.. http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/custom-domains-opera-unite/
Like http://10.108.254.254:8840/fridge/
dahulevogyre13. August 2009, 09:13
Hi Haavard,

Originally posted by haavard:

Automatic updates will not be available until the beta has launched officially. At the time you wrote this, the beta had not officially launched. It might be a good idea to read up on existing information before commenting.

I was aware of that. I wasn't speaking about the new beta 3, but about the previous build. And apparently now I understand that the unite builds are not part of the official upgrade process. But I'm not even sure (?). Not very clear.

btw : please put these informations in the post. Not everyone read all the bunch of comments of course.
haavard13. August 2009, 10:07
It is not about Unite or not, it's about builds published on Fridays not being automatically updated due to the weekend (if something goes wrong, people have the weekend off).
Arayn13. August 2009, 10:23
Beta3 1703 Unite solved my pw photosharing problems... thx!