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m3nhir

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From: Torino - Italy

Registered: 2020-04-03

Posts: 49

[SOLVED] kdeconnect no longer works

Hi, for a few days kdeconnect that I use to transfer files to and from the pc and the smartphone does not connect anymore. I receive a message that says that the associated devices are not reachable and to check the network. The network is ok. With another distro on the same pc (Debian) the application works and I can transfer files. I have not changed anything in the network settings, but I do not know what I can check. Thanks for the help.

Last edited by m3nhir (2025-05-08 16:02:50)

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ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] kdeconnect no longer works

As a sanity check, the phone is on the same subnet as the PC?  For example, the phone is on WiFi, not a cellular network.   
Check to see if KDEconnect is using IP addresses rather than hostnames.  Are those addresses correct or did something receive a different dynamic address from your router?

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m3nhir

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From: Torino - Italy

Registered: 2020-04-03

Posts: 49

Re: [SOLVED] kdeconnect no longer works

These are the first things I checked. same subnet. I also tried pinging both PC and smartphone. all ok. I also tried connecting using both IPs and host names, but it doesn't work. I've been using kdeconnect on the same PC and smartphone with Arch for years. Only now I'm having problems. The router configuration is also ok, as are the IPs (I've assigned static IPs to my devices for a long time). I have no idea what to check. Maybe an update problem?

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m3nhir

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From: Torino - Italy

Registered: 2020-04-03

Posts: 49

Re: [SOLVED] kdeconnect no longer works

I solved it by uninstalling version 1.30 on my smartphone and installing version 1.33.4 from the F-Droid store. Now it works properly.

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