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If you are using OS X Leopard and have a remote SlingBox that you are connecting to, chances are you might not be able to establish a reliable connection from time to time. That is even if you have no problems with your firewall settings.

If you are getting this error:

Connection Error
SlingPlayer can’t connect to the SlingBoz Location Service. Check your network’s Internet connection and firewall settings. If they’re okay, then the Slingbox Location Service might be temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.

If the problem persists, say, over a few hours, you’ll need to use the actual ip address and port for your Slingbox. Question is if your remote Internet connection has dynamic ip, how’d you know the current ip address of your box?

Simple:

Obtain the ID number of your box and append it to the below line:

http://srs.slingmedia.com/getDeviceInfo.asp?id=

This will give you the current ip address and port of your box. Then you can add the settings of your SlingPlayer to connect to your remote box by using a “Direct Connection.”

Works.