Trying to use MPD server with android client over rpi wi-fi hotspot (3B+), but connection refused

General Discussion
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Hi everyone.

I’ve been trying to set up an old 3B+ as an mpd server, and it has been going well up until the point where I tried to connect my android phone to its wi-fi hotspot and the android client (MALP) will not connect “CONNECTION REFUSED”.

The hotspot/AP seems to be working well, on an eth cable there’s passthrough for web browsing and is working as expected. Accessing mpd via eth + MALP client across my home network also works correctly, so it seems like a port access problem via the hotspot unless I’m missing something blatantly obvious.

I’ve been scratching my head over this one. Has anyone else tried this?

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can you share following

ss -tulpn | grep LISTEN

Which IP address you are using to connect while connected to the hotspot?

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Connection refused suggests some blocked communication. Is there any firewall deployed? This is usually the culprit in such cases.