Device Screen broadcasting to external networks

[Sparksonet]

Hello guys! I’d appreciate any advice as I’m trying to figure out what I might have set up incorrectly.

Problem:

Screen broadcasting only works when accessed from localhost and LAN. When I press the "Use Device" button in the Dashboard, I see the following error in the server logs:

Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 100.96.XX.XX:4723

This issue does not occur when accessing the Dashboard from:

• http://127.0.0.1:4723/device-farm/
• http://192.168.110.10:4723/device-farm/

However, it happens when opening:

• http://100.96.XX.XX:4723/device-farm

Test execution works fine from any location.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

My setup config and logs

Arguments:
appium server -ka 800 --use-plugins=device-farm -pa /wd/hub --plugin-device-farm-platform=android --allow-insecure=adb_shell

Appium Device Farm is running at following addresses:
http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub
http://192.168.110.10:4723/wd/hub
http://100.96.XX.XX:4723/wd/hub

[device-farm-main] Updated devices with filter: {"udid":{"$in":["R5CX11TW3FR"]}} [device-farm-main] Received error from remote node: {"message":"connect ECONNREFUSED 100.96.XX.XX:4723","name":"Error","stack":"Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 100.96.XX.XX:4723\\n at Function.AxiosError.from (/Users/warsawserver/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/core/AxiosError.js:92:14)\\n at RedirectableRequest.handleRequestError (/Users/warsawserver/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/adapters/http.js:620:25)\\n at RedirectableRequest.emit (node:events:536:35)\\n at ClientRequest.eventHandlers.<computed> (/Users/warsawserver/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/follow-redirects/index.js:49:24)\\n at ClientRequest.emit (node:events:524:28)\\n at emitErrorEvent (node:_http_client:104:11)\\n at Socket.socketErrorListener (node:_http_client:512:5)\\n at Socket.emit (node:events:524:28)\\n at emitErrorNT (node:internal/streams/destroy:170:8)\\n at emitErrorCloseNT (node:internal/streams/destroy:129:3)\\n at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)\\n at Axios.request (/Users/warsawserver/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/core/Axios.js:45:41)\\n at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","config":{"transitional":{"silentJSONParsing":true,"forcedJSONParsing":true,"clarifyTimeoutError":false},"adapter":["xhr","http","fetch"],"transformRequest":[null],"transformResponse":[null],"timeout":260000,"xsrfCookieName":"XSRF-TOKEN","xsrfHeaderName":"X-XSRF-TOKEN","maxContentLength":-1,"maxBodyLength":-1,"env":{},"headers":{"Accept":"application/json, text/plain, */*","Content-Type":"application/json","User-Agent":"axios/1.8.2","Content-Length":"595","Accept-Encoding":"gzip, compress, deflate, br"},"method":"post","url":"<http://100.96.XX.XX:4723/wd/hub/session","data":"{\\"capabilities\\":{\\"alwaysMatch\\":{\\"platformName\\":\\"android\\",\\"appium:automationName\\":\\"UIAutomator2\\",\\"appium:newCommandTimeout\\":120,\\"appium:waitForIdleTimeout\\":10,\\"appium:udid\\":\\"R5CX11TW3FR\\",\\"df:skipReport\\":true,\\"df:liveVideo\\":true,\\"appium:systemPort\\":50026,\\"appium:adbExecTimeout\\":80000,\\"appium:uiautomator2ServerLaunchTimeout\\":60000},\\"firstMatch\\":[{}]>},\\"desiredCapabilities\\":{\\"platformName\\":\\"android\\",\\"appium:automationName\\":\\"UIAutomator2\\",\\"appium:newCommandTimeout\\":120,\\"appium:waitForIdleTimeout\\":10,\\"appium:udid\\":\\"R5CX11TW3FR\\",\\"df:skipReport\\":true,\\"df:liveVideo\\":true,\\"appium:systemPort\\":50026}}","allowAbsoluteUrls":true},"code":"ECONNREFUSED"} [HTTP] <-- POST /device-farm/api/dashboard/appiumSession 400 10 ms - -

Thanks in advance 🙏

[saikrishna321]

#1508 (comment)

See if this helps also check the network tab for error

[Sparksonet]

@saikrishna321 Thanks for the advice!
Started server using following arguments:
appium server -ka 800 --use-plugins=device-farm -pa /wd/hub --plugin-device-farm-platform=android --allow-insecure=adb_shell --plugin-device-farm-bind-host-or-ip=100.96.XX.XX

See same error as before.
Network tab shows /appiumSession POST request with 400 code and empty response.

[saikrishna321]

@Sparksonet can u please the payload for this request

[Sparksonet]

@saikrishna321

Payload:
{"udid":"R5CX11TW3FR","systemPort":61732,"origin":"http://100.96.XX.XX:4723"}

[luprochazka-cen63872]

I think I'm having the same issue. I tried running the following command with plugin-device-farm-bind-host-or-ip:

appium server -ka 800 --use-plugins=device-farm  -pa /wd/hub --plugin-device-farm-platform=android --allow-insecure=adb_shell --plugin-device-farm-bind-host-or-ip=100.96.XX.XX

{
    "value": {
        "error": "unknown error",
        "message": "An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Error establishing connection: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND github.com",
        "stacktrace": "UnknownError: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Error establishing connection: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND github.com\n    at getResponseForW3CError (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/@appium/base-driver/lib/protocol/errors.js:1145:9)\n    at asyncHandler (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/node_modules/@appium/base-driver/lib/protocol/protocol.js:485:57)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)"
    }
}

[device-farm-main] Received error from remote node: {"message":"Request failed with status code 500","name":"AxiosError","stack":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 500\n    at settle (/Users/coet_admin/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/core/settle.js:19:12)\n    at IncomingMessage.handleStreamEnd (/Users/coet_admin/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/adapters/http.js:599:11)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:526:35)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1359:12)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)\n    at Axios.request (/Users/coet_admin/.appium/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/axios/lib/core/Axios.js:45:41)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)","config":{"transitional":{"silentJSONParsing":true,"forcedJSONParsing":true,"clarifyTimeoutError":false},"adapter":["xhr","http","fetch"],"transformRequest":[null],"transformResponse":[null],"timeout":260000,"xsrfCookieName":"XSRF-TOKEN","xsrfHeaderName":"X-XSRF-TOKEN","maxContentLength":-1,"maxBodyLength":-1,"env":{},"headers":{"Accept":"application/json, text/plain, */*","Content-Type":"application/json","User-Agent":"axios/1.8.4","Content-Length":"595","Accept-Encoding":"gzip, compress, deflate, br"},"method":"post","url":"http://coet-mobilni-farma2.cen.csint.cz:4723/wd/hub/session","data":"{\"capabilities\":{\"alwaysMatch\":{\"platformName\":\"android\",\"appium:automationName\":\"UIAutomator2\",\"appium:newCommandTimeout\":120,\"appium:waitForIdleTimeout\":10,\"appium:udid\":\"R5CR61H2YNJ\",\"df:skipReport\":true,\"df:liveVideo\":true,\"appium:systemPort\":56921,\"appium:adbExecTimeout\":80000,\"appium:uiautomator2ServerLaunchTimeout\":60000},\"firstMatch\":[{}]},\"desiredCapabilities\":{\"platformName\":\"android\",\"appium:automationName\":\"UIAutomator2\",\"appium:newCommandTimeout\":120,\"appium:waitForIdleTimeout\":10,\"appium:udid\":\"R5CR61H2YNJ\",\"df:skipReport\":true,\"df:liveVideo\":true,\"appium:systemPort\":56921}}","allowAbsoluteUrls":true},"code":"ERR_BAD_RESPONSE","status":500}

Why is it trying to access a GitHub URL under the hood? I'm using a server that's connected to a local test network via cable (with no internet access) and also connected to the internet via Wi-Fi. I'm seeing similar strange behavior on the iOS platform. We’ve observed this behavior on all versions starting from 9.4.5. You've made significant progress on the plugin since then, so it would be a pity for us not to upgrade to a newer version.

[sudharsan-selvaraj]

@luprochazka-cen63872 We will work on adding the external libraries to be included as part of the package to avoid making network requests during run time.

[luprochazka-cen63872]

@sudharsan-selvaraj @saikrishna321 Hi, is there any update on this?