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AndyCr15

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Post Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:03 pm

Media Servers Wont Reach Whole Network

Any idea why my TV wont see any media server?

I have a Samsung LE40C580 connected to my network. To make it a little easier I've set up the network manually, so I know which IP it is (we have quite a few devices on our home network)

The media server machine can ping the TV no problem. I have Serviio AND now Mezzmo on the file server, but the TV doesn't find any media servers at all. I've tested the connection from the TV and it passes.

I have another Samsung downstairs which can see 3 media servers.

To get from the media server to the TV it goes through 3 switches, could it be something odd with it being too many?

I had an Xbox connected before, which used to see the Serviio, but stopped seeing it at some point (not sure when, I really didn't use it much) and I thought it was an Xbox problem, which was part of the reason for a new DLNA TV.

Anyone with any ideas please?
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zip

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Post Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:43 pm

Re: Media Servers Wont Reach Whole Network

they need to be on the same network. Also the UDP multicast has a certain time-to-live number, which is basically number how many switches it can go through (by default 4 I think). I'd check firewall on the machine with Serviio, it needs to have UDP 1900 and TCP 8895 ports open (check for Windows firewall and any additional antiviruses etc)
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AndyCr15

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Post Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:02 pm

Re: Media Servers Wont Reach Whole Network

It turns out, its the switch!

I put the old (slower) switch in its place and everything works again. Very odd... don't buy Tendra...

I got it a month or so back, to get my whole home network up to Gigabit.

You would have thought you could trust such a well known brand :roll: :lol:
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Cerberus

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Post Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:04 pm

Re: Media Servers Wont Reach Whole Network

AndyCr15 wrote:It turns out, its the switch!

I put the old (slower) switch in its place and everything works again. Very odd... don't buy Tendra...

I got it a month or so back, to get my whole home network up to Gigabit.

You would have thought you could trust such a well known brand :roll: :lol:


who the hell are tendra !!!! go buy a netgear ;)
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