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DLNA server keeps getting dropped for Harddrive connected to router USB port
I tried to figure this out with technical support both through email and on the phone. I'm almost 100% sure that the email responses are coming from a bot. The messages are completely unhelpful and seem to only vaguely be related to my questions. The phone wasn't much better. The "expert technicians" tried to tell me that I needed a seperate device for port forwarding and dlna is not supported on my router. So maybe I'll get some help here.
The issue that I'm having is that I can start a dlna server on my router using the usb port and external harddrive (NTFS formatted). I set it up and it shows up on my home devices. I can play the videos and all looks well but within anywhere between 15 minutes and an hour it disappears from all of my devices. I have 2 Rokus, 3 computers, and an Oculus Quest so this is not related to any single device. The DLNA disappears everywhere. If I go onto a web browser and enter the router settings page I can rescan the media files and usually this will make the DLNA server appear again until the process repeats. I reset the router to default settings and set everything up again with the same result. Any ideas?
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- I have the exact same problem with my Rax80.
After couple of hours the Dlna simply dissappear
I have to go to the config.. Rescan and then I can use it for a while.
It is driving me crazy... I used to have a Nighthawk X4S with no problem at all for DLNA.
I hope is a firmware problem but I read that the RAX120 doesn't have the problem (Qualcomm chipset) it but the RAX200 has the same issues (Broadcom chipset... Same as the Rax80)I was never able to get it to work. I ended up getting the RAX120 which was on sale for the same price as the RAX80 and everything works now. Now if only I could retrieve all my lost time. ;)