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RS280S: Problems with Serviio & Roku Media Player.
Both Items in subject work fine in my old router R6900, but not with the RS280S. I can get a WIFI and hardwired signal to the destination (blueray player), but cannot stream anything. The Serviio sta...
The Roku media player and the default Windows media server only work when the Serviio works.
Did you set up the Windows Media Player as a server?
If you did, have you also checked that the PC has classified the network as private?
Now I sort of have it working. I assigned a static IP in the router for the bluray player. After rebooting the PC, it works fine for about 30 minutes, then drops the broadcast.
The Roku media player and the default Windows media server only work when the Serviio works.
As mentioned before, there are -three- components playing together in a active working (or here working for just 30 minutes) DLNA environment.
Which device are you using as the DMC, the Digtal Media Controller?
- The Roku Media Player with it's remote (so making it DMC and DMR) for playback on your TV?
- Or the unknonwn Bluray player where you are using it's remote (so again making it DMC and DMR) for playback on your TV?
- Or anouther DLNA App on a mobile or an application like the Microsoft Media Player?
- Or the Serviio Console as used for managing your media server settings, or the Serviio MediaBrowser (now known as Web Player) for controlling the content playback in a browser?
Even with the DMS and the DMR active, loosing the DMC session (or connection), can stop the playback.
The DMS (the server part) seems to be typically your Serviio PC from what I understand. I'm confused to see another device (like a bluray player) in the equation, along with the the Roku Media Player...