DLNA server not found when connected through MR60

[salquint]

My network was working with a primary router, R8300, and a couple of other routers used as wifi bridges.  The R8300 was set up with a USB drive to provide my videos with the DLNA media server enabled.  All of that worked, but the wifi around my house wasn't consistently strong.

I replaced the bridges with an MR60 mesh network, with the WAN port connected to an output on the R8300.  First I used it as-is, so the MR60 ended up as a subnet.  I could see the USB drive on the R8300, but the DLNA server wasn't appearing on any of my devices.

I switched the MR60 to be an access point, thinking that the DLNA wasn't accessible on the subnet for some reason.  I still can't see it.

I've verified on an XBox One that if I connect to the R8300 wifi, I do see the media server, and if I connect to the mesh network, it's not found.

How do I get the DLNA server seen by devices on the network again?  I'm not seeing any port control interface on the MR60 page, maybe I'm missing something.

Thanks for reading.

Sal

[spartan15 · Accepted solution]

Hi!

I simply solved updating the MR60 and the MS60 to the latest firmware. Unfortunately, my devices didn't find the update, so I had to update them manually:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr60.aspx

Cheers

[spartan15 · Accepted solution]

Hi!

I simply solved updating the MR60 and the MS60 to the latest firmware. Unfortunately, my devices didn't find the update, so I had to update them manually:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr60.aspx

Cheers

[FURRYe38]

Thanks for letting us now. Other users have reported problems with v122 FW so NG may have pulled this from being auto updated on MK systems. If your system is working, keep it. 

Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-rout...
Enjoy. 📡

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@spartan15 wrote:

Hi!

I simply solved updating the MR60 and the MS60 to the latest firmware. Unfortunately, my devices didn't find the update, so I had to update them manually:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/mr60.aspx

Cheers

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[salquint]

That's good, I guess the 6 weeks I spent back-and-forth with support got a fix in, since the update I did back then didn't do it.  I moved on to the eero 6 instead, it doesn't have the device switching problem that the MR60 does... and I definitely didn't appreciate a Netgear product having such a basic traffic movement bug.

[spartan15]

I totally agree with you, I have spent countless hours trying to resolve this DLNA issue. Also, this is supposed to be a "high-end" product, since it is  a nighthawk series. I hope nothing like this happens again in the future.