PixelPower wrote:
I seem to have a similar setup but seemingly not all the headaches. The following is from memory; my Network and Sharing Center page has frozen on me. :|
- Settings on WD TV Live are mostly default: auto-logon to network shares is enabled.
- I’m running Windows Vista x64, IP assigned via DHCP from AT&T router.
- WD TV Live signs in using my main account user / pass credentials (has admin privileges)
- Network Discovery ON
- File Sharing ON
- Password protected sharing OFF.
- Workgroup names match (using WORKGROUP)
- Vista x64 PC wired to wireless router, WD TV Live connected wirelessly
- Media Sharing OFF.
- Public folders are ON.
- TVersity Media Server ALWAYS works (UPnP).
- Network Shares is rarely a problem, unless the Live turns on before the PC with shares.
- I can almost always access these shares from several other devices, apart from when the Vista x64 PC doesn’t have Master Browser status. Then it’s pot luck whether it disables its own shares or not. That requires a reboot.
But in a nutshell, if my Vista x64 PC is turned on first, I won’t have any connectivity issues for the rest of the day.
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With hilarious timing, my PC has fallen off the network. I saw an error message when coming out of hibernate but closed it, that’s probably what it was. My Asus EEE is now master browser for the entire network. :|
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PC back up. Checked Network and Sharing Center and updated the above list. It was already accurate but I’d omitted that Password protected sharing was off.
A few comments / questions / differences:
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I am using windows media server for my UPnP, not TVersity. Since I an only using it for music navication, I dont need any transcoding abilities. If you know of other reasons to use TVersity, let me know. That however is a seperate subject.
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Help me out with “Master Browser” status? This term exceeds my knowledge of network sharing. Is this something my VIsta machine should have set up?
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One of your comments reminds me of a thread I read a thread about these netowrking issues when I first encountered them. It was saying there due to the way the WDTV worked when you got locked out like this if you booted the WDTV FIRST and then the PC, ti would correct itself. This did actually work for me the few times I tried it, but I was very frustrated because it is completely impractical. Eventually I got things working for a week (as stated) and thought I was past the problem. I guess until I saw your comment about yours only working if the PC goes first (as it shoudl be) I forgot about this. I honestly haven’t tried it since my problem resurfaced. However, needing to boot the WDTV before the PC is rediculous. I would really have to dig to find the thread again and am not at my home PC for a few days (where I should have the link stored).
What UsserID are you using to access your shares? Guest account or a seperate ID? Password or no password?