Pc does not show up on Network share list

Most of the time the media player will not even recognize the network share after reboots and resets but i did find an easy way to resolve the issue.

I’m surprised this hasn’t been posted before but I discoverd a fix…

On the pc with the shared directories, change the workgroup name to something else other than the original workgroup name, reboot, change it back to the original, reboot and now the pc will show up on the network list. Works every time for me but I wish I didn’t have to go through that exercise.

It hasn’ been mentioned cause it’s no universal fix. What it does is ‘reboot’ your network which then makes it work again. The fact that it has to be done again suggest somethings still off. Maybe UPNP problems or master browser issues.

http://community.wd.com/t5/WD-TV-Live-Networking/Troubleshooting-Windows-File-Sharing/m-p/92642#U92642

Sounds like a master browser issue to me, too.  Lots has been written here about the master browser, so suggest searching the forums for various threads.