[mythtv-users] HELP! UPnP Doesn't work on my network! (OT?)

[Douglas Wagner]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Douglas Wagner <douglasw0 at gmail.com>wrote:

> HELP!
>
> The basic problem is my home network no longer seems to support the UPnP
> Protocol.
>
> Every time I reboot the Front End (using a remote frontend/backend setup)
> I get the screen come up that requires I setup the frontend again (Starts
> with Language/Country, then Database Settings).
>
> It throws a "No UPnP" error at me.  Once I go back through setup with the
> Database stuff it will connect to the backend properly (Note: It won't pull
> up the right Theme settings, but I'll work with that later).
>
> I'm CERTAIN that the problem is network related.  I recently (within the
> last couple of months) replaced all of my unmanaged switches (10/100) with
> Gigabit Managed Switches (Foundry Networks EdgeIron 24G-A).  Since that
> time I've had an IMPOSSIBLE time getting a Segate GoFlex Home 2T (Network
> NAS Storage) device to remain connected to the network (UPnP Device) and
> now MythTV is throwing errors at me about not being able to UPnP also.
> Prior to replacement, all worked just fine.
>
> I realize this isn't a lot to go on, but I'm pretty lost at this point.
> How would these managed Switches stop UPnP Messages?  Is that even
> possible?  I know very little about UPnP, is it a protocol?  Last I
> understood it was a multicast kind of thing which is pretty much a
> broadcast message across the network?
>
> Anyone have ANY insight with managed switches of any kind stopping UPnP
> and what to do about "re-enabling" it?  Any information I can provide that
> would help?
>
> I'm pretty desperate here, WAF Factor going to the toilet pretty quickly.
>
> --Douglas Wagner
>

Sigh:  The ability to retract a post from the list would be nice I guess.
:(

After giving it a proper setup, exiting MythTV completely and re-entering
(reboot didn't do it, had to exit MythFrontend on the RFE and go back into
it) it seems to have found it's head again (or "back end" as the case may
be).  Both interface and Media are back where they should be.

*sigh* Sorry for the waste of space/bandwidth.

--Doug
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