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Home sharing with an ethernet-connected PC

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When my PC and my iPhone are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, I can access my shared library with the Remote app. It works as advertised. But if I connect my PC through an ethernet cable, the library does not appear in Remote. **My configuration:** * A Netgear switch is connected to my ISP box. * A Wi-Fi mesh (Netgear Orbi) is connected to that switch. * My PC is connected to that switch. * My iPhone is connected to the Wi-Fi mesh. **What I noticed:** If I connect my PC to the Wi-Fi, then open Remote and start playing a song from the shared library, and finally re-plug the ethernet cable into my PC, Remote continues to see my shared library (even if I kill the app and immediately relaunch it). From this point, it seems to work for a while but at some point, Remote does not see the shared library anymore. I know the doc says both devices should be on the same Wi-Fi network but since I somehow made it work through ethernet, I'm wondering if it could also work without having to unplug my PC first. **UPDATE:** Following David Andersen's track, I tried disabling Wi-Fi as soon as I re-plug the ethernet cable and Remote lose connection immediately. So, I guess it never worked through ethernet (it just work until the PC does the actual switch from Wi-Fi to ethernet). But my question remains: Is there a way I can make it work?
Asked by Rodolphe (111 rep)
May 6, 2021, 08:27 AM
Last activity: May 7, 2021, 05:42 AM