[frenchfries79]

Hi all

I have the following setup:
XBMC 12.2 installed on my PC (Win8); linked to my ADSL router (let's call it router 1) via ethernet. All my media is stored on my PC and it acts as the server.
My router is connected via ethernet to another router (let's call it router 2) in my living room.
My PS3 is connected to router 2 via ethernet and my Android client is connected to router 2 via Wi-Fi. I have XBMC 12.2 installed on the Android client.

My problem is that my PS3 recognises the UPnP server (XBMC) and I can play my media on it. However my Android XBMC doesn't pick up any UPnP sources. If however I connect my Android client to the wi-fi network of router 1, then I can see my XBMC server as a UPnP source.

Lastly, on router 2 I set the IP address to an address that is outside of the dchp range of router 1; and dchp has been switched off on router 2. For now I haven't made the wi-fi settings the same as on router 1 - I did try this but it didn't solve my issue.

I'm stumped as to why the PS3 would work but not the Android client - is the wi-fi setup the issue? Everything else (e.g. internet access) works fine.

Is it possible to get my Android XBMC client to connect to my UPnP XBMC server? I've read some articles on XBMC not being able to multicast - is it therefore a limitation of XBMC at this stage?

[mayoman]

To me the most likely cause is an iffy wifi signal on router 2. How is the android box for streaming from the net on router 2 wifi?

[frenchfries79]

From what I can remember it used to be fine (I moved the Android box into a room closer to router 1 and connect via wi-fi to router 1 now - so it's been a while). No real complaints other than not being able to connect to my pc's XBMC instance.

Just playing devil's advocate, could it be that the PS3 uses another protocol, e.g. DLNA, instead? I.e. the whole wired vs wireless issue being a red herring?

[mayoman]

DNLA is more restrictive than UPnP, so is less likely to work rather than more (to my knowledge it is effectively a subset of UPnP).
Most of the issues I have seen with UPnP/DNLA have turned out to be communication ones - not just dropped/choppy streams, but missed signaling of the UPnP instance itself. Of course this does not mean that is true in your case
However, confirmation that you have a strong and steady wifi signal at least rules it out!

[frenchfries79]

I was able to connect my Nexus 7 to router 2 via wi-fi. I don't see any UPnP devices in XBMC, but I can stream clips from Youtube (incl 720p) using the Youtube addon.

[nickr]

Are they all on the same subnet? ie is the wifi bridged to ethernet?

[frenchfries79]

Both routers are set up on the same subnet. I can access both from any WiFi network.
Regarding WiFi being bridged to the Ethernet - not sure. How do I check this? Does it have to do with WDS?
By the way, router 2 is a Mega105WR. Perhaps someone can make sense of the manual?
I'm pretty new at networking, so please excuse if I sound stupid. Still learning.

[frenchfries79]

I figured out how to put the router into bridge mode. Done. What's next? Should DHCP be off or set to relay?

[frenchfries79]

I borrowed a newer router from a friend, plugged it in and bam! it works! It may be related to multicast support as expected. Off to buy a new router.

[af250]

This is old, but in case anybody runs into this topic - in my case it was simply a manner of configuration of the router. All I had to do is to enable UPnP in the router.
In the case of my DAP-1155 this is how it looks like:

[dandnsmith]

How can this be considered a valid - OP never said what his routers were, so there is no information about this option!