I've had my WD TV Live for a couple of years, and after a bit of initial configuring things have worked good with it.
But, I recently upgraded my router to a TP-Link TL-WDR3600 and also upgraded to a TP-LINK TL-SG108 8 port switch and now I cant access the media on my WHS server thru the WD TV. I have the WD TV connected with a network cable from the router. I verified that the WD TV box has an IP address (ran thru its network test, verified it has an IP address and that the NIC is flashing). But when I try to set the content source as my WHS server, the server doesnt show up. My desktop PC shows up in the box, but not the fileserver. The desktop PC is also plugged into the router. I can get to my server from my desktop PC, so I know that the server is online, etc. I checked to make sure the WD TV wasnt set for a static IP address (from the old router). And it is set to automatic.
When comparing the TP-Link router page and the WD TV Live network settings page I think it's getting a good address.
Router info
IP Address:
192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
WD TV info
IP Address:
192.168.0.102
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
DNS:
255.255.255.0
Does that look right?? My desktop PC is showing the below info for it's connection info. It's just a bit confusing, it's wired, but wired thru my router. Ahhh, I'm sure it's something fairly simple that I'm missing!!!
Desktop PC info
IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.100
IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
IPv4 DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
When I'm searching for the content source: Network Share, Windows Share, the WD TV Live wheel spins for a while and then it only finds my desktop PC. Maybe I'll try rebooting my WHS 2011 server. Any other ideas??
But, I recently upgraded my router to a TP-Link TL-WDR3600 and also upgraded to a TP-LINK TL-SG108 8 port switch and now I cant access the media on my WHS server thru the WD TV. I have the WD TV connected with a network cable from the router. I verified that the WD TV box has an IP address (ran thru its network test, verified it has an IP address and that the NIC is flashing). But when I try to set the content source as my WHS server, the server doesnt show up. My desktop PC shows up in the box, but not the fileserver. The desktop PC is also plugged into the router. I can get to my server from my desktop PC, so I know that the server is online, etc. I checked to make sure the WD TV wasnt set for a static IP address (from the old router). And it is set to automatic.
When comparing the TP-Link router page and the WD TV Live network settings page I think it's getting a good address.
Router info
IP Address:
192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
WD TV info
IP Address:
192.168.0.102
Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
DNS:
255.255.255.0
Does that look right?? My desktop PC is showing the below info for it's connection info. It's just a bit confusing, it's wired, but wired thru my router. Ahhh, I'm sure it's something fairly simple that I'm missing!!!
Desktop PC info
IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.100
IPv4 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
IPv4 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
IPv4 DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
When I'm searching for the content source: Network Share, Windows Share, the WD TV Live wheel spins for a while and then it only finds my desktop PC. Maybe I'll try rebooting my WHS 2011 server. Any other ideas??