PMS Working over wifi but not on wired connection

[ladube]

Hello,

I am running PMS v1.52.1 on a Windows XP computer (P4 3ghz, 2gb of RAM), streaming to PS3, with no custom config file or what so ever.

My home network config is:
-Computer ethernet connected to router(linksys WRT160Nv3) through Netgear Poweline Adapters (XAV2001)
-PS3 connected to network by another Netgear Powerline adapter (XAV2001)

PC <-XAV2001->WRT160N<-XAV2001->PS3

The problem is that when wired this way, the PS3 cannot find PMS, but is able to connect to internet and PSN.

When switching the PS3 over WiFi, i.e.

PC <-XAV2001->WRT160N<-WiFi G->PS3

PMS appears right away in the PS3 menu, so streaming HD movies is almost impossible.

I searched the forum, but I could not find any solution to this.

Any idea where the problem might be ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[meskibob]

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[ladube]

I went through this tutorial before, but could not find the solution.

It looks to be happening "After UDP Broadcast", but I do not think this is related to the computer settings or IP address, since it is working well over WiFI...

[Val Killmore]

I went through this tutorial before, but could not find the solution.

It looks to be happening "After UDP Broadcast", but I do not think this is related to the computer settings or IP address, since it is working well over WiFI...

There's many more tips below the After UDP Broadcast header than just IP address or computer settings, like network location, rebooting router, assigning correct adapter....etc.

Have you tried ALL suggestions below the header ?

[ladube]

Yes

[meskibob]

While I doubt that, if it is the case then you're already covered by the FAQ (note the underlined portion):

Your router is blocking the traffic:

• Your router may just need to be rebooted. This is probably not the issue if you've never been able to connect PMS to your client device.
• Check the router's firewall to see if the traffic is being blocked. For some routers it helps to disable the SPI Firewall.
• Check your router's settings to see if there are any settings to allow UDP traffic or multicast traffic

Note 1: Most UPnP settings on routers are to allow the devices on the LAN to dynamically configure the port forwarding and other router settings with minimal user interaction. This shouldn't need to be enabled for the actual UPnP/DLNA traffic in the LAN, and in some cases it actually causes issues when enabled on bad routers.
Note 2: Port forwarding isn't required for standard use of PMS. It is only needed if you're trying to stream web-content.
Note 3: Some routers are crap and either a) don't have the proper settings or b) just mishandle traffic regardless of the settings. This can even vary within the same router for wired vs wireless traffic.

If you've checked everything else, give the forum or Google a search and see if other people are having UPnP/DLNA issues with the same router. You could also see if a different DLNA program (WMP, TVersity, Wild, etc) works using the same router/settings.

[ladube]

I tried again few things yesterday including the uPnP settings and disabling the SPI firewall in the router, but I could not make it work over the wired connection.

The Linksys WRT160n is not a "bad router" as far as I know !

[maxideus]

Have you tried testing without using your Netgear Powerline Adapter? My hunch is that your bridge is causing troubles since I have the same router as yourself. The reason why WiFI works is because your PS3 is bypassing the bridge and getting network connectivity directly from the router. That way your PC and PS3 are both talking through the router instead of through the bridge. Can you login to the Powerline and check configurations? My guess is that it has some AP Isoloation setting enabled preventing you to talk to peers in your LAN.

EDIT: To troubleshoot,

- On your PC, pull up a command prompt (RUN --> cmd) --> type IPCONFIG /ALL and paste your information here
- On your PS3, while WIRED, bring up the network information, and paste your information here.

[ladube]

That would make sense... Just a matter of finding a long ethernet cable...

Concerning the Powerline Settings, there are no AP Isolation Settings, just QoS settings to prioritize traffic

[ladube]

Here are the IPCONFIG results for the PC:
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Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PC1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-B0-E7-0D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

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PS3 :

Connection Method: Wired
Speed and Duplex : Auto-Detect
Address Settings: Automatic
IP Adress: 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Router: 192.168.1.1
Primary DNS: 192.168.1.1
Secondary DNS: 92.22.242.124
MAC Address: 00:1D:0D:2A:DC:22
MTU: Automatic
Proxy Server: Do Not Use
UPnP: Available
NAT: Type 2

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Hope this helps!