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Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup

From Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup
Date 2020-07-26 10:08 +0100
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Andy Hewitt wrote:

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>>> It’s only been the AppleTV home sharing that’s been a problem.
>>
>> So this might just be a problem with the Apple TV.
>>
>> To test this, is it possible to disconnect all the Mesh devices and
>> connect your Apple TV by Ethernet cable to your router?  Then also
>> connect whatever device shares with the TV - if necessary by WiFi to the
>> (re-enabled) WiFi service on the router?
>>
>> That way you've completely elimininated the Mesh devices.  Does home
>> sharing then work?
> 
> No need, it was working that way before I put the Mesh system in, albeit as
> flaky as the HomeSharing system is anyway,

Why is HomeSharing flaky?  Do other users here see it as flaky?

> but yeah, it worked. And it
> works if I connect it to the Mesh WiFi.

So why are you saying it doesn't work????????????????????

It's now obvious from the Mesh documentation that only things on the LAN 
implemented by the Mesh devices will communicate with each other.

> I think the main problem, now, is perhaps the PlusNet Hub, which is
> inflexible in setup options. However, now I understand that all a little
> better, thank you, at least I know where I can start looking if anything
> does go wrong.

The limitations of the Plusnet router are not very relevant here.  The 
only possible problem you have is that double-NAT might cause some 
websites to break (things like VoIP or video conferencing) in which case 
using a router that can be configured in Modem mode, or configuring the 
Mesh master device as an access point only, rather than a router - these 
might be your options.

There's nothing in the Mesh documentation to explain how you would 
disable the router function of the Mesh master device; but in essence 
you would simply give it a static IP address in the Plusnet router's 
subnet then turn off its DHCP server.  You would do this using a 
computer connected by Ethernet to the Mesh master device, then once 
configured, connect the mesh master device to the Plusnet router by 
Ethernet cable.  Other routers can be configured as access points or 
simple network switches using this technique; it remains to be seen 
whether the Mesh device can be.


-- 
Graham J

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Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 09:55 +0000
  Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 20:45 +0100
    Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 20:53 +0000
      Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-25 22:29 +0100
        Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 22:12 +0000
          Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 22:42 +0000
          Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 08:05 +0100
            Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 07:49 +0000
              Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 10:08 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 12:07 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-26 12:47 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-26 20:43 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-26 20:47 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 20:47 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-26 22:49 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 10:42 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-27 15:00 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 16:35 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-27 16:05 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 17:32 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-27 22:04 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-27 23:10 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 16:28 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 16:30 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2020-07-28 17:59 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 18:39 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 12:14 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 19:23 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 13:37 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-28 22:30 +0100
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-28 21:45 +0000
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-28 15:03 -0700
                Re: Homesharing problems, maybe network setup Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2020-07-29 06:38 +0000

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