Windows 7 dlna server not found

I have. When I bought the TV. I work with spec's every day and wanted to understand what DLNA is. Not in a couple of months. Not to mention that the FACT that this TV CAN stream audio, video mpeg2 and photo's across a network, both wired and wireless with an adapter , is all over the manual included with my component. I need real advice, and constructive dialogue, not line by skip a line critiquing. As I am ASSuming that you are a type 1 that needs to have the last word.

I will not be checking back as I have wasted enough time on you. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Media. Sign in to vote. Hi all. I'm running Win7 x64, and I'm having some issues. I don't have the exact build number handy, but it's the RTM version, and I've kept it totally up to date.

I can't use "Play To" at all. I have two ethernet-connected DLNA devices on my network. Incidentally, they're both new model Sony Bravia TVs. They both connect to the internet just fine, and their network connection information looks perfectly fine.

And, I have all of my media sharing options set up exactly as described in help articles. However, to get them to see my Windows 7 PC as a media server, I have to go through an odd set of steps. First, I have to totally turn off windows firewall, which is the only firewall I have on my network. Then, I have to open WMP. Then, I have to restart the windows media sharing and ssdp services. When I do that set of steps, the televisions will, for a few moments, be able to detect my PC as a media server, and browse the folder structure I have shared.

But, if I try to actually play a shared file, it just sits there looking for a while like it's loading, and then gives up. Also, Play To does not list any devices whatsoever. It says none are found on the network. When I look in my media sharing advanced options screen at my list of devices on the network, I have to switch the dropdown to "all networks" to list the items which, when I dive into them, I can see are actually the televisions, even though they're both listed as "unknown device.

I have two of them. One is very new bought new about two months ago and the other is old. But both have the latest version of the software, both have fine-looking connection info, and both connect to XBOX Live just fine via the wired ethernet that they use. Additionally, the older of the two is connected to and working just fine with a Vista media center PC right now, watching live TV and everything.

My Win7 PC can see my two Linksys media center extenders, but the XBOX doesn't show up in the list with them, and it fails to connect even when I manually enter its number under "add extender. That is - under the computers list. If I do take that set of steps, it shows the name of the computer, but does not pass a connection test successfully.

I'm absolutely stumped. These problems are showing up in forums all over the place, but the closest thing I've found to answers so far are total stabs in the dark, and none have worked for me, even among the very few that have worked for people on the net forums. Tuesday, January 19, PM. I have an update for this I just got off the phone with Sony support.

All of their typical canned i. But, when they escalated it to second level, the guy told me about a third party DMS program that they'd had success with. It's called ps3mediaserver, and I grabbed the latest version 1. It works perfectly fine. The TV immediately detected the DMS, and was able to quickly grab and play everything it was serving up. So - thus far, I haven't made new headway on the issue. Something is obviously wrong with the media sharing in WMP Thursday, January 21, AM.

Is your 'network type' set to Home or Work on the Win7 box? I'm stumped. Wow, not sure what to tell you there, but I wonder if you tried moving the files elsewhere on your computer, then moved them back and had Windows Media Player re-index those files, would they show up again?

I ask because it seems Windows is doing something with the newer files you are transferring to your computer. Let us know if that idea is successful. Good luck, and happy new year! Post a Comment. The problem: When I find cool segments of blu-ray movies or awesome movie trailers I like to show off in my theater room, I have a special place on a computer on my network that I store ripped chapters of the blu-rays or movie trailers.

I love to play them using my Sony BPS-S down in my theater room from said computer on my network. What stumped me is that, at first, I would add files to the computer, but they wouldn't show up when I would browse the available folders on my blu-ray player.

I see it more as a Windows 7 issue, as my XP desktop can see the device, and the router can see the device, and the phone can see the device, it is only my Windows 7 laptop that cannot.

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If so, please enable Network Discovery in Windows 7. Enable the option. I do have discovery on, media sharing allowed I've tried it both on local networks and all networks, no difference. The router detects it, and its on the same subnet as the Windows 7 laptop and the XP desktop. I can also browse to the device by putting its IP address into the browser followed by its port number The 2Wire also provides my IPTV signal, and the support documentation says " the router must have the ability to turn off the multicast-over-wireless function" for the IPTV to work properly.

If this is the issue, then another router hooked in series with the 2Wire would allow better home networking? Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Resources for IT Professionals. Sign in. United States English.