But the basic setup does the main things I want it to do. It may have some customization I would prefer if I could understand it. Even their 'dummies' guide is limited in what it covers clearly. The main drawback of the PS3 MS is that the guide to using it is extremely technical. Glad to hear you also prefered the PS3 Media Server. Maybe I will play with it someday just to see if it works. But I like the PS3 Media Server and would use it even if I could get the WMP 12 to work. I did not try the 'advanced' steps of switching services to local from network or enabling all the inbound rules. My basic sharing settings are the same and my wired PC sees the unknown PS3 and its approved. Its just the media server on the desktop but that is where I have most of my media so its important to me.ĭoes anyone else have this problem? Are there some other key settings on the router that might be preventing this type of connection? My PS3 can access the internet and netflix via the Actiontec. My desktop settings are the same as they were before my recent switch from TWC and lynksis to FIOS and Actiontec. This happens even though my desktop PC sees the 'unknown device' and has it approved. I expect its a setting on my router which blocks my wireless PS3 from connecting to a wired PC's WMP12. I had hoped that turning off the IGNP Proxy would work for me as it did for some others in this forum but that may be more of an issue with Apple products. But when I tried connecting my laptop via ethernet I get DLNA protocol error 7531. But I can on my wireless laptop where I left the Norton firewall on. I have Norton 360 on my desktop Windows 7 PC and disabled both the firewall and antivirus and tried again but still cannot see the media server (WMP 12) on my etheret connected PC. I would rather check for another solution before I ask for a replacement.

asked about some of my settings and said it could be a faulty router and I should ask VZ for an exchange. I rebooted the router, PC and PS3 and still cannot see or connect with the media server on the wired desktop.Ĭalled Verizon support who put me in contact with a tech at Actiontec. I tried one proposed solution by finding and disabling the IGNP proxy on the Actiontec (page=6059) which worked for some with a similar problem who were using apple products. So the problem appears to be with an Ethernet Wired connection to router. However, my PS3 can link to the Media Server (also WMP 12) on my wireless windows 7 laptop.īut, when I connect my laptop via Ethernet to the router the PS3 loses and can no longer find the WMP 12 media server on my laptop until I return the laptop to a wireless set up. My PS3 can access the internet using the Actiontec router but not the media server on the desktop PC. Same settings show in the “Network and Sharing Center” on my desktop PC. My desktop WP 12 is set as before my switch to FIOs to “automatically allow devices to play my media” and under “more streaming options” set to show “devices on all networks” an “unknown” devise (with same MAC address as PS3) is listed and allowed. Now my PS3 using a wireless connection can no longer find or link to the media server (WMP 12) on my windows 7 desktop PC, which is linked via Ethernet cable to the Actiontec router. I recently switched from TWC internet using a lynksys wireless router to FIOs internet with an Actiontec MI 424 Rev I router with the latest firmware.

Laptop to ps3 media server