Windows 11 Networking Issue???

[gerry.emm 10]

Hi everyone...

I am a lifetime EMBY Premiere subscriber, and I "LOVE" EMBY, and have been using it for a LOOONG time!

Recently, I upgraded my little server to a bit of a more powerful computer system.  The new system runs Windows 11, and EMBY ran fine right out of the box, once I had re-installed it and  restored my EMBY backup to the new  computer. Everything ran GREAT, until......

My server is NOT accessed externally by anyone, and is used strictly as media access within our household.  I access the media from an nVidia Shield Pro in the main living room via ethernet LAN cable, and from 2 ROKU TV's in 2 bedrooms, via WIFI.  The Shield, of course uses EMBY for Android TV & the 2 ROKU TV's use EMBY for ROKU.

A few weeks ago, accessing media became VERY problematic all of a sudden, without having made ANY changes to the system.  Once we watch a media file (movie, TV episode, or even music) and return to EMBY's main GUI, the GUI gives me an error message that "EMBY is NOT able to access the network".  I also have IPTV set up as M3U access (no PVR, but recordings to HD), and I get a "cannot access live TV channels" message, sometimes before,  sometimes after the network error message.  The ONLY way to get EMBY to load up properly is to exit the program and re-load it MULTIPLE times (and I mean up to 10 times!) and it will EVENTUALLY load properly and display all the media correctly.

I have reviewed EVERY network setting and Live TV setting within EMBY multiple times and cannot find anything that could cause this type of behavior.  I am also running a (legal) copy of NordVPN, which I tried disabling, which made no difference.  I tried disabling access to IPTV, thinking "IT" might be the  problem, but, alas, to no result either.

I am by NO MEANS a network expert, but after comparing my previous Windows 10 installation to my new Windows 11 installation, and removing any and all external causes for EMBY to not be able to access the network properly, the ONLY explanation I can find, is that there is SOME hidden network setting that I am overlooking!

Can any of you suggest where I might look to see what is impeding network traffic. please???  BTW, both ROKU TV's also have problems accessing the network as well after successfully playing any media file.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light on the subject!!!

LONG LIVE EMBY!!!

Gerry Emm

P.S . - Please advise if you need me to upload any log files or anything to help in troubleshooting this problem...I would upload them right away, but don't know WHICH ONE(S) to upload!!!

TYVM once again!!!!

[Neminem 686]

Can you check that you servers nic is set up private, and NOT public.

Also check if the nic is set to sleep.

[gerry.emm 10]

jaycedk:

Thanks a ton for that!!!

Both were actually set wrong, and the change SEEMS to have helped...the true test will be tonight, once we use the system!!!

I'll "keep you posted", but thanks again!!!

Gerry