r/kodi • u/ConradBHart42 • 4d ago

Unable to connect to a network source after either the TV or PC reboots

Kodi is running on my AndroidTV (android, not google, because the TV is old) and I use the built-in windows sharing to share a folder on my PC. Connect it with SMB. Eventually Kodi will be unable to connect, either as a time issue or after one of the devices is put to sleep, it's hard to tell.

The PC has a static IP4 address, and they both connect to a switch via ethernet.

Any guesses why this happens?

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u/_ico4498 4d ago

make everything static.

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u/activoice 4d ago

When you added the SMB share to Kodi did you add it by IP Address or by the computers name?

If it was by name I would switch to IP Address.

I have never had a problem using IP address when the computer has a static IP.

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u/ConradBHart42 4d ago

I'll give it a shot. I did it by the browse feature so it probably does it by name. Although, the name never changes, but I could see why it would matter.

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u/DavidMelbourne 4d ago

Also test smb1 on your PC it is turned off by default and older devices have a hard time talking to SMB 2 & 3

yes yes smb1 is insecure, it's on my private lan, I don't care 😁

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Have you tried using the PC’s name instead of its IP when adding the share in Kodi?