Control Point Loses Connection to MinimServer and Melco N1Z/1

[GreenMtnGringo]

Hi all, and happy New Year. I am having a chronic issue with my control point apps losing the connection with MinimServer and my Melco N1Z/1. After the connection is lost, it takes a long time for MinimServer and the Melco to reappear on the control points.

I also own an Auralic Aries G2, and there are no such problems with the Auralic. In fact, the Auralic does not lose the connection with MinimServer stored on the Melco, which I use to feed FLAC and DSD files to the Auralic.

I believe I may be experiencing a multicast networking issue, as described here:

https://minimserver.com/troubleshooting....inimServer

I checked the configuration settings for my router and WiFi mesh system and there was no way that I could see to disable IGMP snooping.

I would like to connect the Melco directly to the DAC via USB, but the connection between control points and the Melco/MinimServer is so flaky that I have the Melco connected to a Netgear Orbi RBS50 satellite via Ethernet. The Auralic, which is connected to the DAC via USB, pulls the FLAC files from the Melco over the network.

In other words, instead of going directly via USB to the DAC, the music files stored on the Melco have to travel over the network to the Auralic, and then via USB from the Auralic to the DAC. The sound is fine, but I can't help but think that it could be even better if the signal path from Melco to DAC were direct via USB.

Xfinity-supplied router: Cisco XB3 (Model DPC3941T)

Wireless mesh system: Netgear Orbi RBR50 router and Orbi RBS50 satellite

Melco unit: HA-N1ZH60 Mk. 1

DACs: PS Audio DirectStream Sr.; and Wyred4Sound DAC-2v2SE


The network looks like this:

Cisco XB3 > Ethernet > Orbi RBR50 router > Orbi 5 GHz wireless backhaul > Orbi RBS50 satellite > Ethernet > Melco N1Z/1

The Auralic connect to the Orbi satellite via 5 GHz WiFi.

Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!