Can't play any videos after pressing stop on remote [ Edited ]

[Bellxpvu]

 I can't play any videos after pressing stop on remote, for example if I selected the wrong episode of a tv show i press stop on my remote and select the other file and I get the blue circle loading thing with the first tv episode I originally selected playing the background almost like it didn't really stop it.

On the other hand if I let it play all the way to the end it'll bring me back to my menu and I can then select any video file and they will always work, it really is just when I press stop on my remote, find it a pain to have to reset the media player if i press stop.

I am running Windows 7, wired connection via WD live wire, WD TV live 1.04.22, D-link 625 router.

Any help or suggestions is welcomed.

Thanks

[TonyPh12345]

Hmmm.  Are you using the MEDIA SERVER function? 

[Bellxpvu]

I've tried using both media server and network share and they both give me the same problem, but looks like i ain't alone, found this. 

http://community.wdc.com/t5/General-Discussions/Movies-keep-on-playing-when-paused-stopped/td-p/1287...

[Bellxpvu2]

I don't think my problem is a network problem since I try to play my videos from a usb stick and the same problem occurs.  Not sure what else the problem could be but the firmware but if it's working for most people it can't be that.

I might try again playing some movies from usb stick but only after reseting to default and pressing the switch on the side since i didn't try that when I tested it from usb yesterday.

If anybody has any suggestion, I'm all ears.

Thanks

[TonyPh12345]

When you're playing it from a USB stick, try disconnecting the Live's network cable.

[Bellxpvu2]

Yes ok I will try that tonight, very good point. 

Thanks.

[Bellxpvu2]

So i re-tried playing video threw my usb stick with the lan cable disconnected and sure enough everything worked, I was able to stop any video and start a different one withought any problems and also noticed that I didn't have to wait 5 mins or so until I was able to pause, I was able to pause right away.

So its defently something with my network.

Any other ideas Tony?

[TonyPh12345]

I think you're suffering from the same issue that others are having with devices that are doing UPnP like the Virgin SuperHub and a few oth devices.

[Bellxpvu2]

Ya I've read about that but I've tried disabling the UPNP feature in my router and problem still there, can't play another video after pressing stop on remote. 

[Bellxpvu2]

Well I finally found my problem, turns out I had to DISABLE MULTICAST STREAM in my router.  I can now pause the movies right away, stop them and play a different movie withought having to reset it.  All is good, I love this media player now the only other thing I would like is to have a checkmark for the tv shows or movies you've already watched. 

Here's some info on multicast stream that I took from my router.

Multicast Streams : The router uses the IGMP protocol to support efficient multicasting -- transmission of identical content, such as multimedia, from a source to a number of recipients.

Enable Multicast Streams This option must be enabled if any applications on the LAN participate in a multicast group. If you have a multimedia LAN application that is not receiving content as expected, try enabling this option.

Thanks Tony for all your help, it's very much appreciated.