topic Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP in Access Points - Indoor and Outdoor

Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP

dmitri_kalintse — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 08:12:59 GMT

I have two Unleashed R710 APs in a Mesh (running 200.2.9.13 build 186). Very simple setup - one WLAN, single VLAN.

There are a couple Apple Airport Express endpoints, that connect to the WLAN and offer AirPlay service.

The issue I'm seeing is that if the Airport Express connects to a MAP (as opposed to the RAP), I can't see or access its AirPlay service, even if my laptop connects to the same AP (MAP).

I'm not sure if Bonjour gateway would help (it's turned off now) since it is designed to bridge services across VLANs, but I only have one..

Any suggestions on what I should try?

Thank you!

Re: Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP

dmitri_kalintse — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 11:08:30 GMT

Update: upgraded to 200.3.9.13.228. After the upgrade and reboot all seems to be working fine. Will have to watch it for a little while to see if it stays working.

No mention of anything Apple-related in Release Notes.. Hmm.

Re: Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP

daniel_marrero_ — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:38:36 GMT

It's possible the new update has mdns to unicast disabled because by default unleashed is configured to convert multi cast traffic to unicast.

Re: Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP

dmitri_kalintse — Sat, 06 May 2017 00:27:00 GMT

New update: after 5 days, the problem has manifested again.

If I'm on a Mac connected to the MAP and run Airport Utility, it shows all Apple Access points as "can't find them", even if one of them is connected to the same MAP as my Mac.

Rebooted the MAP, forcing all wireless clients to move to the RAP - boom, everything is suddenly working. 😞

So the mystery persists - things work for a while, then stop. Actually this looks similar to the problem I had when I was running only a single R710 in a standalone mode (non-Uleashed). Had to reboot it once a week to restore the Apple services. 😞

Re: Can't see Apple mDNS services (Airplay, for e.g.) when service endpoint is connected to a MAP

christopher_mad — Thu, 11 May 2017 14:32:20 GMT

i am not familure with the unleashed product setup. but i know that with our controllers, we couldn't see mDNS for google expeditions because we were tunneling the traffic back....just a thought.