If you see this message again, you can try to reboot just RoonServer via the Antipodes Web Interface to see if that helps. We have an active investigation as to why this error occurs for users, but it should go away after some time.
If you are seeing more serious symptoms such as dropouts or playback failures, please let me know, as the metadata improver error might just be a side-effect of network issues.
Having the Core connected to a repeater also could be part of the issue, you can try to bypass this as a test.
If you have not done so yet, I would also advise you change the default DNS servers on the router to Cloudflare DNS, Quad9 or Google DNS. You may want to call up the ISP first to see if changing the DNS will have any impact on the VOIP service though.
I restarted the just the roon server, not the Antipodes hardware and the message is gone temporarily.
But I did that several times before and it keeps coming up again after some use.
Besides of the occasional lags for search results (happens several times a day and results need up to one minutes to show then), I do not have any dropouts or playback failures.
I will connect the Antipodes server to a Zyxel switch instead of connecting it to the repeater and see if wiring per cable changes the behaviour.
DNS was by default the providers servers. I just changed to the suggested Google DNS.
I do only have one local link to music data configured
I bypassed the repeater and connected the Antipodes CX to my router by LAN cable (100 MBit), there is one switch between the router and the Antipodes CX
I changed the DNS address to the Google DNS
The issue is still not solved. The Metadata Improver message keeps coming up againā¦
Any more ideas?
Sorry for your troubles. Iām out of ideas except one, and that is to elliminate the VOIP configuration, but not sure how to. A borrowed extra router for just your music network, configured to a different subnet than your regular net.
Can you not use a PC and install Roon there and test if Roon runs ok. Then you would know where to search. I have no idea what Antipodes does or is, but it seem that it adds an extra layer of software in between as it has buttons for cache clearance that I have not seen on the PC and wonder why one would need a button for that if all works wellā¦
good to read from you, because I donāt know, how to go on now.
I do not have a spare Windows PC to install the roon software on.
My Antipodes Server is a Server for music purposes. It is connected to my DAC by USB. So it has to be placed in the living room, where my HiFi-setup is located.
Regarding the LAN-cable:
I live in a rental flat. The cables in the walls are 4-pin twisted pair cables.
So they can only be used as 100 MBit LAN cables.
The current configuration is:
Router - 10/100 MBit (4-pin) cable - 10/100/1000 MBit switch - 10/100/1000 MBit (8-pin) CAT7 cable - Antipodes server
Both configurations showed the same issue regarding Metadata improverā¦
And none of the other hard-wired LAN-devices (1 CD-Player, 2 Smart TVs) do have issues with the LAN-cables in the walls.
I thought this issue has been solved with one of the recent roon updates because I donāt see the warning any more.
I did not change anything, but I have not seen the message for about two months or so.
So, @support, whatās the fix? The warning triangle appeared for me 3 days ago - several core reboots, router reboots, log out, log in, select core, nothing helped. Whats next, Iāve run out of things to reboot?
Update: Manually setting IP, gateway, and 1.1.1.1 for DNS in the core admin webpage, then rebooting fixed it. Iād prefer not to have to do this though. Curiously, reverting back to DHCP didnāt bring the warning triangle back - perhaps it takes a few days