Roon cannot detect any local audio devices

[Robert_Holloway]

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)

Roon core running on Linux Mint, v 1.8 build 790
Roon running as client on Windows 10. v1.8 build 790

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)

Fritzbox router, all hardwired ethernet, linksys switch

Audio Devices (Specify what device you’re using and its connection type - USB/HDMI/etc.)

meridian usb dac

Description Of Issue

Roon running as client cannot see any local audio devices. I was quite happily using my meridian usb dac via wasapi up until the latest update. Now no audio devices are detected/shown. I have restarted roon.
Everything else is working fine, all roon ready devices and roon bridges are seen, plus airplay / chromecast devices.

[dylan (Dylan Caudill)]

Hi @Robert_Holloway

If you disable the firewall on this machine temporarily is there any change?

[Robert_Holloway]

Hi, roon and raatserver are already allowed in the firewall settings.

[Robert_Holloway]

Ok it is the firewall, I’ll have to work out how to allow this permanently.
Nod32 is adding another layer of protection.
Paused that:

and they all came back:

thanks for the suggestion.

[beka]

Hey @Robert_Holloway,

Thanks a whole lot for trying out Dylan’s suggestion. I was wondering, do you need any help adding Roon as an exception to your firewall?

[Robert_Holloway]

I did find it counter intuitive that a firewall setting would prevent access to local devices but all my network devices were visible!

Anyway, it’s a doddle to set up an exception rule. Added for Raatserver.exe with full access.