Roon remotes unable to connect to Roon Server despite troubleshooting efforts (ref#QSQVUD)

Is Roon Server running?

· Yes, Roon Server is turned on and running.

What do you see on your screen?

· "Looking for your Roon Server"

Please try to restart your Roon Server by closing the Roon app in the taskbar or rebooting your Roon Server machine.

· No, the issue remains the same

Please try to restart your network setup by unplugging, waiting 30 seconds and then replugging in your networking gear.

· No, the issue remains the same

Please select how you've connected your Roon Server to the internet

· Roon Server is connected by *Ethernet*

Have you checked your firewall settings to ensure that Roon is allowed through?

· Roon still won't connect even after checking this aspect

Have you verified that Roon Server is on the same subnet as your Remotes?

· My Remotes and Server are on the same subnet and I still can't connect

Sometimes the issues can be resolved with a reinstall of your Roon Remote app. Let's try to perform a reinstall and see if it helps.

· I've reinstalled the Roon Remote but it did not help

What is the operating system of your Roon Server host machine?

· *Windows*

Select any of the following components that are present in your local network setup

· *Powerline Adapters*

You mentioned powerline adapters in your network setup.

· I still can't see Roon Server even after bypassing powerline adatapter

Describe the issue

Roon remotes don't connect to Roon Server host. I've tried everything I can think of including shutting down my entire network, removing and reinstalling Roon apps on iPad and iPhone, and removing and reinstalling Roon Server on host.

Describe your network setup

Roon Server is installed on Windows 10 laptop wired directly to router. Roon remotes are installed on iPad and iPhone. Powerline adapters connect some other devices in the house. VPN is installed on Roon server device but is rarely activated. Sonos devices are primarily connected via WiFi. TVs are connected to set-top boxes and also to WiFi.

Hi @Gene_Zipperlen,

Thanks for writing in and welcome to the community!

Since your running Roon Server on a windows machine, what happens if you temporarily disable your windows firewall?

Are you able to share a screneshot of your router>devices list to confirm everything is on the same subnet?

Can you also ensure no VM adapters are active on the machine? Please remove any as unfortunately the use of VMs fall outside the scope of support.

Thank you!

I’ve disabled Windows Defender firewall, and my iPad remote briefly said it was connecting to the server, but soon reverted to the “looking for” screen.

No VM adapters are active.

I can send a .csv file from my router to show all the connections. Here are 3 screenies of my router client list.



Thanks for all the suggestions.

Hi @Gene_Zipperlen,
I think the best way to proceed with troubleshooting is getting some logs from the remotes that are having problems. Can you please use the directions found here and send over a set of logs to our File Uploader?

I have uploaded two .zip files: “Gene Zipperlen Roon Server logs.zip” and “Gene Zipperlen Roon App logs.zip”

Hi @Gene_Zipperlen,
Sorry for the delay in responding to you and thank you for getting those logs to us. On examining your logs I found this in the most recent log that you sent.


If you look at the last two lines of that screenshot you can see that vEthernet and Loopback Pseudo-Interface are both found. Those are both VM related adapters. Can you please try disabling those 2 interfaces. Hopefully that will solve your issue with connecting remotes. Please let us know if it works!

Hi, my 14-day trial period expired before I ever got Roon to connect. If my trial is extended, I will try again.

Thanks for all your responses.

Gene

Greetings,

I finally got Roon working by installing it on another PC that doesn’t have any virtual machines. The first day of working has been uneventful except for the sound cutting out occasionally – not a deal breaker, surely.

Thanks for your help.

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