Unable to get my Roon Remote to connect to my Roon Core

Roon Core Machine

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Connected Audio Devices

Number of Tracks in Library

Description of Issue

Hi,

The connectivity between Roon Remote and ROCK (my core) as always proven to be timid if not totally unresponsive. But for the past 60 days, in order to establish connection, I had to rely on a “bootloader” scenario, whereby, I would shut my ROCK down and restart it by changing the boot scenario in realtime, and this was up to a frequency of every second day. However, yesterday, that scenario ceased to work and I now have only 0ne remote that still makes connection out of a load of many.

Looking at the support requests, it seems I may not be the only one. I don’t know what kind of info I can send you other than the fact that I’m running a ROCK set-up on linux. The ROCK interfaces with my PecanPi which runs on Rooopee and I use your Android based “remote app” to connect and interface with my Roon account. All systems have been truly checked, all are up to date in version control and no corruption appears to impede the software in any means or form.

My only problem is to be unable to connect and therefore unable to play music. I now have to rely on my wife whose tablet still manages to connect where both my tablet and phone fails. However, she works and is out of the house 10 hours a-day, where as I am in the house 24/7 with no or little outside contact outside of music, It is therefore a situation which generates stress where I can do without given my condition.

Awaiting to hear back from you on this strange issue.

Sincerely,
Robert A.

Hi Robert,

Can you explain what you mean by this? When installed, ROCK formats the entire disk as it is an Operating System (RoonOS) plus RoonServer.

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Hi there,

To receive appropriate help, it would be really helpful if you could complete the template provided below.

You can copy and paste it in your reply.

Please be sure to include details of your core, network, storage location of your media files, and any messages displayed by Roon.

Including these details in your first post helps resolve your issues faster.

Thank you.


Roon Core Machine

Include your operating system and machine info (Model, CPU, RAM).

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Your networking gear (model of routers/switches/etc), connection types (Wifi/Ethernet), and any firewalls, antivirus, or VPN software.

Connected Audio Devices

Specify what devices you’re using and their connection types, like USB/HDMI/Chromecast, etc.

Number of Tracks in Library

Tell us how large your music library is, eg. “30,000 tracks”.

Description of Issue

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Hey Rugby,

I misquoted my mind, sorry about that. Of course my Roon Rock runs on a Roonlab proprietary software which I believe is derived from Linux. Hope this clarifies my statement. Let me know if you think I need to further clarify some additional items.

Sincerely,
Robert A.

Carl,
Find my response below.

Roon Core Machine

ROCK on a Intel NUC 5PGYH
Intel Pentium processor N3700 2.40GHz, 2GB DDR3L SO-DIMM; 32GB eMMC on-board
RoonServer v2.0 (build 1311) production

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Router/Modem:
Model:CODA-4589-CGO
Manufacturer:Hitron Technologies
UUID:ebf5a0a0-1dd1-11b2-a90f-206a94d33c93
Description:DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem Gateway
ControlUri=http://192.168.0.1:49152
Firewall: Modem proprietary
Antivirus: ClamTK
VPN: Mozilla VPN Software
Network Connection: default ethernet, backup Wifi

Connected Audio Devices

Use audio streaming services from:
Tidal HiFi plus incl. MQA and HiRes
Qobuz Sublime
Orchard Audio Pecan Pi DAC
Cyrus One Integrated Amplifier

Music Db
automounts
Device: USB device Kingston SNA-DC/U 500Gb
FileBrowser/locations/directorystoragelocation: /untitled/Music_Db/Various_Artists

Number of Tracks in Library

± 2,370 tracks
± 100Gb

Description of Issue

Remote control using both Android and iOS. For the past 24hrs connection to Core has cease to work except for one Android unit which has intermittent connectivity to Core.

No network changes. No hardware changes or re-configurations. No new softwares or general IT changes. No detected issues with IT provider.

Remote connectivity has always proved to be a challenge but never before have we been unable to access the Core.

Hope this provides the information you need to assist in fixing the underlying issue.

Thanks,
Robert A.

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Some quick things to try until support engages (I’m a fellow user)

  • Turn off the vpn

  • Reboot the network, Roonserver snd devices.

Rugby,

Thanks a million, unfortunately neither suggestions, separately or combined had the desired effect. It is quite strange that within a home network with remote connection enabled that this situation arises, but still here I am…
Regards,
Robert

2 posts were split to a new topic: Roon Remote Cannot Find the Core

Is this actually RoonOS ROCK? Or some other Linux variant?

If ROCK, this goes to Tinkering, not Support because you are running an unsupported NUC.

If some other Linux variant, you may have larger problems because you are running Roon Server on top of Linux on an old, low power processor with very limited RAM and slow eMMC storage.

AJ

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