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[help] I'm too Boomer to stream. :-(

So I purchased a Bluesound node 2i after a previous discussion here. Now I can't get the node or BluOs program to recognize my music on other laptops that are on my same wifi.  When my laptop and hard drive was connected to my Parasound Zdac, I could usb the computer into the dac, and use an optical cable from my tv out to the dac.  The node doesn't seem to have a way to allow my tv into the node's dac (my tv only has optical & hdmi out for sound) & node has no inputs for hdmi or toslink) so I'm stuck with the dac of the node for streaming music and the zdac for tv audio with the two different analog outputs from 2 different dacs going into my integrated amp. I'm frustrated and feel like I spent this money for a ghetto rig, plus I can't even make libraries , etc. Totally confused and have tried making everthing "dicoverable " on network setting to no avail. So lost, angry, sad, confused and frustrated. And I swear to god if millerwhoever says I should have bought a tricked out fuse or dumb little cone, I'm gonna lose my s***.
128x128labguy
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labguy OP
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Thanks everybody. I'll elaborate more later tonight. I'm at work right now. I was able to get the internet radio stations to work. For some reason I thought the node would wirelessly recognize my Flac files that are playing on my computer using foobar2000. I had hoped to interface the two wirelessly over my internet connection/IP address. I'll try contacting bluesound, and getting more suggestions here later.
djones51
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Whatever folder your Flac files are in needs to be on a network share then the node should be able to see them it won't  use foobar but it's  own player. 
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2psyop
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Yeah contacting Customer Suppport is the way to go with Bluesound. I had a fair share of connect/disconnect problems with mine, and the IT guys were awesome, that notwithstanding it is a stellar piece of kit for what it is intended to do. IMO.
pearlcfam
26 posts
 
As per this website the node is not yet DLNA compatible which is what you need to be able to access media databases on other devices within your network...( https://support1.bluesound.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203090833-DLNA-support) . This website includes info in regards to upnp and DLNA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UPnP_AV_media_servers_and_clients. For my own purposes I have a pro-ject stream box s2 as well as a bryston bdp2 which are both dlna compatible. I am sure there are many other DLNA compliant streamers just have to do a little research.
gdnrbob
4,409 posts
 
I just looked at my BS App and for local shares it needs to be either on the computer the app is running on or connected via USB.
There is no wifi connection available. 
Bob

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