Computer and Media Devices - Network Categories

[aem]

Does anyone know why in my Network screen, my actual machine is noted as a Media Device, whereas the other machines on my network comes under Computer?

The other machines's Workgroup is WORKGROUP, amd the actual machine's workgroup is Unidentified Network.

 

[Iomegaman]

Does your computer show up as a Computer as well as a Media Device?

It's showing up as a Media Device as you have media sharing switched on. I'm not a Media expert, but would imagine this is through Media Player or Windows Media Centre.

If it is showing up as a Media Centre but not as a Computer, I would imagine that you have either got Network Discovery set not to auto-discover, apart from media devices. Or, a software firewall installed that is blocking browsing computers, but allowing media sharing.

 

[sup3rsprt]

IIRC media sharing is a Homegroup setting.

 

[Iomegaman]

Yes it is

 

[aem]

Does your computer show up as a Computer as well as a Media Device?

It's showing up as a Media Device as you have media sharing switched on. I'm not a Media expert, but would imagine this is through Media Player or Windows Media Centre.

If it is showing up as a Media Centre but not as a Computer, I would imagine that you have either got Network Discovery set not to auto-discover, apart from media devices. Or, a software firewall installed that is blocking browsing computers, but allowing media sharing.

Nope, it's just under Media Devices. All my media streaming was set to Allow. I tested setting them to All disabled and the machine is not listed at all.

 

[Iomegaman]

What location have you got your network connection set to? i.e. Public, Work, or Home?

Tom

 

[Iomegaman]

Also, as another thought - have you got iTunes or something similar installed on your machine?

I've known the iTunes service to cause a machine to display as a media device in network browsing before.

Tom

 

[aem]

I hate testing settings, now my machine is show in both categories.

 

[aem]

What location have you got your network connection set to? i.e. Public, Work, or Home?

Tom

Home - Pictures, Music, Videos and Printers ticket.

itunes removed.

 

[Iomegaman]

Showing in both categories is normal. This isn't a problem.

Your machine is acting as a computer for sharing files etc accross the network, but also has media device sharing capability - hence it is showing under both categories. I wouldn't worry too much about this.

Both of my W7 machines show up under both categories and it doesn't bother me even though I don't use them at all for any media work.

 

[aem]

Fixed (got rid of the Media Device category altogether).

For some reason i had alot of Justin-PCs listed in the box. So i removed them all. That didn't work (still showing Media Device). I then disabled media streaming and it's gone.

Thanks Iomegaman for helping out.

 

[Iomegaman]

No problem, glad your sorted now.

It's one of those things that is really frustrating I know

Tom

 

[pmachtem]

Computer showing up only as Media Device in Win7 Network

I had a problem not being able to print to a home network printer. The computer to which the printer was attached was only showing up as a Media Device on the network, and there was no listing for the printer.

I uninstalled iCloud from my computer and the problem cleared up immediately. The computer immediately showed up in the network listing and I could re-connect to the printer no problem.