Volumio in browser lost connection after a while

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Volumio in my browser lost connection after a while when i’m listening to radio for example.
The only way i can ‘wake’ my Rivo Plus is to start my Volumio App on my Android phone.
Is there a workaround to wake my Volumio in my browser ?

System 3882

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Shift-F5 or hold down Shift and click refresh button in browser?

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It doesn’t work.

I got this message:

“Server Not Found”

Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site.

We can’t connect to the server at rivoplus.local.

If you entered the right address, you can:

Try again later
Check your network connection
Check that Firefox has permission to access the web (you might be connected but behind a firewall)

It looks like some services are down or in sleep but doesn’t wake up until i use a different device.

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Pleas retry the same using the ip addess to exclude issues with mDNS. (latter part to resolve rivoplus.local on your network, which can be resolved by rebooting modems and routers)

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That works when i entered the ip address.
But why doesn’t it work when i try “rivoplus.local” ?

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mDNS, in short is network protocol that let devices resolve each other’s hostname without needing a DNS Server.
Why it’s malfunction:
mDNS uses multicast.
Multicast is notoriously inconsistent across:

  • Wi‑Fi APs
  • Switches
  • VLANs
  • Mesh networks
  • Power‑saving modes
  • Consumer routers
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Is there a way to solve this ?

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How about reading? I am pretty sure I told that already in my previous post.

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Hey @Kingpin,

You did not mention which browser and version you are using, but the symptom you describe - browser failing while app works - suggests you may be bouncing between protocols.

Check your browser address bar. If your request shows https://rivoplus.local or https://[IP_ADDRESS], that is your problem. Volumio uses HTTP, not HTTPS. Your browser may be automatically upgrading the connection to HTTPS due to browser security settings or cached redirects.

Try explicitly typing http://rivoplus.local or http://[YOUR_IP_ADDRESS] - note the http without the “s”.

If your browser keeps forcing HTTPS:

  • Clear browser cache and site data for rivoplus.local
  • Check if you have HTTPS-Only Mode enabled in Firefox (Settings then Privacy and Security then HTTPS-Only Mode) - add an exception for rivoplus.local or your Rivo IP
  • Try a private/incognito window to bypass cached protocol preferences

Regarding your original problem of losing connection after a while - that is a separate issue from the mDNS resolution problem @Wheaten addressed. Once you sort out the HTTP/HTTPS situation, if the connection still drops during playback, come back with:

  • Browser name and exact version
  • How long before connection drops (approximate)
  • Whether audio continues playing when browser shows disconnected
  • Log link from http://[YOUR_RIVO_IP]/dev

The last point will help determine if this is a browser/network issue or something on the Rivo Plus side (very unlikely).

Kind Regards,

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@Wheaten: Well sorry … there are people who have not that much knowledge about networking …

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@nerd, no that’s not the case.
Problem is that after a while listing to radio my browser isn’t communicating to Volumio (rivoplus.local).
As Wheaten discribes the fix is to use the Rivo Plus IP address to “wake up” the RivoPlus/Volumio.

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Another way to reduce the problem of your local dns not resolving the volumio by name, would be to add a DHCP reservation on your router, for your volumio. That would mean it’s always on the same IP address and more likely to resolve consistently.