mDNS with router not working correctly

[Joe Ross]

To clarify, when you say router, do you mean the Dlink DAP-1522 bridge/ap, or do you mean an actual router that multiple teams are connecting to wirelessly?


The following is assuming the latter:

What router are you using? We are using the WRT610N from the KOP in 2009. We've noticed that mDNS does not make it across network interfaces on the router. For example If the robot radio is in bridge 5ghz, mdns does not work on a computer connected to the router's 2.4ghz signal or through ethernet to the router.

Is your router also connected to the internet? Some ISPs have misbehaving DNS servers that will respond to a .local address, which breaks mDNS.