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I have VLC for android installed on two Chromecast with GoogleTV dongles. I am trying to use VLC to view local media in folders on my local network. Most of the time this works fine, but now it is increasingly common to receive "Authentication required...", or "No Media Found..."...

Issue has either not been fix or has popped up again. VLC is driving me crazy. "Authentication required..." over and over. Exactly the same scenario with all the same attempts to resolve the issue. I have VLC for Android installed on Google Chromecast with Google TV. I am trying to use is ...