How do I access NAS-Mediaserver from within VLC? Possibly UPnP or DNLA issue

[thoste]

I attached a NAS storage resp. a Mediaserver to my LAN and my router.

I can access this Mediaserver from Windows Explorer. It is up and running.

Now I wan to do the same not from Windows Explorer but from WITHIN newest VLC videoplayer.

Therefore I clicked on menu

Media--->Open Folder....

and then in the folder selection box on "Network"

For a second or two the Router and the MediaServer appear (beside the other computers in LAN).
Then suddenly Router and Mediaserver disappear.

Opening the folder selection dialog does not help.

I have to restart the whole computer (I guess to cleanup some (VLC) cache) to reproduce this.

So why does VLC not show the Router and the NAS-Mediaserver permanently?

I guess VLC applies internalyl some exclude filter rules.
How can I let VLC show up all video sources?

Has this something to do with UPnP or DNLA?

Again: Keep in mind: From Windows I can access and play the media files.
So in general it seems to be ok.

Thomas

[Hitchhiker]

Might help: https://www.tenforums.com/network-shari ... oblem.html