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I am using the RT-AC68r as a media bridge with the Netgear R7000 as my primary router and for some reason I cannot get my dlna devices (the ones hooked up to the Asus AC68r) to show up when browsing for them. I also have a powerline network set up and and when I switch to powerline adapters, everything shows up fine.

Just to give an idea of my set up: I have the Netgear R7000 in my home office and the RT-68r is in my living room with multiple devices attached to it. These include Roku 3, WDTV media player, Blu-ray player, gaming consoles etc. For example, with the powerline set up I can cast my Slingbox stream to my Roku since it shows up on the network, but as soon as I switch to the Asus it disappears. The results hold true regardless of the band be it 2.4 or 5 GHz.

I have gone through the settings on the Asus and there isn't much there when using it as a client bridge. My sole purpose of getting the Asus was to use it as a bridge and if I can't get it to work then it might have to go back.
 
I believe the issue also exists with the RT-AC68R. I have two of them with one setup as a media bridge. Airplay/Bonjour is unusable with targets attached to the bridge. I tried repeater mode tonight with similar disappointing results.

A reboot of the bridge/repeater temporarily fixes the problem for about 5 minutes.
 
I'll try the repeater mode and will post back with the results.

Edit: No luck in repeater mode either. If I name the 2.4 GHz differently and then connect to it in repeater mode then one of my dlna devices (Roku 3)shows up and that's it. It seems like it's a bust.
 
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