Why have my apple TV's got numbers after their names?

sim667 · Mar 19, 2013, 06:04 AM

My bedroom apple tv is up to 193 and my sitting room is up to 4

paulrbeers · Mar 19, 2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by sim667

My bedroom apple tv is up to 193 and my sitting room is up to 4

Did you give them unique names?

sim667 · Mar 19, 2013, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by paulrbeers

Did you give them unique names?

Yeah

Living room = Living room TV
Bedroom = Bedroom TV

But then they have numbers when I look at the name on ariplay, those numbers increase everytime I look.

its like they're adding themselves onto the network, but theres still a trace of them previously on there so they stick a number on the end.

AngelOfSoul · Mar 19, 2013, 08:47 AM

Restore it to latest OS. Sounds to me like software issue.

sim667 · Mar 19, 2013, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AngelOfSoul

Restore it to latest OS. Sounds to me like software issue.

Thanks, Ill give it a bash

Gav2k · Mar 19, 2013, 12:32 PM

Sounds like your router is reissuing an ip to them and not removing the old ip from the dhcp list

whoiare · Mar 21, 2013, 09:45 AM

i believe you just have atv3's correct? and are they hardwired? ive had the same issue when i allowed my atv3 to sleep. I removed sleeping and not only does it not keep adding numbers to its name but it instantly connects to homesharing now via wireless.

waw74 · Mar 21, 2013, 09:55 AM

adding a DHCP reservation in your router should clear this up also.

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Mar 19, 2013, 12:32 PM	#6
Gav2k macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2009	Sounds like your router is reissuing an ip to them and not removing the old ip from the dhcp list
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Mar 21, 2013, 09:45 AM	#7
whoiare macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2011	i believe you just have atv3's correct? and are they hardwired? ive had the same issue when i allowed my atv3 to sleep. I removed sleeping and not only does it not keep adding numbers to its name but it instantly connects to homesharing now via wireless.
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Mar 21, 2013, 09:55 AM	#8
waw74 macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2008	adding a DHCP reservation in your router should clear this up also.
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