iTunes streaming changes...

DrewNL · Nov 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM

This is not a concern...more a commentary.

I recently discovered that with the latest iTunes release has come a requirement to have IPv6 turned on if one wants to do streaming to remote speakers. I've had macs for years and I've been using remote speakers via Airport Express since its release. I've always had IPv6 turned off in my network settings. I very frequently stream to my AppleTV or my AirPort Express.

I was sitting in my kitchen just yesterday and decided to send the music over to my living room speakers. I clicked the usual button in iTunes to change the output speaks and I got an error. I tired again, same result. I then reset the Airport Express unit and reconfigured it, assuming something was buggy. No change.

Instead of searching Apple's support docs I picked up the phone and called them...that is what AppleCare is for after all. A very friendly young man told me that I am now required to have IPv6 turned on in my network settings. I did so and it worked perfectly.

I just figured I'd share that. I find it odd that all of a sudden I'd need to change the network settings for this to work. Does iTunes even use IPv6 to communicate to the other devices? I guess it does now.

fjnmusic · Nov 11th, 2008, 06:57 PM

Good to know. I must check this myself. Why the change, I wonder?

kb244 · Nov 11th, 2008, 07:18 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by fjnmusic
	Good to know. I must check this myself. Why the change, I wonder?

I can't really imagine why the change, I've always thought that for a while the internet might goto IPv6 before local networks would (always figured locally people may stick to IPv4 since easier for "humans" to statically assign them and such.) If I had to guess, if less people are using IPv6 locally then there's less chance of a conflict of IP addresses (though you'd think you'd just let DHCP handle that.)

DrewNL · Nov 11th, 2008, 09:42 PM

The more I think about this, the less it makes sense. I go to a PC and completely disable IPv6 and I can still connect to the same Airport device through a multitude of programs, but not iTunes. Obviously its not required to connect so I wonder why iTunes requires it?

Nov 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM	#1
DrewNL Full Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. John's, NL Posts: 462	iTunes streaming changes... This is not a concern...more a commentary. I recently discovered that with the latest iTunes release has come a requirement to have IPv6 turned on if one wants to do streaming to remote speakers. I've had macs for years and I've been using remote speakers via Airport Express since its release. I've always had IPv6 turned off in my network settings. I very frequently stream to my AppleTV or my AirPort Express. I was sitting in my kitchen just yesterday and decided to send the music over to my living room speakers. I clicked the usual button in iTunes to change the output speaks and I got an error. I tired again, same result. I then reset the Airport Express unit and reconfigured it, assuming something was buggy. No change. Instead of searching Apple's support docs I picked up the phone and called them...that is what AppleCare is for after all. A very friendly young man told me that I am now required to have IPv6 turned on in my network settings. I did so and it worked perfectly. I just figured I'd share that. I find it odd that all of a sudden I'd need to change the network settings for this to work. Does iTunes even use IPv6 to communicate to the other devices? I guess it does now.

Nov 11th, 2008, 06:57 PM	#2
fjnmusic Honourable Citizen Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sherwood Park, AB Posts: 2,915	Good to know. I must check this myself. Why the change, I wonder? __________________ "We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there." - Jerry Reed / "Eastbound and Down" / Smokey and the Bandit His: Intel iMac 20" 2.16 / Macbook 2.1 GHz / 8GB iPod Nano / 2GB iPod Nano / iPod Touch / iPhone 3GS Hers: Macbook 2.1 GHz / 4GB iPod Nano Kid 1: iMac G3 500 MHz / 4GB iPod Nano / iPad 16WiFi Kid 2: Clamshell iBook G3 366 MHz / 4GB iPod Nano/ iPad 16WiFi Family: iPod Touch / Apple Extreme Router 802.11n / Two Apple Express's w/Airtunes /Two Apple TV's 40GB

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Nov 11th, 2008, 09:42 PM	#4
DrewNL Full Citizen Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. John's, NL Posts: 462	The more I think about this, the less it makes sense. I go to a PC and completely disable IPv6 and I can still connect to the same Airport device through a multitude of programs, but not iTunes. Obviously its not required to connect so I wonder why iTunes requires it?