[SOLVED] Pi/moOde non-responsive after inactivity - suggestions?

[the_bertrum]

I can only speculate as to the cause, and even then only from my devices and network. However, in my case it is only ever my Android phone that loses the ability to access moOde via mDNS, and even then it is clearly a DNS resolution failure, rather than any unresponsiveness. I can only conclude that some "event" occurs that makes the mDNS records on the phone forget the moOde address, and the the only thing that brings them back is either forcing a refresh my asking for the address when not connected, then asking again after reconnecting; or rebooting the moOde player. I these circumstances, the phone seems to get a fresh broadcast of the moOde address and it start working again.

Much simpler to reserve an IP and remove mDNS from the equation.

I know there are plenty of folk who never have these issues with mDNS, so it will be some secret combination of Android version, phone hardware, router features, wifi congestion, turpentine and egg white that triggers it.