Carputer - UPnP fails when eth0 is disconnected

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Quick update - just rebooted (no eth0 connected) and Airplayer had the same symptoms BUT Goodplayer started a movie (with audio so they must've paid The Man for a Dolby AC3 audio license). But I closed the app and it crashes every attempt again.

I'm playing with the XBMC debug log to see what I can find there. I'm doing most of my troubleshooting via the direct console or SSH on an ipad (Prompt app is awesome) but can fire up Putty on my work laptop if any logs are needed.

I know I'm one config step away but can't figure it out for the life of me.

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Update 2 - UPnP IOS app "8Player Lite" drops back to main menu after 30 seconds or so when I try to play and eth0 is disconnected (browses media lists fine). I was able to play a movie with it from my main XBMC host computer (mac mini) hooked to the TV, but I used up my max movie plays for the Lite version on a bunch of failed attempts so I can't test that app for a while.

GoodPlayer appears to just suck and is extremely picky about what I try to play. It'll play An American Tail from the Pi whether I booted with eth0 connected or not, but won't play Back to the Future either way. I also have to filter by year/actor/etc in Goodplayer when connected to the mac mini to get to the movie in the menu because it can't load the "Title" list.

At least Airplayer is consistent.

Three IOS apps, and different results with each. I'm trying to eliminate the client apps from the equation but it's a little tough to do. I can start downloading new Android/IOS/Windows/Mac UPnP clients for testing, but my primary goal is just to get Airplayer to stream to a danged ipad without having to connect the eth0 cable to my Pi. I definitely appreciate any thoughts on this