Difficulty with Multi Computer setup

Bome Products
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Struggling to get three computers networked. I have two computers that well, but for the life of me, I can’t get the third computer to talk. I basically need one computer (my master) to send midi to the other two slave computers. THe master is named “sanctuary”, one slve is names “broadcast” and the other “mixer”. I am using a mini monitor to see signals sent and recieved. All three are Mac Mini’s using Ventura 13.6.7. Tried boht Bome Network 1.5 and 1.6.

This is from the computer not receiving midi.
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102 Bome Network v1.6.0 (macOS Ventura 13.6.7)
274 NetDirectory: adding new broadcast domain: 192.168.1.255 (netmask:255.255.255.0)
274 TCP_MIDI_Server: now listening on TCP port 37000
274 NetDirectory added type #1 local identity ‘Mixing-Mac’ at 0.0.0.0:37000
274 NetDirectory added type #1 remote port ‘Sanctuary-PP’ at address 192.168.1.60:37000
274 NetDirectory added type #1 remote port ‘Broadcast-Mac’ at address 192.168.1.20:37000
276 Discovered MIDI INPUT : Network Sanctuary,WING Port 1,WING Port 2,WING Port 3,WING Port 4
276 Discovered MIDI OUTPUT: Network Sanctuary,WING Port 1,WING Port 2,WING Port 3,WING Port 4
276 Opened MIDI INPUT “WING Port 4”
276 MIDIManager started.
277 NetMIDI: “Sanctuary-PP” is available.
277 NetMIDI: “Broadcast-Mac” is available.
628 TCP_MIDI_Server: client connecting…
628 Incoming ClientConnection (192.168.1.60:63409) has been instantiated.
628 ClientConnection started.
629 Client ‘Sanctuary-PP’ is connecting…
629 NetMIDI server: incoming connection request from client “Sanctuary-PP”.
629 NetMIDI server: accepting client: Sanctuary-PP (192.168.1.60:63409)
629 NetMIDI Server: accepting session with “Sanctuary-PP”.
629 [ClientConnection 2]: established session with client “Sanctuary-PP”. Remote caps=25
629 Client ‘Sanctuary-PP’ has MIDI connected.
629 NetMIDI server: connection authenticated with remote client “Sanctuary-PP” (192.168.1.60:63409)
640 Discovered MIDI INPUT : From Sanctuary-PP
640 Discovered MIDI OUTPUT: To Sanctuary-PP
645 Adding virtual MIDI IN/OUT port: Sanctuary-PP
647 Opened MIDI INPUT “From Sanctuary-PP”
647 MIDIRouter: added Route #1: IN “From Sanctuary-PP” → OUT “Sanctuary-PP Virtual Out”
647 NetMIDI “Sanctuary-PP”: added route: Route #1: IN “From Sanctuary-PP” → OUT “Sanctuary-PP Virtual Out”
647 Opened MIDI OUTPUT “To Sanctuary-PP”
647 MIDIRouter: added Route #2: IN “Sanctuary-PP Virtual In” → OUT “To Sanctuary-PP”
648 NetMIDI “Sanctuary-PP”: added route: Route #2: IN “Sanctuary-PP Virtual In” → OUT “To Sanctuary-PP”
659 Opened MIDI OUTPUT “Sanctuary-PP Virtual Out”
659 Opened MIDI INPUT “Sanctuary-PP Virtual In”
659 Discovered MIDI INPUT : Sanctuary-PP Virtual In
659 Discovered MIDI OUTPUT: Sanctuary-PP Virtual Out
1150 save settings OK: last modified=2026-04-16 19:03:34 filesize=889 filename:/Users/mixingmac/Library/Application Support/Bome/Bome Network.bmts
1230 NetMIDI client: connecting to “Broadcast-Mac”…
1231 NetMIDI client: waiting for “Broadcast-Mac” to authenticate…
1231 [NetMidiClient 1]: connect thread: initiate TCP connection to server: Broadcast-Mac…
1232 [NetMidiClient 1]: connected to server: Broadcast-Mac
1233 [NetMidiClient 1]: established session with server “Broadcast-Mac”. Remote caps=25, local caps=25
1233 Connected to Server ‘Broadcast-Mac’: MIDI
1233 NetMIDI client: connection authenticated with “Broadcast-Mac”
1244 Discovered MIDI INPUT : From Broadcast-Mac
1244 Discovered MIDI OUTPUT: To Broadcast-Mac
1251 Adding virtual MIDI IN/OUT port: Broadcast-Mac
1252 Opened MIDI INPUT “From Broadcast-Mac”
1252 MIDIRouter: added Route #3: IN “From Broadcast-Mac” → OUT “Broadcast-Mac Virtual Out”
1252 NetMIDI “Broadcast-Mac”: added route: Route #3: IN “From Broadcast-Mac” → OUT “Broadcast-Mac Virtual Out”
1252 Opened MIDI OUTPUT “To Broadcast-Mac”
1252 MIDIRouter: added Route #4: IN “Broadcast-Mac Virtual In” → OUT “To Broadcast-Mac”
1252 NetMIDI “Broadcast-Mac”: added route: Route #4: IN “Broadcast-Mac Virtual In” → OUT “To Broadcast-Mac”
1268 Opened MIDI OUTPUT “Broadcast-Mac Virtual Out”
1268 Opened MIDI INPUT “Broadcast-Mac Virtual In”
1268 Discovered MIDI INPUT : Broadcast-Mac Virtual In
1268 Discovered MIDI OUTPUT: Broadcast-Mac Virtual Out
1758 save settings OK: last modified=2026-04-16 19:03:35 filesize=889 filename:/Users/mixingmac/Library/Application Support/Bome/Bome Network.bmts

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Hi and welcome to the Bome community!

So on Mixing-Mac it looks like Bome Network is showing connections to both Sanctuary-Mac and Broadcast-Mac

Could you confirm that both computers show as ‘connected’?

Once they are connected, could you tell me how you are sending MIDI from Broadcast-Mac and Sanctuary-Mac?

If you are using the main network port, on Broadcast-Mac and on Sanctuary Mac, you need to send MIDI to Mixing-Mac.

Mixing-Mac should then recieve see MIDI from both Broadcast-Mac and from Sancuary-Mac.

You should be able to see the MIDI messages within Bome Network by opening the Bome Network Monitor Window.

You can do this by dragging the green bar (I know hard to see). This link shows you how to do it.

If you want to see MIDI going out, you can do the same thing on the outgoing computers to monitor the MIDI going out from the them.

If you can’t establish a network link (before even looking at MIDI), then let me know and we can follow a different troubleshooting path.

Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care

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