UDP broadcast - wifi and wired ethernet issue

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VS2017

I'm trying to broadcast a message to devices that reside on a wired network using a UDP broadcast as my devices will return a string identifier when they receive "SEEKING REPLY" string on port 30303

Everything works great until I turn my PC Wifi on - then nothing is found.

I've a suspicion that I'm either using something wrong in my endpoint addressing or perhaps not binding correctly so I've spent a couple of days researching this and trying different methods but I'm at the limits of my knowledge and not getting anywhere so I thought its time to ask for some help. Below is the code relating to this:

I'd appreciate any pointers to help me understand this, thanks.

What I have tried:

    Dim bytCommand As Byte() = New Byte() {}
    Dim receiveBytes As Byte() = New Byte() {}
    Dim strReturnData As String = String.Empty 'reply text
    Dim ListenPort As Integer = 12345

Dim udpBroadcast As New UdpClient(ListenPort) 'broadcast

    Dim DiscoveryIP As IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse("255.255.255.255")
    Dim DiscoveryPort As Integer = 30303
    Dim DiscoveryEndpoint As New IPEndPoint(DiscoveryIP, DiscoveryPort)
    Dim DiscoveryMessage As String = "SEEKING REPLY" 'the message to broadcast

    Try
        'Problem is that with Wifi Active it doesnt pick up the ethernet
        'it only seems to broadcast to the first adapter (wifi)

    bytCommand = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(DiscoveryMessage  + Chr(13))

        udpBroadcast.EnableBroadcast = True

        udpBroadcast.Connect(DiscoveryEndpoint) 'Create a broadcast to UDP CLIENT

        udpBroadcast.Send(bytCommand, bytCommand.Length) 'send the DISCOVERY command
        udpBroadcast.Close() 'close the port

        Dim udpResponse As New UdpClient(ListenPort)

        udpResponse.Client.ReceiveTimeout = 10000 'set a 10 second timeout for searching '

        ReDim receiveBytes(1000) 'and space for the message,

        Dim RemoteIpEndPoint As New IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, DiscoveryPort) 'Socket to listen in on


        'Start listening for reply
        Try
            While True 'There is data to harvest
                receiveBytes = udpResponse.Receive(RemoteIpEndPoint) 'capture replies, it will timeout if nothing to reply from
                strReturnData = strReturnData & Encoding.UTF8.GetString(receiveBytes).Trim & vbCrLf 'convert the byte array into a string
                udpResponse.Client.ReceiveTimeout = 1000 'reset a 1 second timeout for searching
            End While

            udpBroadcast.Close()
            udpResponse.Close()
            udpBroadcast = Nothing
            Return strReturnData '
        Catch ex As Exception 'it drops an exception when the timeout is reached

            udpBroadcast.Close()
            udpResponse.Close()
            udpBroadcast = Nothing

            If strReturnData = String.Empty Then MsgBox("Finished Searching but nothing found.")
            Return strReturnData 'return a NULL
        End Try

        udpBroadcast.Close()
        udpResponse.Close()
        udpBroadcast = Nothing
        Return strReturnData 'return a NULL

    Catch ex As Exception

        udpBroadcast.Close()
        udpBroadcast = Nothing
        MsgBox("Error Searching " & ex.HResult & "," & ex.Message)
        Return strReturnData 'return a NULL
    End Try