Questions tagged [dlna]
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What is multicast snooping and why does it break UPnP/DLNA?
I have a server which, amongst other things, serves media over DLNA (UPnP) using mediatomb. Clients use Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) to locate the server on the network.
I found that the SSDP discovery M-SEARCH queries were not being…
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What changed between kernels 3.2 and 3.9 that affect MiniDLNA?
I'm using Debian testing, and I've problems with MiniDLNA on kernel > 3.2. The DLNA client works about 30 min, after that it lost the connection with the minidlna server and can't discover the server again.
But if I load with an old kernel (3.2) all…
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Check via Shell-script if server currently streams via dlna
Currently I'm running uShare to stream videos from my home-server via DLNA to the TV. On the server there is also running a bash-script which checks if a user is connected via ssh or Samba. If this is not the case, then the server goes to…
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Can't get ufw rules to allow dlna/upnp traffic between pc and stereo
I'm using pulseaudio-dlna+pavucontrol to direct sound output from my laptop (192.168.2.159) to my yamaha stereo (192.168.2.160)
This only works when I disable ufw with sudo ufw disable
I struggle to find the right rule to allow that specific…
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Remote DLNA / UPnP Media Client / Controller
I have a MiniDLNA + Bubble UPnP Server running at home and I would like to access it remotely from my PC at work. I can check that the server is properly accessible though the Bubble UPnP App for Android, where I can enter the URL to my…
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mpd to remote dlna
I currently use an mpd with 4 configured outputs, wired to speakers in the ceilings as home-made "multiroom" audio system.
I would like to add wireless speakers, e.g. one like this.
The question is:
How can I tell mpd that there is an output which…
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Audio and Video Out of Sync when Streaming From Arch Linux MiniDLNA Server to Roku TV
Last week I switched over from Ubuntu 19.2 to Arch. On Ubuntu I was running a MiniDLNA server. I would use that to stream movies to my Roku TV. I don't ever recall having any problems with audio and video syncing up.
I attempted the same setup on…
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Permissions and owner when drive moved from one server to another
I'm pretty sure this question is distribution and hardware neutral. I have a USB drive formatted ext4 with a directory (plus subs) configured for minidlna, owned root:minidlna with permissions 775. It was recently moved to a new installation, on…
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External network display for playing media
On my Windows 10 computer I was able to right click a media file (video) and choose "Play To ..." and then select my Sony Tv which was plugged into the network. The video would then play with the controls shown on the computer but the media being…
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Pulseaudion: stream to DLNA player
I wish to stream computer's sound to DLNA-capable player.
Therefore I have install pulseaudio-dlna, and all of its components, dependencies, etc.
Sound is getting through the network, however it has a massive 1.5s latency which makes impossible to…
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Why is minidlna closing connections with clients?
OS: NixOS unstable
App: minidlna
I used minidlna successfully with Debian and my TV. But I am having problems with NixOS.
This is my NixOS config (/etc/nixos/configuration.nix):
#DLNA
services.minidlna.enable = true;
services.minidlna.settings = {
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Cast to Kodi from "YouTube Cast" android application
Android's YouTube application finds my web connected (smart) TV and prompts me to cast a video to it, then the TV opens the YouTube app and plays the video. How can I have the same functionality to Kodi?
I've already enabled the zeroconf/DLNA/etc.…
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