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UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) is a set of networking protocols that allows network components to see each other and use services of each other, such as data-sharing or media-streaming.

UPNP (Universal Plug and Play) is a set of networking protocols that allows network components to see each other and use services of each other, such as data-sharing or media-streaming.

Since December 2008 it is a 73-part international standard, the ISO/IEC 29341.

UPNP forum: http://www.upnp.org

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upnp

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I stopped MiniSSDPD, will something bad happen?

I have been trying to harden my Debian system by stopping and disabling the 20 or so unnecessary services listening by default. One of them is called "minissdpd". Apparently this provides "discovery" services to plug-and-play devices, whatever that…
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Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) and UPNP

Is it possible to configured UFW to allow UPNP between computers in the home network? Everything works if I turn off the firewall. I can see in syslog the firewall is blocking me. I've tried all sorts of tips out there like open 1900, 1901, 5353,…
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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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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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Fedora firewall with UPnP?

I'm using Fedora 15 and Transmission BT client. Transmission can't open ports unless the firewall is disabled. I searched some posts that said add 1900 to the trusted ports, or via a iptable rule: -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m udp -p udp --sport…
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Miniupnp thinks my router doesn't support UPnP

I have a IP camera on my network that is truly plug n play. As soon as I plugged the Ethernet cable in, it was accessible from 'the outside', without me having to touch my router's configuration. So I know my router supports UPnP. I can also NMAP it…
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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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Allow Rygel to talk to NetworkManager over DBUS?

I'm trying to run Rygel, a UPNP media server, on a headless Fedora 20 system. I installed Rygel, and created a dedicated user and systemd unit for it. Rygel starts but it is not listening on the port I asked it to. I think this is because it fails…
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UPnP with firewalld

This question is probably related to: Fedora firewall with UPnP? Because newer fedora workstations use firewalld, it's a bit of a different situation. The problem I'm experiencing is that I can't reliably detect UPnP servers with my fedora…
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How to output sound on 3.5 mm stereo jack and via UPnP-stream simultaneously?

Imagine a standard desktop computer. Connected to this computer is a pair of loudspeakers via common 3.5 mm stereo jack (AUX). Everything works fine so far. Now we have a further speaker in another room of the building that does support receiving…
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Can't access to miniDLNA

I wanted to install a dlna server on my asus eeepc, and tried minidlna. My eeepc runs Wheezy, so I just had to run apt-get install to install minidlna on it. The first time I ran it, everything worked fine, but once I restarted the service, I could…
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How would I go about getting UPnP working on a Slackware server/firewall?

I'm a long time fan of Slackware and I've always had a machine serving as my main server/firewall with the latest version installed. I have it now but I'm struggling to find information on how to setup UPnP on it. Can anyone please provide some good…
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How to monitor UPnP communication?

My computer is connected to a router that supports UPnP, however it's not the last router on the way to the WAN. So, mapping there has no effect. I've got VPS and I've made a VPN network (computer <-> VPS). Now I've got two gateways, but GW using…
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How to know if an IRQ value is free to use

If we add a device that does not support PNP (Plug-an Play), the manufacturer will hopefully provide explicit directions on how to assign IRQ values for it. However, if we don't know what IRQ value to specify, what command line should be used to…
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