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UPnP is a suite of protocols used to discover and access services on the local network. It is commonly used to set up port forwarding on routers, and as the underlying protocol used to access DLNA/UPnP media servers.

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How can I play media/video files via UPnP/DLNA from command line (DMC/DMP)

I am looking for something like gupnp-av-cp (or any other UPnP capable program/player/conntroller), but from the command line. I would like to pass it a renderer and the URI of the file/resource. It ...
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Securing mini-dlna?

I've been trying to setup a DLNA service to share my media from my PC to my laptop and occasionally my phone and tablet. After a lot of messing around I found mini-dlna which works well, the problem ...
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What are ways of sharing music on ubuntu externally?

I setup a DAAP server on my server at home, mapped to my router. In ubuntu I have a variety of clients that support DAAP. In windows I couldn't find clients or easy ways of connecting to my DAAP ...
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Why does Transmission no longer open a port with Upnp enabled?

Transmission was working well until about a week ago, and then quit opening a port. Upnp is enabled in both the router and Transmission. All ports show stealth mode by grc. Had a friend check ...
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How to fix rygel upnp service discovery?

I'm trying to use Rygel as a dlna/upnp server and renderer on a ubuntu laptop. It is not able to see anything on the network, and no other dlna software discovers it. There are other working dlna / ...
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How to forward port with UPnP?

I want to forward port at work, but when i run upnpc -a 192.168.8.80 45444 45444 TCP I get an error List of UPNP devices found on the network : desc: http://192.168.15.34:5000/ssdp/desc-DSM-eth0....
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How to setup automatic port forwarding server

what can I use as automatic port forwarding on a Linux server ? I am ONLY interested in something like upnp (so, stations with things like uTorrent can open a port automatically), this days any small ...
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How does Ubuntu detect a smartphone without any drivers?

The smartphone in this context is a Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Before when I've tried to transfer files to and from a computer running windows I've always needed drivers for the smartphone to be ...
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send music to upnp device from PC

I have a new Arcam AirDAC (http://www.arcam.co.uk/products,rSeries,Wireless-DACs,airdac.htm) attached to my stereo which has upnp support. I would like to send audio from my 14.04 PC to the box ...
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UPnP in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I use qBittorrent and a Tenda R502 router. I enabled UPnP in the router and also in qBittorrent but I still don't have direct incoming connections (there is a little yellow sign, which must be green). ...
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How can I upload media with MiniDLNA media server or are there any DLNA servers that allow this?

I have been enjoying the MiniDLNA server on my Ubuntu box for a while now. It works very well with XBox and a cheap Magnavox Blue-ray player that I bought. Now I am wanting to start uploading media ...
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Can't connect to my default gateway on Ubuntu 16.04

I need to access my router's web interface (default: 192.168.0.1, pinged and confirmed) to enable UPnP. But I can't connect to it. $ route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway ...
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File utility including UPnP/DLNA resources - like BubbleUPnP on Android?

I'm looking for a file utility that supports UPnP/DLNA resources. There are PLAYERS, but I want to have the media preferably visible in a combined file utility/manager (like Windows Explorer), or its ...
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gupnp-av-cp fails to set volume of Sony Bravia on LAN through wi-fi

I am running Ubuntu 22.04 Mate. I use gupnp-av-cp from gupnp-tools package. It controls smart tvs via LAN. It works OK on Ubuntu 20.04 and earlier versions. It detects Sony Bravia on LAN but fails to ...
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QBittorrent in ubuntu 22.04 is not opening ports

I don't know if this is happening to anyone else and might be a bug. I was using Kubuntu 21.10 until yesterday and QBittorrent was correctly using UPnP to do the port forwarding, however since I ...
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21.04 Prevent sleep while sharing media (UPnP/DLNA)

21.04 has built in support for sharing media using UPnP (aka DLNA) in Settings > Share. If the machine goes to sleep while someone accesses this media the stream is broken for the client when e.g. ...
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I want Ubuntu to be a Miracast host, and the video coming in to be available as /dev/videoX

Are there any projects that are capable of being a Miracast host, and that make the video available through video4linux (/dev/videoX)?
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How do I get reliable UPnP MediaRenderer discover with Kodi 16.1 on Xubuntu 16.04.1?

I have a HTPC with a fully patched installation of Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS. Installing Kodi from the Ubuntu repo installs Kodi version 15.2; with this version I can reliably discover the Kodi ...
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Can Dragon Video play upnp videos?

I have Plex and minidlna streaming videos via upnp and wondering if there is a way to play my videos on Dragon Video player? If not, is there a better KDE Application to stream videos?
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Trying to play media to a Sony TV using DLNA

Sitting on kubuntu, there is alas no 'Sharing' in Settings. So I guessed I had to add software. I tried minidlna, which works but is limited and cumbersome (configuration, startup, permissions), and ...
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netstat -a command listing info like :::30179, :::www

The netstat -a command lists info like this: tcp 0 0 :::30179 :::* LISTEN tcp 0 0 :::www :::* LISTEN tcp ...
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