minidlna - works localy but can't see via dlna clients?

[kernowkoi]

Hi All,

Ok I have setup a HTPC with Mint and minidlna

On the HTPC itself minidlna running, and using VLC as a client I can 'see' the minidlna server under VLC's Playlist Network uPnP option

If I move to another Linux Mint client (a Laptop) and run VLC I can NOT see the minidlna server.

What have I missed? It's got to be something basic/simple! Feels like a networking issue! but where?

Ultimate goal is to get smart TV/BD players to 'see' this HTPC

I have also tried windows 7 media player to no avail.

Below is my minidlna.conf
Any suggestions please?

# If you want to restrict a media_dir to a specific content type, you can
# prepend the directory name with a letter representing the type (A, P or V),
# followed by a comma, as so:
# * "A" for audio (eg. media_dir=A,/var/lib/minidlna/music)
# * "P" for pictures (eg. media_dir=P,/var/lib/minidlna/pictures)
# * "V" for video (eg. media_dir=V,/var/lib/minidlna/videos)
#
# WARNING: After changing this option, you need to rebuild the database. Either
# run minidlna with the '-R' option, or delete the 'files.db' file
# from the db_dir directory (see below).
# On Debian, you can run, as root, 'service minidlna force-reload' instead.
media_dir=/var/lib/minidlna
media_dir=V,/home/htpc/Videos
media_dir=A,/home/htpc/Music
media_dir=P,/home/htpc/Videos

# Path to the directory that should hold the database and album art cache.
db_dir=/var/lib/minidlna


# Path to the directory that should hold the log file.
log_dir=/var/log

# Minimum level of importance of messages to be logged.
# Must be one of "off", "fatal", "error", "warn", "info" or "debug".
# "off" turns of logging entirely, "fatal" is the highest level of importance
# and "debug" the lowest.
log_level=error

# Use a different container as the root of the directory tree presented to
# clients. The possible values are:
# * "." - standard container
# * "B" - "Browse Directory"
# * "M" - "Music"
# * "P" - "Pictures"
# * "V" - "Video"
# if you specify "B" and client device is audio-only then "Music/Folders" will be used as root
#root_container=.

# Network interface(s) to bind to (e.g. eth0), comma delimited.
network_interface=eth0

# IPv4 address to listen on (e.g. 192.0.2.1).
#listening_ip=

# Port number for HTTP traffic (descriptions, SOAP, media transfer).
port=8200

# URL presented to clients.
# The default is the IP address of the server on port 80.
#presentation_url=http://example.com:80

# Name that the DLNA server presents to clients.
friendly_name=HTPC-MINIDLNA

# Serial number the server reports to clients.
serial=12345678

# Model name the server reports to clients.
#model_name=Windows Media Connect compatible (MiniDLNA)

# Model number the server reports to clients.
model_number=1

# Automatic discovery of new files in the media_dir directory.
inotify=yes

# List of file names to look for when searching for album art. Names should be
# delimited with a forward slash ("/").
album_art_names=Cover.jpg/cover.jpg/AlbumArtSmall.jpg/albumartsmall.jpg/AlbumArt.jpg/albumart.jpg/Album.jpg/album.jpg/Folder.jpg/folder.jpg/Thumb.jpg/thumb.jpg

# Strictly adhere to DLNA standards.
# This allows server-side downscaling of very large JPEG images, which may
# decrease JPEG serving performance on (at least) Sony DLNA products.
strict_dlna=yes

# Support for streaming .jpg and .mp3 files to a TiVo supporting HMO.
enable_tivo=no

# Notify interval, in seconds.
#notify_interval=895

# Path to the MiniSSDPd socket, for MiniSSDPd support.
#minissdpdsocket=/run/minissdpd.sock



Regards
Steve

[Riko]

Hi,

did you open TCP port 8200 and UDP port 1900 on your firewall? I suppose ufw is active!? You can easily open allow incoming traffic on those ports using the GUI gufw for the firewall.

The minidnla.conf looks file.

Cheers!

[arnotixe]

On linux mint 20.4 I found I had to specify the network interface, and then it worked like a charm instantly after sudo service minidlna restart
Usually linux mint comes without firewall, so that's not likely to interfere

Code: Select all

# Network interface(s) to bind to (e.g. eth0), comma delimited.
# This option can be specified more than once.
network_interface=enp4s0

(remember to uncomment the # in front of network_interface, and specify your interface name(s) found with ifconfig)