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On 06/08/13 20:43, Adam wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've got an odd problem where whenever I run a media server on my Lenovo > laptop running Mint 15 64bit (Cinnamon), it can't be seen or found by > anything else on my network. > > My android phones and tablet, PS3, Xbox 360, humax PVR and three WIndows > (2x7, 1x8) PCs can all see each other no problem, through a mixture of > direct ethernet to router, powerline and wifi. > > I've tried minidlna and Universal Media Server (a fork of PS3Mediaserver). > Both services run with no problem, and minidlna's localhost service screen > shows me that it's indexing my files no problem, but I just can't get any > of the devices on my network to see this laptop. > > Mint's built-in firewall is disabled. > > Am I missing anything obvious, or is there anything more I can tell you to > help identify a cause? > > Thanks, > > Adam > I don't know anything about minidlna but UMS generates a debug.log (which you can find from the GUI). I'd have a look in there first. You may need to create custom render.confs for your various clients but they don't sound particularly unusual and I would have thought they'd be picked up automatically. Of course, seeing as UMS is a Java app, almost anything could be going wrong... Regards -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq