[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: UPnP - Windows Media Connect 2.0

[Andy Grundman]

On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Nikhil wrote:

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> Andy Grundman;134034 Wrote:
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>> OK, so I think the problem is that we only really support part of
>> UPnP.  We don't announce ourselves as a MediaRenderer, we only look
>> for other MediaServers on the network.  This works fine with most
>> other servers, but I guess not with this one.  Maybe we can look at
>> having more complete UPnP support post-6.5.
>
>
> Can someone explain to me or point me in the direction of a primer or
> wiki on Slimserver and its interaction with UPnP? I didn't exactly
> understand what you mean when you say 'we only look for other
> MediaServer on the network'. Does slimserver make the UPnP media  
> server
> library accessible to the squeezeboxen?

We find other UPnP Media Servers on the network and let you browse  
them.  Of course, you can only play supported file types from these  
servers.

> Is this similar to the way that
> slimserver uses the iTunes XML library?

No, that's used to find local files to add to the library.

> In the future would slimserver
> possibly also work as a UPnP media server, and could the Squeezeboxen
> serve as UPnP renderers?

No, SlimServer is not designed to support generic 3rd party hardware,  
and vice versa, our players only work with SlimServer.  Making a  
player work as a UPnP renderer would make it pretty 'fat'.

> Would it be possible for an external UPnP
> control point to control media on the Squeezeboxen either through or
> independently of slimserver?

This is probably possible, what control point did you have in mind?   
It could be a plugin, passing commands to the CLI for example.