MiniDLNA and port 1900

[rsnfunky]

Hi, I installed minidlna using the gentoo wiki.

The dlna is not showing up on any home devices. I understand that the DLNA is broadcasting on port 1900. If i use nmap to scan ports on the server:

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# nmap 192.168.1.116 -p 1-10000
Starting Nmap 7.95 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2025-01-26 13:28 IST
Nmap scan report for 192.168.1.116
Host is up (0.0022s latency).
Not shown: 9991 closed tcp ports (reset)
PORT     STATE SERVICE
22/tcp   open  ssh
80/tcp   open  http
111/tcp  open  rpcbind
139/tcp  open  netbios-ssn
443/tcp  open  https
445/tcp  open  microsoft-ds
2049/tcp open  nfs
3632/tcp open  distccd
5357/tcp open  wsdapi

What are the settings in minidlana to ensure it shows up.

[Banana]

Haven't used it in a long time, but:

Does the service actually run?
What does the logs say?
What happends if you try to access the status page at http://[IPADDRESS]:8200 ?

[Anon-E-moose]

You're scanning tcp ports looking for a udp one?

Standard port for dlna tcp is

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8200/tcp open  trivnet1

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$ head /etc/minidlna.conf 
# port for HTTP (descriptions, SOAP, media transfer) traffic
port=8200

# network interfaces to serve, comma delimited (8 interfaces max)
network_interface=eth0

From a google query

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In MiniDLNA, UDP port 1900 is used for device discovery through the SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) protocol, while TCP port 8200 is used for actual media streaming and communication with DLNA clients; essentially, port 1900 is for finding the server on the network, and port 8200 is for accessing the media files once the server is located. 
Key points:

    UDP Port 1900:
        Used for device discovery (SSDP) 

Broadcasts information about the MiniDLNA server to other devices on the network 

TCP Port 8200:

    Used for actual media streaming and data transfer 

Handles requests from DLNA clients to access media files