Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

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Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby rajivvishwa » 02 Feb 2014 09:52

Nothing happens when I select enable from 'Universal Plug'n'Play' right click menu on my VLC.
I'm trying to stream content from ReadyNAS to my Mac via VLC.
Is anyone else facing this issue / Is it a known bug?

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VLC Version : 2.1.2 Rincewind
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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby rajivvishwa » 05 Feb 2014 21:06

Can someone reply please?

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby dfuhrmann » 06 Feb 2014 10:17

The enable menu works for me. Maybe your nas is not set up correctly?

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby rajivvishwa » 06 Feb 2014 21:09

Is there any way to test? I'm able to connect to NAS via my BluRay player and tablet.
What happens when you click 'Enable' while your NAS is off? do you get any kid of error message?
Also are you on Mavericks?

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby dfuhrmann » 07 Feb 2014 19:22

I just saw another pc in my network. So the "enable" function seemed to work.

But I am not sure for other devices / NAS systems.

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby juouviez » 06 Mar 2014 22:45

I can see my Synology NAS in the list but there's a yellow error icon next to it and nothing happens when I click it.

Also, I had to quit another application that apparently listened to some ports or blocked VLC in some way before the NAS appeared in the UPNP list.

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby fkuehne » 07 Mar 2014 13:54

We are working on a fix right now. I saw early code fixing it a couple of days ago. I'll update this thread as soon as we have something to test for you.
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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby juouviez » 07 Mar 2014 18:56

Great news, thank you! Looking forward to testing it.

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby cabal2000 » 22 Mar 2014 13:20

I have the same problem!!!
I have the VLC iphone app and its works perfect on there with no issues streaming from my Synology DS212j. BUT I can get it to work at all on the 10.9.2 mac. It does show up there but there is a yellow sign beside it.

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby Tim_Neto » 28 Jul 2014 06:01

It is still broken in 2.1.5. Will have to revert to 2.0.9 still. :(

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby previewthenew » 28 Apr 2015 09:34

What about bugfix? I've synology ds215j and vlc on mac doesn't show me dlna server. But iOS version shows it and I can play media content from synology.

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 02 May 2015 20:49

Try 3.0.0 nightly build.
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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby openminded » 09 May 2015 21:11

I tried todays build 3.0.0 05-09. I have the exact same problem as with previous versions, including the 2.2 stable one.
There is nothing visible under universal plug and play in the GUI and the right click enable action does nothing.
Under all settings - playlist - service discovery there is just SAP and Podcast and no UPNP stuff.
Is there a module missing?
The wireless display is showing the UPNP device (OpenElec) so network connectivity is good (I can also play over my NAS location).
The Synology I have does not show up in VLC either.
Would be great if it can be fixed, happy to test.
thank you

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Re: Not able to enable UPnP in VLC 2.1.2

Postby swam » 27 Dec 2016 10:43

It's still not working as of today... I tried version 3.0 from nightly builds - and it just crashes when I try to select UPnP item in VLC sources window. My network is fine, all other devices I have recognize UPnP sources an can play media through it.
I use macOS Sierra and Macbook Pro, and I tried both wireless and ethernet connection to my local LAN


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