version 4.x : "The SSDP listener could not bind to the port 1900/UDP"

[yannek]

Thanks for "pulseaudio-dlna", it is generally very usefull.

I was using "pulseaudio-dlna" on a Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon 64-bit computer to push the sound on my HiFi music player Sony:CMT-SBT300W. It worked fine with the 3.5 version.

After an update to 4.3 version, "pulseaudio-dlna" terminates with this message (whether the musicplayer is connected or not) :

"pulseaudio dlna.application ERROR The SSDP listener could not bind to the port 1900/UDP. Perhaps this is already in use? Application terminates"

I am back to 3.5 and it works again.

[Takkat-Nebuk]

You may be running another DLNA server using this port (e.g. miniDLNA). This port is used for client discovery in pulseaudio-dlna 4.x and it can't be accessed if another server used it.

You may have to stop the other DLNA server before using pulseaudio-dlna.

[masmu]

Takkat is right.

I am planning to make a small adjustment in the next version, where a used port or perhaps a flag just disables the auto discover feature, so that pulseudio-dlna and other DMS can live in co-existance and harmony.

[yannek]

Thank you for your answers. The options "multicast/RTP receiver" and "multicast/RTP sender" and some others linked to network were enabled in pulseaudio.

After disabling it, I was able to use the last version perfectly. I conjecture that it is linked to the port you mentioned. Thanks again for your work.

[masmu]

• 0.4.4 - (2015-08-07)
  • Added --disable-ssdp-listener option
  • Fixed a bug with applications which remove and re-add streams all the time
  • Added a missing dependency python-psutil