I would like to create a DLNA server in VB.NET. Since a lot of multimedia devices start supporting DLNA, i would like to see what is possible. Not only streaming video/audio and pictures but see what else can be done.
Anybody any starting points? protocol info, some basic code to get started?
DLNA is based on UPnP so i geuss that is the direction i have to start looking.
UPnP MediaServer using Intels SDK for Windows Home Server and Xbox 360 is written in C# and does not have all the functionallity required but it is a start.
I'd like to see an open source implementation of DLNA in .NET
You have to be a member of the DLNA community or pay $500 to be able to get a full specification of the protocol according to their homepage.
Intel has a tool for generating source code which is DLNA compliant at their hompepage. That could be a good start for just playing around and trying your ideas without having to buy the specification.
This is a esy to understand UPnP AV Control Point VB.Net sample
You can get a lot of information about the various UPNP protocols, including DLNA from the UPNP website here. This includes a zip file will all the service definitions and a list of existing SDKs from which you can start.
The Mono Project has a pretty good open source implementation of the UPnP protocol. https://github.com/mono/mono-upnp
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