has anyone figured out how to get a mac to show up as a DLNA media server?

[Matt Kline]

I just can't figure out how to use DLNA. There is not much info out there on Google either.

I'm thinking the premise of it is that I should be able to play video or look at photos that are on my computer with the X. Am I right?

I can't even get my Mac to be seen by the phone. They are both sharing the same wifi connection, I thought that's all I needed.

 

[Cory Streater]

Mac's are not DLNA compatiable.

 

[Matt Kline]

Mac's are not DLNA compatiable.

First iphone/At&t cant make phone calls. Now this?

Steve Jobs is really starting to piss me off.

It might be time for my MBP to become a windows only device. I knew there was a reason they all ship with Boot Camp out of the box.

 

[tech42er#AC]

Cory, can't you download a DLNA server (like MediaTomb or Nullriver's MediaLink) for the Mac to make it DLNA-compatible? It's a software issue, right?

 

[Stang68]

Mine works....both are on the same wireless network. Don't know how it works but it does.

 

[Cory Streater]

Cory, can't you download a DLNA server (like MediaTomb or Nullriver's MediaLink) for the Mac to make it DLNA-compatible? It's a software issue, right?

It would appear so. Thanks for pointing that out! From my limited research on DLNA, I was under the assumption that you had to acquire a device that supported DLNA out of the box. I didn't realize there was software available that could make a PC/Mac capable of supporting DLNA.

 

[itguy09]

Sure - check here for a list:
UPnP AV media server - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Digital Living Network Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DLNA on OSX, done right ? Rolfje’s blog

Here's a free one:
A Free DLNA Media Server For Mac, Windows, and Linux

One that costs:
EyeConnect


Basically DLNA is a fancy term for UPnP and should be platform agnostic.

 

[gogo13]

You right. DLNA helps for sharing multimedia. For example if you have an Android smartphone you can watch your videos and images or listen to the music from your phone directly on your TV. All you need is one of the new internet-enabled TVs or PS3, or XBox 360. There's an app called iMediaShare. Better try the free version first.