Tag: upnp

Practical UPnP in Linux

UPnP is a set of protocols that allow the automatic configuration of devices. One of those protocols, the Internet Gateway Device (IGD) protocol, allows software to configure routers for NAT traversal without user-intervention. In other words, with UPnP/IGD, the long and error-prone manual configuration for port-forwarding can be done automatically. When tasks are done automatically, …

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Features for the killer VoIP app

I see two issues that plague FLOSS VoIP apps and do not allow their widest adoption. The first VoIP app that gets these, should get fame and glory. First, the majority of users are broadband users, with a router that protects the inside systems. It is not possible for an outsider to initiate a network …

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FOSDEM ’08, summary and comments

I attended FOSDEM ’08 which took place on the 23rd and 24th of February in Brussels. Compared to other events, FOSDEM is a big event with over 4000 (?) participants and over 200 lectures (from lightning talks to keynotes). It occupied three buildings at a local university. Many sessions were taking place at the same …

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Dear VideoLAN users

Dear VideoLAN users, The VideoLAN team is happy to announce the first beta version of VLC 0.8.4 (Note: 0.8.3 was skipped because it’s technical improvements were too little) Highlights from improvements include: * Mac OS X interface: – new dialogs (wizard, extended controls, bookmarks) – drag and drop in playlist * wxWidgets interface (default Windows …

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