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minidlna not working properly on my headless oneiric server

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http://askubuntu.com – I've installed minidlna from a .deb that was recommended because oneiric's apt's minidlna apparently doesn't work. This problem persists with either installation method. I have two DLNA servers, one that came built into my router (SSID_MediaMover) and the other is my server running minidlna (JBs DLNA server). The former shows up on a PS3 and the latter doesn't. The closest I can get to seeing a difference is by mounting them with djmount. Everything looks fine on JBs DLNA server, but the moment I try to play a file, the connection is dropped. Here's my /etc/minidlna.conf Here's what hap (HowTos)

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Submitted by missing on 11/25/2012

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