[mythtv] Fwd: [mythtv-users] Updated MiniMyth2 Rpi edition

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

On 28/11/17 21:14, Peter Bennett wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/28/2017 03:16 PM, Piotr Oniszczuk wrote:
>> Peter,
>> I’m wonder Your’s opinion.
>> Looks like Mike’s setup with FE IPv6/IPv4 + BE only IPv4 has issue
>> with upnp  BE discovery.
>> I can’t verify this in my testbed (no IPv6)

It's easy to create a ULA ipv6 space for testing.

>> May You look on this is pare time in Your’s setup based on MythTV light?
>> br
>>
> I think you are likely correct. The way the backend was designed if I
> remember correctly it sends back all possible ip addresses when it gets
> a UPNP request, including IPV4 and IPV6 addresses. Maybe then the IPV4
> frontend is trying to use an IPV6 address that it got from the backend.
> 
> I don't know if we should support this configuration. Maybe the frontend
> code will have to check for IPV6 addresses and ignore then if IPV6 is
> not installed there.
> 

The frontend should deal with dropping destinations that are reached
by protocols it doesn't have available.

The backend really doesn't have enough information to determine if
the frontend only has 1 protocol available, making it hard to send
out "edited" lists via upnp

> However we should move forward into the world of IPV6. Maybe your
> minimyth should enable IPV6, especially if that is enabled on the
> backend and in the user's network.
> 

We should support ipv6 networking. it's the future!


Regards
Stuart


> Peter
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