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Question UPnP vs SMB/CIFS

First, are you talking about streaming over the internet, or streaming over your LAN from a NAS or media server device?

Second, UPnP is a protocol for opening ports on internet-facing routers, and is not generally used for streaming. (Stream travels from internet to device, after device opens connect to internet.) SMB/CIFS is used for Windows' file-sharing on a NAS.

Most streaming apps use DLNA, I believe, and neither one of the above, although you can stream using windows file-sharing from a NAS, if you just double-click on a media file after mapping a drive letter, and playing the media locally, while pulling it over your LAN from the NAS. In that case, your media player has to handle the buffering.
 
VirtualLarry said:
First, are you talking about streaming over the internet, or streaming over your LAN from a NAS or media server device?

Second, UPnP is a protocol for opening ports on internet-facing routers, and is not generally used for streaming. (Stream travels from internet to device, after device opens connect to internet.) SMB/CIFS is used for Windows' file-sharing on a NAS.

Most streaming apps use DLNA, I believe, and neither one of the above, although you can stream using windows file-sharing from a NAS, if you just double-click on a media file after mapping a drive letter, and playing the media locally, while pulling it over your LAN from the NAS. In that case, your media player has to handle the buffering.
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Local basically.

Also my bad it says uPnP/DLNA
 
You can't compare them since they have different primary functions. uPNP deals with ports. DLNA is a media sharing standard. SMB is a folder sharing standard. SMB is primarily for all types of files.

What issue are you having or hope to improve?
 
razel said:
You can't compare them since they have different primary functions. uPNP deals with ports. DLNA is a media sharing standard. SMB is a folder sharing standard. SMB is primarily for all types of files.

What issue are you having or hope to improve?
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One protocol buffers my 4k video while streaming from a local wireless hard drive the other one doesn't. It is weird. I am playing on a iPad with nPlayer Plus. I tried a different app same thing.
 
'4k video while streaming from a local wireless hard drive'

Wireless hard drive. Get that wired.
 
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