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HomeUseOnly
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Aug 28, 2016

Since Firmware 6.5.1: upnphttp.c:1372: error: Rejecting wide link in upnp-av.log

I use the ReadyNAS as a home media/movie server. 

It had been working superbly for the past year or so until about 2 weeks ago, when it start to disconnect while watching movies (about every 20-25 minutes it would disconnect).  That was using the previous firmware level 2.2??

 

So this weekend I upgraded to the firmware level 6.5.1 and now I can not play any movie.  The media players report that the

content is not found or available when I select a movie.

 

While reviewing the logs, I see that minidlna server logging  "Rejecting wide link" for the failed attempts:

 

Aug 28 08:39:03 homeflix minidlnad[16340]: upnphttp.c:1372: error: Rejecting wide link /data/Videos/movie.mp4 ->  /data/Upload/movies/movie.mp4

 

I have been using symbolic links for over a year without any issue and I have my catalogs organized nicely by using these symlinks.

 

Does anyone know how and can provide instructions I can change the configuration of minidlna to work as it did at earlier firmware levels so that it doesn't reject the use to symliks?

 

Thank you

 

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  • Skywalker's avatar
    Skywalker
    NETGEAR Expert

    Yes, the default was changed to a more secure setting.

     

    From SSH, just run this command to allow wide links:

    echo "wide_links=yes" >> /etc/minidlna.conf.local

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