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eizedev / AirConnect-Synology

Updated AirConnect packages for Synology NAS and Synology Router
https://github.com/philippe44/AirConnect
MIT License
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Failed to run #5

Closed vespino closed 3 years ago

vespino commented 3 years ago

I have 4 Nest Minis on my network, still Synology resports the package can't be run and tells me to make sure I have at least one Chromecast device on my network. Any tips on how to debug this and get things running?

vespino commented 3 years ago

Fiddling with IGMP snooping miraculously got it to work.

eizedev commented 3 years ago

Since many people have problems with the multicast configuration (especially IGMP snooping and IGMP proxy configuration), I have included a short chapter in the readme, which refers to it and gives some (not detailed) tips. In the beginning I also had these problems

Multicast and IGMP Snooping/Proxy

vespino commented 3 years ago

@eizedev great! I'm currently using Audio Station to play to my Next Minis, but it is possible to airplay streaming audio (so an internet stream) from the command line without the need of Audio Station?

eizedev commented 3 years ago

Unfortunately, I don't quite understand your question. From where would you like to play an audio stream? Because you write commandline -> From the Synology NAS locally? If you use AirPlay, you can of course use your IPhone to send a stream via AirPlay to a Sonos speaker. Or are you looking for something permanent that doesn't depend on your mobile phone?

If i start Audio Station (Playlist randomly chosen ;-)) i can select the "new" AirPlay speakers from AirConnect (Check the + symbol at the end of the name). Sorry for the german language in the screenshot ;-) But most of it is self explaining:

image

vespino commented 3 years ago

I would like to initiate AirPlay from the Synology command line if possible. I'm currently using is as displayed in your screenshot. I'm Dutch, so don't worry, I can read fine :)

eizedev commented 3 years ago

hmm... good question. I found this thread online, but didnt't test it yet. So you can call a cgi from audiostation with some parameters: https://community.synology.com/enu/forum/17/post/16865?page=1&sort=oldest

newer post is about the player "mplayer" that audio station uses. You can call mplayer from the commandline: https://www.tutorialfor.com/questions-14505.htm

Also there exists a few command line "airplayer" link this one (written in ruby): https://coderwall.com/p/tpjlcw/command-line-airplay-video-client-for-appletv

Perhaps something works?

vespino commented 3 years ago

Thanks, I will look into those posts.