Other Idnet customers DLNA server appearing on my PS3

[jimc]

This is a strange one
was just browsing to my server via my ps3 and another unknown streaming server appeared, done some checking
and it seems to be from another idnet customer ?.
can detect no other wireless networks around me. I have their external IP but don't want to publish it unless necessary
any one any ideas
I will contact support in the morning never the less.

[Simon]

Please don't publish it!    Unless anyone has any ideas, I think this is definitely one for IDNet.

[psp83]

What was the name of the DNLA device? I have a few here and not come across this before.

[jimc]

It is a wag320N
Linksys by cisco  dual band wireless n adsl2+ modem router with gigabit
I have never come across this either
quite puzzling

[Rik]

Definitely one for support, Jim.

[jimc]

IDNET network guys investigating now

[Rik]

Thanks, Jim, I'll be interested in the outcome.

[pctech]

So would I actually, in theory though as you are all on the same network this could happen.

I suppose the IDNet engineers will need to put some blocks in place so that the discovery packets aren't routed round the network

[Steve]

I'm hoping it's not mine,I do run a DLNA server

[jimc]

so do you have a wag320n Steve ?

[Steve]

Certainly not  

Mine is probably identified as Vortexbox

[jimc]

ahh never heard of that looks interesting

[Technical Ben]

I could be totally wrong here but... (Googles DLNA server)...
... My guess would be it's a similar bug that happened on the old Messenger and webcams. Those were automatically setup to "broadcast" all data. So there were hundreds of CCTV and home webcams open to the internet at one point.  
I wonder if the other IDNet customer has keyed in the wrong settings, or the software/hardware has a bug where it's being broadcast/sent somewhere it should not.

[edit]
Aparently the google search to find such webcams is http://www.google.com/search?q=inurl:/view.shtml. That's what happens when your settings are wrong, it's all sent to google!  
[edit]
LOL Cows... http://cam1.8484.ch/local/view/view.shtml
(Not sure if this break forum rules, these are technically "public" broadcast webcams.  

[jimc]

If a bug was the case I would expect quite a few more reports of this sort of thing and I would see a lot more DLNA servers myself ?
I agree it could be a customer config error this sounds probable.
I started just after the latest BT outages, I wonder if they may be related ?

have not heard back from IDNET yet

[Gary]

I could be totally wrong here but... (Googles DLNA server)...
... My guess would be it's a similar bug that happened on the old Messenger and webcams. Those were automatically setup to "broadcast" all data. So there were hundreds of CCTV and home webcams open to the internet at one point. 
I wonder if the other IDNet customer has keyed in the wrong settings, or the software/hardware has a bug where it's being broadcast/sent somewhere it should not.

[edit]
Aparently the google search to find such webcams is http://www.google.com/search?q=inurl:/view.shtml. That's what happens when your settings are wrong, it's all sent to google! 
[edit]
LOL Cows... http://cam1.8484.ch/local/view/view.shtml
(Not sure if this break forum rules, these are technically "public" broadcast webcams. 

I used to watch loads of those on Google 

[pctech]

If you are watching a cow cam, wouldn't you call it a moovie?

[Rik]

[pctech]

 

[Ray]

If you are watching a cow cam, wouldn't you call it a moovie?

That's worth a double, Mitch, 

[pctech]

 

[Simon]

If you are watching a cow cam, wouldn't you call it a moovie? 

Especially if it was made on the hoof.

[Rik]

That's udderly terrible. 

[pctech]

So is that Rik.

[Simon]

Pull the udder one!

[Rik]