Hello Folks,
In a previous thread I was curious about DLNA and anyone's experiences with it. DLNA is definitely a new MicroSoft Infection! As it turns out, a very bright (savant) EE friend of mine shared his recent experience with DLNA: QUOTE: I would suspect that anything designed to just "work over the web" would be in bed with Microsoft - and have all sort of security holes in it. A better option might be something that just works over 232. I have two digital crossovers which work over a wire with a simple (very simple) GUI. No connection to the internet required. On the other hand, the DJ console I just bought *requires* an internet connection to set up the first time. Not only that, but all security software turned OFF. So I turned off Windows Update to plug that little hole. Wrong answer, McFly! It blew up on me. Not having Windows Update turned on szhexed the on-board firmware when it tried to download it. And the registry was corrupt, which I had to fix manually. I *finally* got a driver and firmware package from them that can be installed locally, offline. But what the *didn't* tell me is that the firmware could not be installed on a Windows 7 machine. Blew up again. Re-initialized on my XP machine, where it works now. But I'm still trying to get the Win 7 drivers sorted out. There are still registry errors. Now compare this to my new measurement software I just bought - it works on ANYTHING (even Wine) and comes with a USB hardware key. Can't run it on more than one machine without the key. Isn't this about 10000 times easier?????? end rant. END/QUOTE So avoid DLNA unless you field test before purchase.... http://www.dlna.org/ James
