Asset on Synology DSM 7.2, using multiple ethernet ports

[mbarnstijn]

My Synology SA3600, DSM 7.2, is running the Asset package and it has no issues finding and indexing the audio media I want to play.

The Synology is connected to three independent LANs (distributed to different buildings) via three ethernet ports. (It has 4 x 1G copper and 2 x 10G copper as standard, and 2 x 10G fiber via add-on PCIe card.)

I can connect by IP address to the Asset configuration web page on each one of the three ports that I've got active, so at least that part is working for all active network ports.

Will Asset independently respond and connect through each of those LAN connections? Could I have control points on each network that direct streams to renderers sitting on the three separate networks? I'm not expecting a control point on one network to direct streams onto another network. The networks will remain independent and traffic will not be permitted between them for reasons that are unique to my requirements and aren't relevant to these questions.

If Asset can only communicate on a single network connection at a time, how do you specify which connection it should be using?

Any insights on how multiple network connections are handled or configured for Asset on Synology would be welcome.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

--michael

[Spoon]

It is unlikely UPnP will work like this, it has to broadcast on the network for discovery and I do not think it would broadcast over 3 networks.

[mbarnstijn]

I've tested the configuration mentioned above, and it certainly seems like UPnP only works over one of the networks.

My additional question is then how does Asset choose which network to listen to for broadcasts from potential UPnP control points looking for media servers? It seems to be listening on only one network. I feel like there should be a way to configure Asset to choose one network from among those available on the machine. I would hope that the network Asset listens to isn't a random choice! LOL

--michael

[Spoon]

the OS would prioritise one of the network connections, asset does not specifically know about ip addresses used