Can UPnP Discovery be done from Javascript?

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I'm working on a webpage on which I want to discover some UPnP devices, however the client maybe on a different VLAN than the server. So, UPnP discovery needs to happen on the client. Apparently UDP is not possible with Javascript. Does anyone know if there is a way to do UPnP discovery from the client's browser?

I think very, very hardly without a plug-in. – Pekka Feb 04 '11 at 20:01 — Pekka, Feb 04 '11 at 20:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '11 at 20:04

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JavaScript has no built-in raw networking capabilities. For example, you can't natively do pings. You can do a DIY ping/port scanner using the img tag, and setting the src attribute to a target and testing the response. But, other than that, you will need a plugin or ActiveX.

I would also suggest using Java.

answered Feb 04 '11 at 20:04

Chris Laplante

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That's what I thought, just thought I would get other's thoughts. – anotherdjohnson Feb 04 '11 at 22:04

Can UPnP Discovery be done from Javascript?

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