Hello guys, im using NDi OUT in an installation that has multiple networks. I want to fix NDI to one of them, is there a way to do this? thanks
Hi,
what do you mean by multiple networks ?
This is usually done by slicing the network into VLANs.
You may also make sure you are using different class of IP or networks mask for your different “networks”
As long as the NDI source and NDI receiver are on the same subnet you should be good. Although for example DANTE and NDI need different network profiles so i would use different VLANs.
Hi,
If you’re deploying NDI on complex networks (or frankly using it on an installation in general) you should look into using the NDI discovery service.
The principal mechanism that NDI uses to route itself is Zeroconf Networking/mDNS. Essentially senders and receivers broadcast discovery packets down all available interfaces and try to build an ad-hoc map of the network to find optimal routes. It does not work reliably on networks where there are multiple shared network segments between hosts (ie: when both have access to internal control networks and internet access concurrently).
The discovery service lets you override NDI’s mDNS in order to specify the network segments to use.