Hi folks
I'd like to be able to set a custom artnet port rather than the default 6454. When running Capture on the same machine as other lighting software, often only 1 application can bind to 6454 and depending upon the order the programs are launched only 1 "wins".
I use SoundSwitch as my main lighting software, and in version 2.9 it can send artnet data to localhost. I then take that dmx data and feed it into Chataigne so that I can maniulate it and forward it to other programs (like my laser software, resolume, etc).
I'd like to be able to change the Artnet port (which I know diverges from the Artnet spec) so that I could forward the DMX data to Capture on a different port.
Thoughts?
No, applications should set the SOL_SOCKET / SO_REUSEADDR socket option to ensure that multiple applications can bind to the same socket. If they want the ArtDmx packets to reach other applications on the same machine there must also be an option of broadcasting them. If you are worried about flooding the network, the TTL of outbound packets could be set to 0 so they don't leave the machine.