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Author Topic: Out-of-town access  (Read 1059 times)

codpiece

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Out-of-town access
« on: March 21, 2013, 11:47:32 am »
I will be away from home for several months and would like to play back movies stored on my home server on a laptop I will be taking with me.

What's the best way to accomplish this?

I'm thinking either via Webgizmo or Mediaserver (library server).

I think I would prefer to use Mediaserver, since that would be the best quality.  But, when I use library server within my own network (100 Mbps), my Network Utilization is at 99%.  Surely it would be even worse if I was outside my network, no?  Would upgrading to a gigabit network help?
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codpiece

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Re: Out-of-town access
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 11:53:10 am »
Wait a second...I just noticed that after several minutes of play back from library server, my Network Utilization dropped to basically 0%. 

Was it just buffering the whole movie?
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bob

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Re: Out-of-town access
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 02:59:54 pm »
It probably buffered as much as it could grab.
You could use either webremote or another MC as a client however if you use another MC as a client you have more control over the bandwidth used since you can pick the conversion format and size.
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codpiece

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Re: Out-of-town access
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2013, 09:27:48 am »
Thanks Bob.
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