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Title: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 20, 2012, 10:35:30 pm

Pardon me if this is a silly question, but I cannot find an answer.

I intend to do the computational work on a JRMR PC and send audio data over ethernet to a small Linux based PC with sound card output.
Apart from using netjack2 on both server and client machine, is this possible? How?
Eventually, what MC version is required? I own MC v15.

Thanks in advance for your help

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: lepa on June 21, 2012, 08:12:19 am

You could use MC as DLNA server then you could use any DLNA compliant "client" on linux to access the server.

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 21, 2012, 06:01:10 pm

Could you please name some DLNA compliant "client" on linux.
Is the protocol employed by DLNA tcp o udp?

My original idea was to be able to remote the PC source which sends audio data to a "stupid" linux based network audio adapter through ethernet.
Is this still possible? 

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: JimH on June 21, 2012, 06:03:02 pm

This might help:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DLNA

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 21, 2012, 06:18:53 pm

Thanks.

Please I would like to understand a bit more about DLNA configuration.
In that link it talks of Renders and Servers.
What does a DLNA client actually do?
I would like to have ALL processing on MC computer (server) and the receiving linux based NAA device (DLNA client ??) just acts as a buffer pass through for audio data, also because it would be seriously underpowered (Alix machine with 256MB RAM).

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: AndrewFG on June 22, 2012, 10:48:28 am

Quote from: Bibo on June 21, 2012, 06:18:53 pm

Please I would like to understand a bit more about DLNA configuration.
In that link it talks of Renders and Servers.
What does a DLNA client actually do?

The guys at Linn have a nice page that explains UPnP / DLNA quite well in laymans terms: http://oss.linn.co.uk/trac/wiki/UPnP

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: imugli on June 22, 2012, 11:01:27 am

RhythmBox can receive data from a DLNA Server using the coherence plugin.  :)

http://coherence.beebits.net/wiki/RhythmBox

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 22, 2012, 05:53:31 pm

Quote from: AndrewFG on June 22, 2012, 10:48:28 am

The guys at Linn have a nice page that explains UPnP / DLNA quite well in laymans terms: http://oss.linn.co.uk/trac/wiki/UPnP

Thanks. Now it's clear  :)
...I wanted to be sure that all computational work was on the Media Server

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 22, 2012, 05:57:18 pm

Quote from: imugli on June 22, 2012, 11:01:27 am

RhythmBox can receive data from a DLNA Server using the coherence plugin.  :)

http://coherence.beebits.net/wiki/RhythmBox

Thanks.
Do you have experience that RhythBox actually work as DLNA client with MC?

I was suggested Gmrender and latest VLC. Any experience with these clients?
Is there a Linux DLNA client that works, that other users are employing?

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: Bibo on June 22, 2012, 06:02:25 pm

Quote from: JimH on June 21, 2012, 06:03:02 pm

This might help:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DLNA

One general question just to be sure:

Can I implement any filter (like upsampling, XO, convolution) in MC DLNA Server before sending data to the DLNA client/renderer?

Title: Re: Stream to Linux machine?
Post by: imugli on June 22, 2012, 11:57:27 pm

Quote from: Bibo on June 22, 2012, 05:57:18 pm

Thanks.
Do you have experience that RhythBox actually work as DLNA client with MC?

Let me get back to you. The better half's laptop runs ubuntu so I'll try it out.