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rudyrednose

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Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« on: June 22, 2004, 10:50:53 am »
I am using MC10 with a Media Server machine in a spare bedroom.
That machine is unconfortable to work on for extended time.

I would love to be able to modify my tags and ratings from my main PC, or to make or modify playlists, then available to all clients.  

I could make the server directories RW accessible from the network, and access directly without Media Server, but I am reluctant to do so.

Currently, my directories on the server are read-only on the network.  I feel this gives me (some) additionnal protection against virus on client machines.

Any suggestions ?
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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2004, 12:26:25 pm »
Have you considered using VNC? It would allow you to use your main PC's keyboard, mouse and monitor to control MC on the server. My favourite implementation is TightVNC
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TimB

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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2004, 04:34:29 pm »
I LOVE VNC as recommended to me for a Media Server issue on this very forum!

-=Tim=-
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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2004, 08:21:12 pm »
If you're thinking VNC, look no further than UltraVNC (http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/).

-John
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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2004, 11:49:27 pm »
Or maybe, just maybe, we could implement what the user is requesting ... it's not the first time it has been requested, ya know.  

It would be a really cool feature.   Maybe setup a user login -- One READ-ONLY one with WRITE capabilities ? I dont know ..
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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2004, 04:01:15 am »
Skeet,

I tried UltraVNC for a while at work (we use it big time for remote-control support), but it seemed to give me a lot of grief performance and reliability wise...

Has it improved recently? I thought I checked not long ago and there has been no new build for a while...
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Re:Changing Tags from a client machine ?
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2004, 09:18:03 am »
Quote from: LunchmeatVoom on June 23, 2004, 04:01:15 am
Skeet,

I tried UltraVNC for a while at work (we use it big time for remote-control support), but it seemed to give me a lot of grief performance and reliability wise...

Has it improved recently? I thought I checked not long ago and there has been no new build for a while...


The 1.0-RC11d version worked really well for me.  A few weeks ago, I decided to try the RC16 experimental release based on the change notes and what seemed like some cool features, but it had some serious issues on my machines.  It was A LOT faster when it worked, but that was no where near 100% of the time.  RC17 is a lot better, and it looks like RC18 is out now with more performance improvements.  See this page for the newest experimental versions: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63887.

Based on my experiences and that I haven't tried RC18 yet, I'd suggest using the RC11d version off the main page...

-John
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