[TriLUG] streaming audio

[Barry Gaskins]

   Well it is probably not what you are asking but what I have is just a
samba share on a ubuntu fileserver box.  I have all the mp3 file and
anything else my family wants to share.  I guess that if you wanted http
access you could also run an apache server.

   I am curious as to what is to be gained from streaming the content as
opposed to just sending the whole file.  I guess it is clear that if you
have audio files that are more than a few minutes long then the advantage is
that you dont have to transfer many megabytes.  But most of the mp3 files I
have are just a few megs so I have not had any problem just opening the file
over the samba share and playing it in the player of my choice.

   - Barry Gaskins

On 10/29/06, Cristobal Palmer <cristobalpalmer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Howdy folks,
>
> I'm setting myself up a fileserver and slurping all my music onto it.
> I'd like to stream that audio (obviously I'd restrict the stream to my
> /24 to avoid lawsuits) so that I can tune into
> http://my.domain/some.tla with any computer in the house.
>
> What are people using to get this job done? ices2/icecast? Is that
> overkill?
>
> I'm interested in hearing a reply from people who have firsthand
> experience in setting up such a system OR have set up something
> different that you think would better suit my needs. I'm _very_
> interested if what you describe exists as a debian or ubuntu package
> and can be set up in << 20min.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> CMP
>
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