I know the basic concept. Use the IP address of the server and the password and I should be able to access my media. Is that correct? Is it that simple? I am going on vacation and would like to be able to watch my movies on laptop without picking which ones to take on thumb drive or external hard drive. Also right now I have a dynamic IP I assume. I would have to make it static to be able to log in is that correct?

Or would I want to use something like a remote desktop client? Not sure how that works either but see a lot of people using it to log into other computers over the net. RDP won't work.

You'll need some sort of media server running on your system and then you'll have to connect to that over the internet. You can use DynDNS to get around the dynamic IP issue. Look into something like Webguide. I have it running on my WHS install, but have yet to get the video working properly. Haven't spent much time trying to fix it though. Streaming music from it works great though.

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I think TVersity can also be set up to stream over the internet, but I haven't looked into that nearly as much. I'm sure there are a million other ways to do it as well. So, what do you mean by having a media server running? Download Free Body Pump Routine Pdf Download. I can not just choose the file folder over the internet and press play on my laptop? I will look into webguide.

So, some program needs to be running on the host to be able to stream media from it over the internet? So theoretically I would need to use an RDP to start that software if the software wasnt running when I leave on vacation. Does webguide only work in server OS? I am not running that yet my main computer is my 'server' till I get the funds to build a media server and buy WHS. Modified by Power5 at 11:41 AM 4-8-2010. Quote, originally posted by Power5 » I know the basic concept. Use the IP address of the server and the password and I should be able to access my media.

Is that correct? Is it that simple? I am going on vacation and would like to be able to watch my movies on laptop without picking which ones to take on thumb drive or external hard drive. Also right now I have a dynamic IP I assume. I would have to make it static to be able to log in is that correct? Or would I want to use something like a remote desktop client? Not sure how that works either but see a lot of people using it to log into other computers over the net.

Your router can probably manage your IP. Get an account at DynDNS.org, and then enter the info into your router and let it worry about things.

What type of server to you have? The answer to this question is different depending on what you run.

Me personally - I use Linux so I don't need to do a freaking thing. Click on the file and go. I would also look into Ampache. I have that running on my server, it will stream media to whomever needs access. Quote, originally posted by robbyb413 » Your router can probably manage your IP.

Get an account at DynDNS.org, and then enter the info into your router and let it worry about things. What type of server to you have? The answer to this question is different depending on what you run.

Me personally - I use Linux so I don't need to do a freaking thing. Click on the file and go. I would also look into Ampache. I have that running on my server, it will stream media to whomever needs access.

[IMG]Right now my router is just the DSL box that came when I got the service, but I can grab a good router if that is necessary. I don't know where any of the router software is if I even have it. Like I mentioned, I do not have a server running any sort of server OS whether it be WHS or some linux distro. Right now I just have my main computer acting as a server for my media. Does ampache work with windows? I have no idea how to do a linux install and will likely be going the WHS route when I finally build my media server. Modified by Power5 at 1:47 PM 4-8-2010.

Quote, originally posted by SAPJetta » You have to pay for both of those though. If you already have a capable PC, there is no need to pay for yet another box. I think for the Phillies question above a Slingbox is an ideal solution. Pinnacle Media Center Serial Key.

Connect ethernet and cable coax to it, toss it in a corner and forget about it. The Slingbox makes is virtually plug-and-play right down to controlling the cable box (or even simpler just split the cable line and run it to the SB if a cable box isn't needed for the desired channels). Additionally you have the choice of a browser client or standalone app for viewing. You are right though. There are several free ways to roll-your-own. VLC has a somewhat capable streaming function.

I've played with it briefly. Modified by F1_Fan at 10:56 AM 4-8-2010 Modified by F1_Fan at 10:56 AM 4-8-2010.

Quote, originally posted by Art Vandelay » This is all moot if you don't have an unusually fast upload speed from your ISP. I briefly considered transcoding my MythTV recordings to watch remotely, but I had to make the files so small, they were basically unwatchable.

How fast is fast and what format did you intend to encode to? Slingbox (I only mention that because it's my only frame of reference) needs about 300-500 kbps up for watchable SD h.264 video and ideally 600 kbps (that's not uncommon). Quote, originally posted by SAPJetta » You have to pay for both of those though. If you already have a capable PC, there is no need to pay for yet another box.

There absolutely is a need. Slingboxes are small cheap (I paid $100 for my slingbox pro and the HD adapter back when that was the current top-end setup from SB - so you can buy them used or off eBay, etc for under $100, under $150 if you want a higher end model), require virtually no maintenance, are silent, and don't use much power.

You plug it in, and you either hit the web to view your TV on the web page or you download the client. And you can watch it on your Phone too. By comparison, any machine somebody has sitting around they could use in lieu of a slingbox will more than likely cost more per year on your power bill than the cost of the slingbox and it's power, plus a computer is bigger so you'll have more trouble tucking it somewhere nobody will see it, it will be noisy and require maintenance to keep the OS up to date and you'll have watch all the moving pieces to make sure they're not failing on you. THEN you'll have to maintain the programs you're using to stream, and you'll need to make sure that OS updates don't break functionality. Modified by robbyb413 at 9:25 AM 4-9-2010. Quote, originally posted by Power5 » Right now my router is just the DSL box that came when I got the service, but I can grab a good router if that is necessary. I don't know where any of the router software is if I even have it.

Like I mentioned, I do not have a server running any sort of server OS whether it be WHS or some linux distro. Right now I just have my main computer acting as a server for my media. Does ampache work with windows? I have no idea how to do a linux install and will likely be going the WHS route when I finally build my media server.

Log in to your DSL box to see if it will let you add a DynDNS account. You have nothing to lose. If not though there are programs you can add to your computer to do the same thing. [IMG]Ampache works on anything. It's a web app. If you hit the project page and go to documentation they have an installer that will install everything you need to get it up and running on a windows machine, and they also have instructions for using common players to stream media via your ampache server.

It's so easy a caveman could do it. My GF can barely log in to her webmail some days and yet I can see that she's streaming off the server at this very moment without having to call me asking how to do it.