AudioNervosa
Systemic Development => Digital Audio Devices => Streaming Players => Topic started by: Bigfish8 on September 07, 2007, 05:51:09 PM
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Guys:
I love the convenience of the Squeezebox but hate having to squint to see the screen on it to make selections with the remote control. Tonight I was browsing the Slim Forum and came across a recommendation that works and is great for my situation. I have a desktop computer upstairs that runs Slimserver. Previously I had to go upstairs to create a new playlist or play around with the small screen on the S3. Since I have a laptop this offers me the perfect solution:
Just point the browser on your laptop to http://<slimserver_ip>:9000/ , but putting the IP address of your basement pc in place of <slimserver_ip>.
>Do I need to have the slimserver installed on my laptop along with Softsqueeze <
No.
>is that the same ip address that I am showing on the Squeezebox<
It's the IP address of the server your squeezebox connects to. On the SB Menu do Settings->Information->Server Information and scroll down to Host IP address.
This works fantastic and I wish I had know about this months ago.
Ken
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Ahh, the magic of the web!
Your laptop is working as a webserver, and any browser on it's network can make requests of the server. Laptop, HandheldPC, squeezebox, softsqueeze, cellphone, anything with a web browser. If you make your slimserver available to the internet (not advised) you could play songs from anywhere, except you couldn't hear them :(
Wait til you discover the skins and plugins like Inguz. 8) Lots of fun.
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Thanks for the tip, Ken. I wish I'd read something like this a long time ago... and hopefully others will see it and benefit a shorter learning curve.
Glad you found something that works for you... :D
-Carl