Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Is there any other software that works with lastfm that is a bit quicker? Thanks -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Hey guys Im very happy with the hardware, and the way the software works on the server and everyone can share from it. I am running SqueezeCentre 7.0 but find it a little clunky. I wouldn't mind the clunyness if the lastfm plugin worked fast I am finding that when a user in the house and switches the lastfm username within SqueezeCentre sometimes it doesn't actually change or to make it change we need to reboot the server software Is it just me, or it the lastfm plugin with more than 1 profile very clunky? Please advise - Many Thanks -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
darwinl;250755 Wrote: > Actually if the Slim software is already on your server and that server > is on the network with an IP of 192.168.1.17 then you access from other > laptops in a browser using http://192.168.1.17:9000 > > On the server itself you can use localhost:9000 or 127.0.0.1:9000 > > It is not necessary to load the software on the laptops themselves. > You can control the Squeezebox from the web interface accessed as > listed above. > > Does that work? Each laptop can bookmark 192.168.1.17:9000 > > Each of you can have different playlists setup. You will see there is > way to select player (you only have the one). However, using one > server any laptop could control any of multiple Squeezeboxes on the > network. Each could be playing the same songs as you move room to room > or each can have their own streams going independently. Works great. http://192.168.1.17:9000 Worked a treat :) Many Thanks -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Router filters are almost always for the connection between the internet and the local network. Ie, they won't block local port to local port. You shouldnt have to set anythying on your router unless you're planning on accessing your server from offsite. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
PSA - I have allowed access to all the ports in the image and turned windows firewall off, and nothing, no other pc's or laptops in the house can access 192.168.1.17 +---+ |Filename: IP.JPG | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3894| +---+ -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Actually if the Slim software is already on your server and that server is on the network with an IP of 192.168.1.17 then you access from other laptops in a browser using http://192.168.1.17:9000 On the server itself you can use localhost:9000 or 127.0.0.1:9000 It is not necessary to load the software on the laptops themselves. You can control the Squeezebox from the web interface accessed as listed above. Does that work? Each laptop can bookmark 192.168.1.17:9000 Each of you can have different playlists setup. You will see there is way to select player (you only have the one). However, using one server any laptop could control any of multiple Squeezeboxes on the network. Each could be playing the same songs as you move room to room or each can have their own streams going independently. Works great. -- darwinl darwinl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
mnichollsuk;250747 Wrote: > Hey guys > > I have installed Squeezecentre 7.0 and it works very well on the > server, but im slightly confused how the laptops will work with it. > > I assumed that each laptop would enter the IP of ther sevrer software? > 127.0.0.1:9000 and this diddnt bring anything up, neither did the > address of the server 192.168.1.17 > > So i tried installing the Squeezecentre software on a laptop as well > and it is asking for a fresh install and config. > > If the sevrer has all the music on, and Squeezebox installed, how does > each laptop in the house control the music? > > Many Thanks 192.168.1.17 is probably the correct IP of the server, but if you have a firewall installed, you will need to unlock it for the server. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToNetworks -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Hey guys I have installed Squeezecentre 7.0 and it works very well on the server, but im slightly confused how the laptops will work with it. I assumed that each laptop would enter the IP of ther sevrer software? 127.0.0.1:9000 and this diddnt bring anything up, neither did the address of the server 192.168.1.17 So i tried installing the Squeezecentre software on a laptop as well and it is asking for a fresh install and config. If the sevrer has all the music on, and Squeezebox installed, how does each laptop in the house control the music? Many Thanks -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
mnichollsuk;249286 Wrote: > Any one else contol music remotly in the tub? Somewhere in archives of this forum are photos of an SB installation in an outdoor gazebo-type thing with hot tub. The "waterproof remote" was a standard SB remote in a ziplock bag. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Hey guys Thanks so much for your help I have had a rather exciting idea :) PDA with a waterproof case...Ill be able to control music in the shower! WOOOH! Can't wait to set it up Any one else contol music remotly in the tub? -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
SuperQ;248913 Wrote: > Download slimserver now! It's free, and you can test it out before you > buy the squeezebox hardware. > > http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html And give Softsqueeze a try too - this is a Squeezebox / Transporter software emulation. In my experience (sorry, Mr Titmuss!) it's not been quite as sturdy in its operation as the real thing, but Softsqueeze will certainly give you a chance to give the user interface a test-drive. Matthew -- mflint 'GoalRush , LiveDepartures and ArtistPlaylist plugins' (http://www.insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/Slim_Plugins) mflint's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Download slimserver now! It's free, and you can test it out before you buy the squeezebox hardware. http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
mnichollsuk;248898 Wrote: > Ahhh I forgot to mention one important thing lol We have a shared > server with all our media on. > > If this is the case, then you are golden. Yes, it would be very easy for each of you to connect via your laptop browser, local application (such as Moose), or even handheld device. The playlists would most likely be saved on the media server in a common folder. -- ob_kook SB2 --> Axiom passive pre --> Portal Paladin monoblocks --> Dynaudio Contour 1.3 MKII ob_kook's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1383 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Ahhh I forgot to mention one important thing lol We have a shared server with all our media on. All music is on this server - i just want to make sure we can all control what music we want to play on our individual laptops, and we can each create a playlist on our laptops from the music on the server... Was a bit of a major thing to miss out on my first post lol :) -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Any computer on your network can control the SqueezeBox (SB) via a web browser interface. However, the SB is a slim client, and only connects to one server at a time. So, strictly speaking, when your different computers are connecting to the SB, they're really connecting to the computer that is running the server software (aka slimserver, which will has been renamed SqueezeCenter as of version 7.0, which is in beta). The practical implications are (a) you need to install slimserver on at least one of your laptops, (b) SB will only "see" one slimserver at a time, and (c) if you install slimserver on multiple laptops, then you *do* need to go up to the SB with the remote to change which computer it connects to as the server. The main potential hangup I see is that if it's like shared houses I've lived in, the 3 of you are coming and going at all times, often with your laptops. That's a problem if the one whose laptop is streaming to the SB decides to leave with the laptop while someone else is listening in the shower. I think your best bet would be to set up a separate computer dedicated to serving music, that will always stay home. It doesn't have to be a great computer -- almost anything will do. My first slimserver computer was a surplus Dell I picked up from work for $40 (500MHz P3 and 256MB RAM). My current one is a network drive with even less horsepower. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox question before i buy
Hey I live in a shared house, there are 3 of us all hooked up to a gigabit wired network, we already have speakers in the bathroom and now need to work out the best way all 3 of us can play our music to it (at different times of course) Im hoping i can buy this device, hook it to the speakers and the switch and it will do what we want Can 3 people access the squeezebox remotley to set up a playlist (can we decide what to play sat at our laptops or do we need to manually walk up to the device and play with the remote control - or can playlists be set up frm a laptop in another room - each 1 of us has our own laptop)? 1 pc, 1 mac, and 1 linux user, can all 3 pc's connect to this device and stream music to it? Please let me know, as if it does all of this, then i think it is the device for us. Thaks -- mnichollsuk mnichollsuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14404 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41035 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
