[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread 4mula1
There are some ideas here, which is good, I'm glad to see soem interest. But maybe I need to clarify some things to make what I am really looking for more clear. Like I said before, this is for my parents. My parents aren't computer savvy, therefore I am the family IT manager. I want a minimum

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread JJZolx
4mula1;160103 Wrote: There are some ideas here, which is good, I'm glad to see soem interest. But maybe I need to clarify some things to make what I am really looking for more clear. Ok, maybe it needs to be explicitly stated: The capability that you're looking for does not exist in

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread azinck3
4mula1;160103 Wrote: There are some ideas here, which is good, I'm glad to see soem interest. But maybe I need to clarify some things to make what I am really looking for more clear. Like I said before, this is for my parents. My parents aren't computer savvy, therefore I am the family

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread snarlydwarf
azinck3;160190 Wrote: They have a dynamic IP so you can't use IP filtering, but you can at least protect your web interface via a password. If you feel that you need more security than this you can setup an SSH tunnel, as was previously mentioned (though this would require them to have a

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread erland
snarlydwarf;160205 Wrote: Or if you are running Linux on your server, use something like knockd, and have them knock on your server, which will open things up for them and only them. A bit trickier to set up, and I don't know of a knock client for windows, but something like that should

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread Peter
On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 11:34:02 -0800, erland [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: snarlydwarf;160205 Wrote: Or if you are running Linux on your server, use something like knockd, and have them knock on your server, which will open things up for them and only them. A bit trickier to set up, and I

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread Peter
Michael Herger wrote: IP restrictions are perfectly secure in practice (and faster as well). ...except if your ISP changes your IP every day. Change you ISP, that'll teach 'm... But you're right. Whitelisting IPs on the router requires static IP's on both sides, or DynDNS on one side and a

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-06 Thread Michael Herger
...except if your ISP changes your IP every day. Change you ISP, that'll teach 'm... In Switzerland this is still standard. You don't have to change, though, but only to pay. Almost all of them offer fixed addresses for a little more money... SSH is a hassle on Windows platfoms IMHO,

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread JJZolx
4mula1;159882 Wrote: I would've searched but the search isn't currently working. Please forgive me. It looks like my parents will be getting a SB3 and I was wondering if there was a plugin that could make their Slimserver act like a player and connect to my Slimserver? I would need to

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread 4mula1
JJZolx;159903 Wrote: Why not have their Squeezebox connect to your SlimServer? My SlimServer is behind a firewall. I have port 22 open so I can use SoftSqueeze at work, and I thought it would be nice to be able to link one SlimServer to another via SSH. I don't see SSH being added to the

[slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread SuperQ
4mula1;160010 Wrote: My SlimServer is behind a firewall. I have port 22 open so I can use SoftSqueeze at work, and I thought it would be nice to be able to link one SlimServer to another via SSH. I don't see SSH being added to the Squeezebox firmware so SlimServer will have to do that

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread Michael Herger
be warned, this could be really slow over DSL/Cable. It isn't if you have a decent DSL/cable connection. I started doing this when I had 400k outgoing. But I must admit that there's little going on at times when I access slimserver from outside - as I'm typically not at home then :-) --

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread Peter
SuperQ wrote: 4mula1;160010 Wrote: My SlimServer is behind a firewall. I have port 22 open so I can use SoftSqueeze at work, and I thought it would be nice to be able to link one SlimServer to another via SSH. I don't see SSH being added to the Squeezebox firmware so SlimServer will have

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver as a client to a remote Slimserver

2006-12-05 Thread Michael Herger
IP restrictions are perfectly secure in practice (and faster as well). ...except if your ISP changes your IP every day. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim -