Mainly scanning, yes. In the past I also had the server's database located on the NAS, that was probably not a good idea, latency plays a role there along with bandwidth. But if you have a normal computer running the server it should not be a problem to have the database on the computer and just mound a remote drive.
Then it's really just scanning - unless you plan to stream stuff like lossless HD stream to half a dozen of devices simultaneously, then at some point bandwidth can become an issue, too. Wifi is still a bad idea for anything beyond a single device or mp3 streaming. Bandwidth need grows exponentially with the number of streams (because WiFi is half-duplex and can't avoid collisions) . And with all devices on WiFi streaming from a NAS with the server on another computer to a Squeezebox amounts to actually 4 streams which usually means you'll on average need 8 times the gross bandwidth of the raw stream. So a mostly harmless 44.1/16 FLAC stream reduces your bandwidth by around 11 MBit and a 96/24 steam will consume a whopping 36 MBit. For ONE device! --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and *New: Logitech UE Smart Radio* as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100234 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
