[aklug] Re: Sharing media files with Windows based computers

From: Arthur Corliss <acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org>
Date: Sun Feb 07 2010 - 18:17:23 AKST

On Sun, 7 Feb 2010, David Prentice wrote:

> Tim,
>
> I find a NAS to be the most straightforward solution. Centralize the
> media storage and stream to all devices from a single location. I run
> FreeNAS at home for this purpose and it identifies itself as a DAAP
> server, a DLNA server, as well as hosting the same files as samba
> shares. This does, of course, necessitate having a seperate device to
> function as the server itself.
>
> You could, instead, simply run a Firefly server on Ubuntu. This would
> serve media as a DAAP server that iTunes devices (and software like
> Rhythmbox or Amarok) could easily identify.

There's always icecast as well...

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die
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