[mythtv-users] Use remote machine to control Myth frontend?

Footer footer at gmail.com
Sun Jan 15 12:59:20 UTC 2006


Thanks for the replies thus far!  I have looked in to each of these
and they all have their merits.  I'm not sure which I'll use.  It
isn't quite as simple as I'd hoped.  But that's the beauty of
Linux/MythTV.  So many options, so little time!

THANKS!

On 1/14/06, Footer <footer at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an older machine that I'm using as a Myth box configured as
> both a frontend and backend hooked up in my entertainment center.
> Since it's old, it has limited storage so what I'd like to do, is use
> a remote machine (another Linux box) to store and play music from but
> pipe it over to the old Myth box so that it plays on my entertainment
> center sound system.  Both of these machines are on my home network
> and are wired (not wireless).
>
> I know I can make a remote hard disk to store and play music from but
> what I want to do is be able to use the remote machine to also control
> and play that music (use amaroK for example vs. MythMusic) on the Myth
> box hooked up to the entertainment center.
>
> Does anyone know if this is possible and how I would go about
> configuring it?  I hope my explanation isn't too confusing!  And I
> apologize for the goofy sounding subject!  Wasn't easy to come up with
> ...
>
> :)
>
> Thanks!
>
> PS.  I use KnoppMyth on my Myth box and Webmin to configure it
> remotely.  I also have Vncserver working so I can VNC to it remotely
> but that's not what I'm after!
>


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