Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:09:41 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X server remote login and sound Message-ID: <458C57A5.2050402@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <458C0D78.6020209@freemail.hu> References: <45899E9F.6040803@passagen.se> <64085.71.210.233.122.1166764637.squirrel@intranet.cs.nmsu.edu> <14989d6e0612220101t46b76896v792ddba40583b749@mail.gmail.com> <458C0D78.6020209@freemail.hu>
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Nagy László Zsolt wrote:
> Christian Walther wrote:
>> I'm not sure if sending uncompressed audio data over the network is
>> such a good idea.
> Are you sure that esd does not compress the data?
>
> By the way, esd can be used with any audio application. It can emulate
> a real soundcard. Example follows.
>
>
> On the server (where your real sound card is located):
>
> esd -promiscuous -tcp -pubic -port 1500
>
> On the client:
>
> esddsp -v -s 192.168.0.13:1500 mpg123 something.mp3
>
>
> The mpg123 program does not need to have ESD support. The esddsp
> program creates a fake pcm device before starting mpg123.
>
> Best,
>
> Laszlo
Why not just use the -C flag with ssh and port forward the port
using ssh as well (-L ...)? The only problem would be with sharing the
soundcard/port, since I'm not sure if only one user can connect and use
esd at one time. However, this can be setup per-user given a little
foreknowledge and planning.
-Garrett
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