captain_tinker
Well-known member
Folks,
I am researching squeezeboxes. I see that a few of you have them, and so after having read the users manual online, I still have a few questions.
I see that several of you use a NAS device for streaming data to the SB. Does your computer need to be on to allow the SB to view the files on the NAS? I would assume no, but I am not sure how you would set up the SB to be able to recognize the NAS as a host. I am sure it has an IP etc, but it doesn't have a real OS so you could not install the Slim Server on it could you? Or is there some other setting that I just didn't catch?
Also, I have an old 20 gb IDE HDD that I could probably put all my music on and put it into a NAS enclosure, do any of you have a recommendation for nicely priced enclosure and where to get it? Brand, model, etc...
It says it supports playlists. Does it create it's own, or could it use an m3u playlist, like the ones that Winamp creates? Just curious, it doesn't say.
Oh, and if using WPA2 with a hugely long sting of letters, numbers, and punctuation for a password, I don't see all those punctuation characters on the remote, must one use the remote, or is there a way to do it via the slim server software?
I know, lots of questions, but I think that this may be an interesting way to listen to my stuff without having to always be pulling my cds out.
-capT
I am researching squeezeboxes. I see that a few of you have them, and so after having read the users manual online, I still have a few questions.
I see that several of you use a NAS device for streaming data to the SB. Does your computer need to be on to allow the SB to view the files on the NAS? I would assume no, but I am not sure how you would set up the SB to be able to recognize the NAS as a host. I am sure it has an IP etc, but it doesn't have a real OS so you could not install the Slim Server on it could you? Or is there some other setting that I just didn't catch?
Also, I have an old 20 gb IDE HDD that I could probably put all my music on and put it into a NAS enclosure, do any of you have a recommendation for nicely priced enclosure and where to get it? Brand, model, etc...
It says it supports playlists. Does it create it's own, or could it use an m3u playlist, like the ones that Winamp creates? Just curious, it doesn't say.
Oh, and if using WPA2 with a hugely long sting of letters, numbers, and punctuation for a password, I don't see all those punctuation characters on the remote, must one use the remote, or is there a way to do it via the slim server software?
I know, lots of questions, but I think that this may be an interesting way to listen to my stuff without having to always be pulling my cds out.
-capT