Looking for remote connection solution

[Opossum]

Hi I'm looking for some type of remote connction software. My setup is a MP3 box in the living room that I could control from any of the 7 computers through out my house. I have tried Remote Desktop that comes with WinXP but the mp3's only play on the computer I'm using to connect remotely. I need it to out put at the mps box that is connected to my stereo.
I have tried to connect from video card to TV and the picture quality is crappy. I thought about a KVM switch but the closest computer is about 30 feet away.
Anyone have an idea or solution?

Thanks
Opossum

 

[Red Squirrel]

You mean you want that computer to play throughout all the others?

What you could do is hook up the sound card to a splitter and plug it in the line in of each computer. But you'd have cabeling going all over though. But that would work. If you want something even more advanced, where it splits you could get "dimmers" for volume control of each PC.

But I think you'd loose sound quality by splitting to so many sources though. I might be wrong.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Opossum
Hi I'm looking for some type of remote connction software. My setup is a MP3 box in the living room that I could control from any of the 7 computers through out my house. I have tried Remote Desktop that comes with WinXP but the mp3's only play on the computer I'm using to connect remotely. I need it to out put at the mps box that is connected to my stereo.
I have tried to connect from video card to TV and the picture quality is crappy. I thought about a KVM switch but the closest computer is about 30 feet away.
Anyone have an idea or solution?

Thanks
Opossum

In remote desktop options, you can set it to leave sound at server computer. That will solve your problem. Be certain to save the profile and load it everytime you connect, or you will have to reset it to leave sound everytime you connect. Also you could try a variant of VNC (free), Funk Proxy (pay), PCAnywhere (pay)...

 

[cleverhandle]

Wouldn't it be a lot easier just to share the MP3 files, and let the clients deal with the sound issues?

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: cleverhandle
Wouldn't it be a lot easier just to share the MP3 files, and let the clients deal with the sound issues?

You're misreading his questions.

 

[cleverhandle]

Ah, sorry... I see. He wants the music at the location of the MP3 box. In that case, suggestion withdrawn...

 

[Opossum]

Thanks guys. And thanks "werk". I downloaded "RealVNC" and it works like a charm. It is just what I wanted.
Thanks
Opossum

 

[jonmullen]

what OS...even if it is windows you could install Perl and write a quick script to play the MP3's with say winamp. heck you could even make the system a small webserver and control it through your browser.