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In Reply to: Slightly OT question about Jriver posted by andy_c on December 11, 2006 at 10:22:18:
> I want to totally avoid multiple wireless hops here.
> Can Jriver accomplish this?J. River should really document the capabilities of their product more thoroughly. I'll tell you what I have learned and let you decide whether it will do what you want.
There are some powerful capabilities and some limitations in architecture.
- each Media Center 11/12 program can output to more than one soundcard. (Multiple zones.)
- MC 11/12 can output to a uPnP device. So you might be able to output from the music server PC across a wireless network to a uPnP device different part of the house. Check the J. River forum for more on this and for info on specific uPnP devices. (The Linksys device you mention has been discussed as well. I think it takes over all soundcard output so it doen't work with other output devices.)
- The Media Server capability lets one copy of the program have read/write access to the library and other copies of the s/w have read only access. Each copy of MC 11/12 outputs to soundcards or devices connected to it.
- The MC library database is separate from the music files themselves. It can be on a different PC from the music files. (The library should be on the same PC as the copy of MC useing that library. Each copy of MC could have its own library of a common set of music files. A change to one library is not reflected in the libraries on other PCs. Some users run scripts to reconcile multiple libraries.
- You can use a third party program such as Microsoft's Remote Desktop feature in Win XP Pro or VNC to operate one PC from a different PC. You can have the VNC client running on several PCs at the same time all controlling the same server PC. I've tried this using Real VNC and its works fine. You can find discussions of this approach on the J. River forum. I think this might do what you want in connection with a uPnP device.
> If so, would I need two licenses (one for server, one for client)?
Once you get a license, you can use it on all your PCs.
Bill
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