garym wrote: > 1. LMS track count is reliable (exact) for me across different installs > of LMS. I'd start with the complete new rescan before going any further > (on *both* machines). Just to be clear, are you saying that in your > laptop LMS, you've set the music library to be the drive that is > attached to the desktop (so the laptop is scanning those files as if > they are in a network drive, across the network). If yes, that should > work fine, but it probably does take a lot longer, depending on the > network. > > 2. In terms of control, it is 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other. Whatever > works best. But, do keep in mind that you now have 2 instances of LMS > and your SB players will be connected to one vs the other. So if you're > accessing LMS webGUI to control, make sure you're accessing the correct > LMS. In my own case, the main LMS is running on a linux server that's > on 24/7. But I control that from my laptop. for example, in my LAPTOP, > in the webbrowser, I have a bookmark for: > http://192.168.1.16:9000/ > > This actually is controlling the LMS that is on my linux server in the > closet. The linux server's IP address is "192.168.1.16". So, for > example, if you want to mostly have your SB players connected to the LMS > running on your Desktop, you'd change the "192.168.1.16" above to the IP > address of your Desktop. Also, best to make sure the Desktop keeps the > same IP address (some routers allow you to "reserve" an IP address for > anything connected to local network). > > EDIT: on the machine itself (laptop or desktop), one can always get to > the LMS that is running on that specific machine by using this in the > browser address line (assuming LMS is started and running on that > machine) > http://localhost:9000/ > > 3. Unless I needed to for some specific reason, I'd likely keep only ONE > of the LMS installs running, just to simplify things. I too have > multiple computers that all have LMS. And I keep them updated and the > music library scanned. But for regular use, only the main LMS in my > linux server is "active". This said, they can all be running at the same > time, but your players have to be connected to ONE of the LMS instances > only. Also, be sure to name the MUSIC LIBRARY in each LMS instance > differently so it is clear which LMS you are connecting to. I have > "Vortexbox - Home", "Vortexbox - Backup" and "LMS - Laptop" as my LMS > music library names.
LMS on the laptop is scanning the drive attached to the desktop across the network I can understand it taking longer I just thought the amount of time was crazy. I suppose I could attach my backup library drive to the laptop and use that. I will check how the two Library names are set currently. I also want to check accessing Squeezeplay on the desktop from the laptop. I am guessing only through the Webui ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dasmueller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103802 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
