moschous;256019 Wrote: > a. There is a software called slimserver which also includes some > predefined internet stations (shoutcasts, url to playlists, etc) that > Squeezebox is able to connect to. > Yes, but it also serves as a media server for local files amongst other things.
> > b. There is the SqueezeNetwork where users are able to buy content, > listen famous radio stations, etc... > I don't believe there's any way to specifically buy content through SN, although you can use various pay services such as Rhapsody and Pandora. All of these options are also available with a local server (or will be when 7.0 is released). > > is there any other option that enable a user to set-up a server/mp3 > library (any other alternative software server) to deliver mp3's on > demand? > (e.g. can i force the squeezebox to connect directly to a url-playlist? > and not through the slimserver software?) > Slimserver is designed for this, it's best to use it. You could setup a stream using shoutcast and then connect to that via your slimserver but I don't see much point in that. > > can i use darwin streaming server playlists for mp3 streaming? > I don't know what darwin streaming server is, but if it uses regular .pls playlists slimserver should read them fine. > > if not, does the slimserver have tested on heavy traffic? how many > squeezeboxes are able to connect to concurrently? > How long is a piece of string? It depends on the server hardware, bandwidth, etc. Using a decent spec machine and wired ethernet I wouldn't expect any problems with up to say 10 players, probably more. > > I guess that the restrictions will come first from the bandwidth-side. > Probably. > > is there any way to setup load-balancing while delivering mp3's on big > number of squeezeboxes? > You can run multiple servers on the same network and have sets of players connecting to each - it's a manual setup though. How many is a "big number"? -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41937 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
