Yes, the old machine has to be connected to the network. It can be wifi or wired (ethernet).
My evolution of SB servers has been: 1) old surplus Dell running the server, accessing music library on a LinkStation HG NAS. That lasted about 1-2 months before I got brave enough for... 2) running the server directly on the LinkStation HG NAS (hacked via instructions on this forum and on www.nas-central.org). That lasted a couple years until 3) a friend gave me a LinkStation Pro NAS, which I used for both server and music storage, hacking it using the same forums as before. 4) Then about three years ago I tired of all the hoops required to keep the server running on a NAS, especially because I was running a lot of beta versions of the server software while testing beta SB hardware. So I bought a headless "nettop" pc for running the server and holding the music library. It's a small computer with a low-energy Intel Atom CPU. It draws about 23w when running, and can go into suspend/hibernate when not streaming. In suspend it draws about 3w, and can be woken up and running LMS in less than 5 seconds. I installed 2GB RAM and a 500GB laptop hard drive (quiet, low energy) and the whole thing came to less than US$300 -- and that was 3 years ago. There are a lot of good small form factor PCs available for a reasonable price, but even if you have an old ugly beast, one of the beauties of the SB system is that you can shove the server out of sight in a closet or basement somewhere. See my sig for more details. -- aubuti Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). 'MSI single-core Atom mini-desktop' (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167032) (Debian Lenny 5.0.6) feeding: Living room: SB Touch > 'NAD C325 BEE' (http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-amplifiers/C-325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier?products/hifi-amplifiers/C325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier) > 'Vandersteen 1' (http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/1clit.html); Kitchen/Dining: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 2 pair of 'Polk RC60i' (http://www.polkaudio.com/customaudio/rci/index.php?s=rc60i); Basement: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'JVC JA-S44' (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=204813) > 'ESS Tempest LS8' (http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/205237-ess_tempest_ls_8_speakers/); Bedroom: Boom; Study: SB Radio; Backyard deck: 'SB Receiver' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20080124175538/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 'Polk Atrium 45' (http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/atrium/index.php#atrium45); Kid's bedroom: 'SB3' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20051210015952/http://slimdevices.com/) > 'Klipsch ProMedia 2.0' (http://www.klipsch.com.cn/na-en/products/promedia-ultra-2-0-overview/); Roaming controllers: iPod touch with iPeng, 3 'SB Duet' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20080124175538/http://www.slimdevices.com/) Controllers, 'Nokia N800' (http://www.nokiausa.com/find-products/phones/nokia-n800-r6); Limbo:one more 'SBR' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20080124175538/http://www.slimdevices.com/) http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92214 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
