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ok, i have gone through the stickis and have done some research. i am very new to this and need some help. i am trying to setup my dyndns so i can access a playlist from a remote location. i want my family to access my server's playlist so they can stream my family movies and get access to my files. do i need to create a webpage for this? i thought dyndns would be used to access my files directly from my server. i was thinking of vpn for streaming video but not sure. is this possible? how should i do this? I know these are basic questions for most but like i said i'm very new and learning. any help would be appreciated. thanks |
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The overall guide for port forwarding and testing is here, but you still have to decide how you want to configure remote access. If, as your comment says, you want to use VLC then I'd suggest you read this thread in the VLC forum, which suggests that you can't use VLC in the way you want without using a VPN. There are many other options available to you to stream video, though I'd suggest that this isn't the best forum for advice on those. For simple file access even a web server would do though. Do be aware that streaming is bandwidth intensive, check this question for video bandwidths and this question for audio bandwidths. i can add vpn if i need. is this the best way? and do i need a website to do this? or can i just get access from my server?
Jul 12 at 02:53 PM
csward
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Note that comments are just that, comments. Don't use them if you want somebody to reply since we may never know you posted your comment. You can do it all from your server, but "the best way" is subjective. It may be easier for the end user, but a VPN has a bandwidth overhead which may cause you problems streaming media, depending on what you are streaming, what your upload bandwidth is and how many people at a time will be streaming it (and to what devices). You also need to consider what operating system you'll be hosting this on, since that may make a big difference. There are many products designed for media streaming, from commercial offerings to freeware. They all have advantages and disadvantages, and you haven't head enough that I'd even begin to steer you towards any of those I know of. |
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Cry Havok, thanks for the tip on comments...ok, i know i still need to do some research but what i'm asking is, can i setup a playlist that my outside user can access and choose from and then let that person stream a clip directly from my server? OR, do i have to setup a website? I want to use the dyndns so they can access my server through the address bar. i thought if i direct them using dyndns and my server ip it would direct them, but maybe not. second, i looked into ftp (user doesn't have play, stop, pause) and would need to download, udp might be a possiblility but again no play, pause, etc. I think vlc (which i guess i would need to go through vpn) may be the way to go. I will look more up on that. I'm running windows 7 at the moment with windows 2003 server on virtualbox. i have a separate internal drive with all my family clips, pics, etc. that will be the dedicated drive for media. so, any ideas? thanks |
What upload bandwidth do you have (actual, not what your ISP claims)? |
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Looks like its about 4mb upload speed right now. so i know that it isn't much but i don't think my "clips" will be affected...my isp claims i have 5mb. i'll look into the twonkymedia |
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how do i need to configure my port forwarding using vlc? its says use port 1234, but is that just a local? i am wanting to use my host name for other people to access my servers vlc application. any help?