Darwin Streaming Server and rtsp streaming over Bluetooth
Nov 27, '03 09:32:00AM • Contributed by: tommedia
Nov 27, '03 09:32:00AM • Contributed by: tommedia
If you've created a local Bluetooth network (see this previous hint), you can run all kinds of services over this connection. One of the sweetest services I'm running is the free Darwin Streaming Server. Once installed, you can set-up a wireless local MP3 broadcast. Heres how it works.
After installation, the server will be running over the same IP address as your built-in web server (personal web sharing). Click Playlist in the menu, and set up a playlist of MP3s. Give it a name and mount point you will remember. Make sure the playlist is running. With a client machine, connect to your server. Open iTunes and use the command Advanced -> Open Stream. Enter rtps://yourIPaddress:554/mountpoint. Now iTunes should connect to and play from the server. This means you can listen to your MP3's throughout the range of your network without having them on you laptop. Bandwidth is limited, but I'm able to stream 160kbps mp3 files to a range of Mac client devices.
Likewise, you can stream video as well. I don't use a playlist for this but rather connect directly to the hinted media through the "Open URL" menu item in QuickTime Player or link in a web page. I've tested data rates at 400kbps, well above what is documented by Apple at this time.
After installation, the server will be running over the same IP address as your built-in web server (personal web sharing). Click Playlist in the menu, and set up a playlist of MP3s. Give it a name and mount point you will remember. Make sure the playlist is running. With a client machine, connect to your server. Open iTunes and use the command Advanced -> Open Stream. Enter rtps://yourIPaddress:554/mountpoint. Now iTunes should connect to and play from the server. This means you can listen to your MP3's throughout the range of your network without having them on you laptop. Bandwidth is limited, but I'm able to stream 160kbps mp3 files to a range of Mac client devices.
Likewise, you can stream video as well. I don't use a playlist for this but rather connect directly to the hinted media through the "Open URL" menu item in QuickTime Player or link in a web page. I've tested data rates at 400kbps, well above what is documented by Apple at this time.
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