Re: [PLUG] music station

[LeRoy Cressy <ldc@lrcressy.com>]

George Gallen wrote:
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org
>  >[mailto:plug-bounces@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Jeff Abrahamson
>  >Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 11:46 AM
>  >To: PLUG
>  >Subject: [PLUG] music station
>  >
>  >
>  >The problem (1): I want to listen to music (available as mp3 and ogg
>  >files) in my dining room.
>  >
>  >The problem (2): Although I have network ports in the living room /
>  >dining room (and wireless), I don't have a computer there.  I'm not
>  >fond of leaving a 300 W computer on all the time just in case, but I
>  >know if it means booting a computer, going downstairs to tell it what
>  >to play, etc., it won't get used much.
>  >

How about the solution of using the ethernet to turn on the system when
there is traffic.  Most motherboards support a Wake On Lan feature.  To
set this up there is a connector and also bios settings to make.

My understanding of this enables the machine to turn on when there is
lan activity.  You might want to study this a little further.  I have
never used this feature.

> If you don't mind not having control of the music, and you have access to
> the other side of the wire that's in the livingroom/dining room.
>
> Have you tried to run the sound out using the cat3/4/5 in the wall, and
> just
> using the amplified speakers in the livingroom/dining room?
>
> For instance, hookup a switch that routes the sound to "headphones" instead
>   of the speakers (Radio Shack about $15), run the headphone wire from this
>   switch to a modified network cable using 3 pairs of wires.
>
> On the other end have a modified network cable to go from those three pairs
>   back to a 1/8" headphone plug, and plug that into amplified speakers.
>
> (or does this qualify fr the going downstairs to tell it what to play?)
>
> George
>
>
>  >Anyone have any suggestions?
>  >
>
>  >
>
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