Rene Herman wrote: > I am setting up basic, "manual" network-transparency on my local network > using alsa. Getting sound data from "server" to "player" is easily > accomplished with the "file" plugin and netcat [...] > ... where on "player" I have a listener running that does: > > "nc -l -p <port> server | aplay -t raw -f cd" > > I was wondering/expecting if/that there is a nicer way to do this on > "player", though. In what way "nicer"? You have the samples on a network port, and want to play them on an hardware device; this is the simplest way to do it. > Specifically, I was expecting to be able to mirror the > server-side of things by defining a "server" PCM on player that > *captured* from "nc -l -p <port> server |", after which I'd use a > daemonized "alsaloop" as my actual player-application. ALSA drivers capture from ALSA devices. You could use alsaloop like this: netcat --> aplay --> alsaloop --> arecord --> aplay ... but what would the point? Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
