Rhythmbox : need help with music sharing...

[Matthew Nicholson]

On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 23:31 +0100, Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Matthew Nicholson <sjoeboo at sjoeboo.com> wrote:
> > Well, avahi/zeroconf, as i understand it, will only broadcast to/look
> > for services on, you "local" subnet. So, in my home network, my ip
> > scheme is 192.168.15.*, so, even if I have a system right next to my
> > desktop, if it doesn't have a 192.168.15.* ip (let say i gave it a
> > 192.168.240.* address), they "shouldn't" be able to see each other with
> > avahi/zerconf.
> > Since most users are set up this way, instead of being directly
> > connected, people only see things "around" or "near" , at least in terms
> > of the network layout.
> > I would guess , since you are "directly" connected, you are picking up
> > people running iTunes/rhythmbox etc else where on the network (your
> > ISP's most likley) that are within the same subnet as you...
> 
> Ahhhh, interesting ! So that means that at any given time, I am
> potentially connected to up to 255 strangers then, which are never the
> same as my ISP changes the IP every 24 hours or so I think.
> So that means that there is no way to share services with friends
> securely/privately via internet then, as you are never alone on a
> subnet, obviously... :-/
> So Avahi really is purely designed for local networks only then, and
> should be disabled otherwise.

Well, in theory, if you set up some sort of vpn, or tunnel to your
friend(s), it might work then....

> > I would go to System->ADministration->Networking, click on the General
> > Tab, and uncheck the "automatic service discovery" checkbox.
> 
> Oh, thanks for pointing out this option ! I had not noticed it, it's
> new isn't it ?! I unchecked it and hey presto, no network
> play lists show up anymore, yahoo ! :o)
> Thanks....
> 
Yeah, i think it showed up in edgy. Not a problem, glad I could help.

Matt

> > oh, also if by chance you have wireless, you could be picking up people
> > on the same AP as you...
> 
> Nope, no wireless anything here... just good ol' cables ;-)
> 
> 
> --
> Vince
>