computer/network problem

[Lustalbert]

The scenerio:

I have 3 computers in my appartment using microsoft networking.

My main machine that all my music and videos are on: amd 2k xp running win xp pro

my living room: amd k62 300 running win 98 se

my roomies comp: amd k62 200 running win 98 se

all the computers can see each other perfectly fine, and can comunicate perfectly fine

The problem:

i use winamp on my living room computer to play music on my system in the living room. I create a playlist and it plays fine for the most part, but ocosinally it will "forget" where the files are. it will just skip around the playlist and not play anything. I am still able to play files from my main when this happens, just that the saved playlist wont work.

Any sugestions/fixes?

Thanks

[Trouble Maker]

I had this same problem. I used to access my harddrive on my computer from computers around campus in the labs that had speakers on them. I didn't do it often enough to figure out the problem, ya know, when other people are in the lab it's kinda rude to play music (I wouldn't, but of course there were other people who would ). I would just clear the playlist and readd the songs. Lol, that was alot of help. tongue.gif

[Skinner]

what version of winamp are you using ? Have you tried a new version or a different program like music match. doesnt sound likea network problem but more of a program problem.

[Nate1647545505]

you have to edit the playlist file

 

So....with Winamp 3. something

 

A playlist that you create on your Main box is something like this:

 

?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8' standalone="yes"?

WinampXML

!-- Generated by: Nullsoft Winamp3 version 3.0d

playlist num_entries="1" label="Playlist 001"

entry Playstring="file:C:\Media\Rock-Alternative-Punk\Linkin Park-Numb.mp3"

Linkin Park - Numb

Length>187588</Length

</entry

</playlis

</WinampXML

 

main thing to focus on here is the path of the file:

 

entry Playstring="file:C:\Media\Rock-Alternative-Punk\Linkin Park-Numb.mp3

 

it will point to C:\media\rock blah blah, on the computer you play it from, thus it goes whacky and you dont get your bumps.

 

change the "c:\" to "\\COMPUTERNAME\Shared music folder\"

 

that points it to the network sharename so you can play it from anywhere on the local network provided you have dns or netbios and some other crazy shit.

 

moral of the story, change that to this. peace.

[Drunkendubber]

Originally posted by Nathan P:

you have to edit the playlist file

 

So....with Winamp 3. something

 

A playlist that you create on your Main box is something like this:

 

?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8' standalone="yes"?

WinampXML

!-- Generated by: Nullsoft Winamp3 version 3.0d

playlist num_entries="1" label="Playlist 001"

entry Playstring="file:C:\Media\Rock-Alternative-Punk\Linkin Park-Numb.mp3"

Linkin Park - Numb

Length>187588</Length

</entry

</playlis

</WinampXML

 

main thing to focus on here is the path of the file:

 

entry Playstring="file:C:\Media\Rock-Alternative-Punk\Linkin Park-Numb.mp3

 

it will point to C:\media\rock blah blah, on the computer you play it from, thus it goes whacky and you dont get your bumps.

 

change the "c:\" to "\\COMPUTERNAME\Shared music folder\"

 

that points it to the network sharename so you can play it from anywhere on the local network provided you have dns or netbios and some other crazy shit.

 

moral of the story, change that to this. peace.

zaaaactly...or create the playlist from your living room comp.

[Trouble Maker]

Originally posted by I F*cked Ur Mom:

...or create the playlist from your living room comp.

So... that was my problem. I would go to different computers often.

[Lustalbert]

i do create the playlist on my living room comp. That is whee i save them and play them from. Avery few days the playlist just stops working, like it cant find my computer in my bedroom.

ill play around with it and see what happens, hopefully it will work

[Guest tr0s]

i used to do that back when i went to wju, i'd access the files off my comp through the network and play 'em on other computers... never used the playlists (still don't) but i've always used winamp since it was ver. 1.0 or something and never had a problem.

[ohio_wookie]

microsoft sucks switch to linux

[Lustalbert]

Originally posted by Kip Ricker:

microsoft sucks switch to linux

i dont belive there is a version of halo for linux.

[Nate1647545505]

are you using DHCP from a router? Using WINS or static IPs might solve this problem.

[Lustalbert]

Originally posted by Nathan P:

are you using DHCP from a router? Using WINS or static IPs might solve this problem.

i do have a router

havent had the problem lately, but if i do again, ill be trying it