X server remote login and sound

[Garrett Cooper]

Nagy László Zsolt wrote:
> Christian Walther wrote:
>> I'm not sure if sending uncompressed audio data over the network is
>> such a good idea. 
> Are you sure that esd does not compress the data?
>
> By the way, esd can be used with any audio application. It can emulate 
> a real soundcard. Example follows.
>
>
> On the server (where your real sound card is located):
>
> esd -promiscuous -tcp -pubic -port 1500 
>
> On the client:
>
> esddsp -v -s 192.168.0.13:1500 mpg123 something.mp3
>
>
> The mpg123 program does not need to have ESD support. The esddsp 
> program creates a fake pcm device before starting mpg123.
>
> Best,
>
>   Laszlo
    Why not just use the -C flag with ssh and port forward the port 
using ssh as well (-L ...)? The only problem would be with sharing the 
soundcard/port, since I'm not sure if only one user can connect and use 
esd at one time. However, this can be setup per-user given a little 
foreknowledge and planning.
-Garrett