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[Toekyy]

Hi everyone!

I have been using DNS-320 for quite some time now, and I'm really satisfied with it. Recently I upgraded the FW to 2.02 and the improvements amazed me. Way to go DLink!

On to the topic: as my ISP just raised my upload speed to reasonable level, I wish to try streaming (NOT download and play) my media files remotely on my laptop/Android smartphone while I'm on the go using 3G or Wi-Fi network.
I made it work earlier via VLC, but it required my desktop PC to be online all the time. Later I added Wake-On-Lan features, so I could wake and send my computer to sleep, but nowadays it seems too inconvenient and sometimes unstable for me. So the final goal is, to leave the PC out of the business, I wish to rely only on the NAS' capabilities.

Is there a way to get the desired functionality on the DNS-320? I'm no stranger to moddings and stuff, but so far it didn't seem necessary to tamper with the NAS, as it performed well in my household. Bottom line is, a somewhat detailed and elaborate answer/tutorial would be appreciated.

Thanks for answers in advance

[bulapom]

I've spent this whole week trying to figure that out also.

AjaXplorer version 4.0.1 seems like it can stream (from the demo i used on their site) however I think we are stuck with version 2.7.2. Is there a way to upgrade to a recent version of AjaXplorer?

This is also an interesting thread - http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=39730.0

I'll keep you posted if I ever figure it out.

Any help would be great.

[jockb4]

Any news on how to upgrade Ajaxplorer?

[shabuboy]

You would need the UPnP service enable. This allows to stream video and audio to devices within the LAN and outside of it. For outside the LAN, you will need to forward the port on your router to the DNS-320, just like you would for any other service. Be aware however, you might need a UPnP client as well, even though lots of devices have one build-in already. Lots of UPnP info on these forums.

The other option, which I'm using, install fun_plug and setup MediaTomb.

[nmcar]

@Shabuboy:

Thank you for your comments. I have installed fun_plug and the included packages, which include MediaTomb. I followed instructions here:

http://nas-tweaks.net/82/installing-and-uninstalling-packages-and-activation-and-deactivation-of-daemons-in-fonz-fun_plug/

However, I could just start it from the command line and I don't know how to see it in the web UI. Can this program only be used with command line?

The same happened to me with Transmission. While I can start it, I cannot find in the above referenced tutorial the way to use it through the web UI.

Thank you in advance for any comments.

[shabuboy]

Well, ANY of the packages installed with fun plug will not show on the Dlink web GUI.
In a few words, you have what is called a "headless server" now with the two services added.

However, most have remote management or tools. For Mediatomb you will have to connect to your NAS as http://ip-or-name:tcp_port, such as http://dns-320:49152. Check you config files for the TCP port you might be using. config file is called config.xml, for more info check http://mediatomb.cc/

For Transmission, Google "transmission remote GUI", similar concept as above.

Tips: start the service before Mediatomb is running. Also can check transmission or any other the same way.
sh /ffp/start/mediatomb.sh start
or check whether it’s already running using:
sh /ffp/start/mediatomb.sh status
Remember, if you want it to start automatically each time the NAS boots you need to set:
chmod a+x /ffp/start/mediatomb.sh

Just keep playing with it, you will get the hand of it. I'm not Linux or Busybox expert but it was not difficult. Do not forget "Google is your friend".

[nmcar]

Thank you Shabuboy for your useful comments. I had searched in google, but I lacked this knowledge to better direct my search. I will further research and play with this device.

[shabuboy]

http://code.google.com/p/transmisson-remote-gui/

For Mediatomb, you might have to setup the port you might wanna use, otherwise it will select a random port starting with the one specified earlier.

The reason I mentioned Google, is because you can twinkle the packages to pretty much anything you need and/or want. From name of the service running, to TCP  port it is listening on it, the folders scanned, watch, add files, etc. We would be on these forums for the next year or so!

But yes, get the remote manag connections first, then if necessary, change it depending on your needs. It was not easy but it was not hard as well when I did it. I did Google the sh!&^%$#@@#$%^ out of it though! Did lots of reading as well.

[nmcar]

Thank you Shabuboy. Yesterday I could start MediaTomb by following your instructions. I started the service and then I got access via web. So far, I had no time to play with it, but I will keep trying.

And I also found the website you indicated in your last post for the transmission GUI, but I did not realize then that I had to download and install the remote GUI in my computer. I thought I could access just the way I did with MediaTomb. When I get home I will try to get transmission work.

By the way, I see that v. 3.2 of the remote GUI supports transmission 2.40+. I downloaded and installed Transmission 2.50. Will it work with this GUI? Or should I install a previous version?

Thank you.

[shabuboy]

it says 2.40+ so it should work but I have never try it... good luck!