Airport Express Emulation

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Airport Express Emulation

I would like to stream the output of iTunes from one computer to another. iTunes can already stream to an Airport Express. I would like my MacBook to sit on the network and look like an Airport Express so that other machines running iTunes can select it as an AirTunes speaker and stream to it.

Any links?

MacBook Pro, PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Apr 6, 2008 9:10 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 6, 2008 9:27 AM in response to James Drake

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the question but wouldn't iTunes Sharing do what you want? Preferences>Sharing and then turn on sharing and looking for shared libraries.

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James Drake Author

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Apr 6, 2008 12:42 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

{quote}Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the question ...{quote}

Yes.

{quote}... but wouldn't iTunes Sharing do what you want?{quote}

No.

I would like to stream the output of iTunes to another computer.

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Answer 3

Apr 6, 2008 1:36 PM in response to James Drake

I understand that you want to stream the output but if you enable sharing couldn't you just play the music from the other computer? You wouldn't need to stream. It's not the same thing but, depending on exactly what you're trying to accomplish, the end result might be very similar.

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Answer 4

May 23, 2008 6:56 AM in response to James Drake

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/

Airfoil will allow you to do this. Its great. You could even play your iTunes output out of both the computers at the same time, and in sync.

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Answer 5

May 23, 2008 7:53 AM in response to James Drake

As noted you will need to turn of 'sharing' in iTunes prefs AND crate a network between the 2 computers if you are not going to us an APExpress/Extreme. The Airtunes speaker stuff is an AP Express item.

MJ

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