If I have the squeezecentre already installed on my laptop can I connect the laptop wirelessly to the squeezebox without an internet connection and router?
Squeezebox duet
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nads
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nads:you need a wireless router.
Sorry to come across as dumb but is there a reason why you need a router?
I understand the Airport Express can stream music wirelessly from a PC without a router via Airtunes.
Sorry to come across as dumb but is there a reason why you need a router?
I understand the Airport Express can stream music wirelessly from a PC without a router via Airtunes.
mattjax05:
nads:you need a wireless router.
Sorry to come across as dumb but is there a reason why you need a router?
I understand the Airport Express can stream music wirelessly from a PC without a router via Airtunes.
Your music is stored on your computer. Somehow it has to get to your Duet receiver.
It does this wirelessly by using your existing wifi network / router setup to send the signal to the Duet.
The Duet "sees" your music collection via your wireless network.
Squeezecentre itself does not stream the music - it just organises your music collection so the Duet functionality will work.
You could plug your Duet receiver into your PC / laptop by ethernet cable but (obviously) this would not be wireless.
nads:you need a wireless router.
Sorry to come across as dumb but is there a reason why you need a router?
I understand the Airport Express can stream music wirelessly from a PC without a router via Airtunes.
Your music is stored on your computer. Somehow it has to get to your Duet receiver.
It does this wirelessly by using your existing wifi network / router setup to send the signal to the Duet.
The Duet "sees" your music collection via your wireless network.
Squeezecentre itself does not stream the music - it just organises your music collection so the Duet functionality will work.
You could plug your Duet receiver into your PC / laptop by ethernet cable but (obviously) this would not be wireless.
heystak: Your music is stored on your computer. Somehow it has to get to your Duet receiver.
I'm probably missing something big here - why is it that Airport Express can wirelessly connect directly with a laptop/pc but the Squeezebox Duet needs a router? Can you not just create a network with laptop-SB Duet?
I'm probably missing something big here - why is it that Airport Express can wirelessly connect directly with a laptop/pc but the Squeezebox Duet needs a router? Can you not just create a network with laptop-SB Duet?
daveh75
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A squeezebox is just a sreaming device so it requires an existing nework to work,but an AE is essentially a wireless router/acess point/print server/music streamer in one unit.
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