Try NX from nomachine.com. The Free version FreeNX is in the centos extras repo. ----- "partha chowdhury" <kira.laucas at gmail.com> wrote: > dcw wrote: > > I need to redirect the sound from a remote Centos 5.2 computer to my > local > > Centos 5.2 computer. Both are i386 OS. > > > > Searching the web and Centos web site has indicated that it is > possible but I > > have not found any information about how to do it. > > > > I am currently using ssh and/or vnc to display the remote computer > locally. At > > this point, the sound is being played on the remote computer only. > > > > Thanks for any help, > > David > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > for this purpose you have to setup your local machine as a sound > server. > i have set up succesfully using this tutorial, > > http://www.hackenberger.at/blog/gentoo-guides/how-to-play-sound-on-a-remote-server/ > > my scenario : two computers on the same private network > > on the first computer , i copy the line export ARTS_SERVER=ip of > second > machine:<port> to the currently logged in user's .bashrc file. Then > play > any mp3 with mplayer with audio output chosen as arts. > > on the second machine start artsd with artsd -n -u -p 5001 option ( > however please consider the security) and set up iptables or firewall > to > make the second computer to accept request from first computer on port > 5001. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.