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If you have media-files on a PC, Xbox or Mac and you want to share them to a version of XBMC on another PC, Xbox or Mac you can accomplish that by installing a FTP-Server (there are other solutions like e.g. SMB or XBMSP). In that case the XBMC will act like a FTP-Client and the other PC, Xbox or Mac like a FTP-Server. | If you have media-files on a PC, Xbox or Mac and you want to share them to a version of XBMC on another PC, Xbox or Mac you can accomplish that by installing a FTP-Server (there are other solutions like e.g. SMB or XBMSP). In that case the XBMC will act like a FTP-Client and the other PC, Xbox or Mac like a FTP-Server. | ||
To accomplish this your XBMC-Client and FTP-Server must be able to reach each other through your network (firewall!) | #To accomplish this your XBMC-Client and FTP-Server must be able to reach each other through your network (firewall!) | ||
#Install the FTP-Server. | |||
*On a Linux distribution you can install the preferred FTP-Server for that distribution. | #*On a Linux distribution you can install the preferred FTP-Server for that distribution. | ||
*On a Mac ..... | #*On a Mac ..... | ||
*On a Windows PC you can use a FTP-Server like e.g. [http://filezilla-project.org/ FileZilla Server]. | #*On a Windows PC you can use a FTP-Server like e.g. [http://filezilla-project.org/ FileZilla Server]. | ||
*On a Xbox you can use the XBMC built-in FTP-Server by enabling it in the Network Settings but other Servers, outside XBMC, are also possible. | #*On a Xbox you can use the XBMC built-in FTP-Server by enabling it in the Network Settings but other Servers, outside XBMC, are also possible. | ||
#Than you define one or more userid's on the FTP-Server (not on the Xbox-Server, there you share everything from that Xbox-Server, all with one userid/password). | |||
Than you define one or more userid's on the FTP-Server (not on the Xbox-Server, there you share everything from that Xbox-Server, all with one userid/password). | #On the XBMC-Client use '''Add Source''', select FTP, fill in the credentials and your XBMC-Client will be able to connect to that FTP-Server and play files more or less like if the files were local. Keep in mind though, FTP is not made for streaming content, it will act a little different sometimes. | ||
On the XBMC-Client use '''Add Source''', select FTP, fill in the credentials and your XBMC-Client will be able to connect to that FTP-Server and play files more or less like if the files were local. | |||
There are a few pages in this wiki written about FTP. These are: | There are a few pages in this wiki written about FTP. These are: |
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If you have media-files on a PC, Xbox or Mac and you want to share them to a version of XBMC on another PC, Xbox or Mac you can accomplish that by installing a FTP-Server (there are other solutions like e.g. SMB or XBMSP). In that case the XBMC will act like a FTP-Client and the other PC, Xbox or Mac like a FTP-Server.
- To accomplish this your XBMC-Client and FTP-Server must be able to reach each other through your network (firewall!)
- Install the FTP-Server.
- On a Linux distribution you can install the preferred FTP-Server for that distribution.
- On a Mac .....
- On a Windows PC you can use a FTP-Server like e.g. FileZilla Server.
- On a Xbox you can use the XBMC built-in FTP-Server by enabling it in the Network Settings but other Servers, outside XBMC, are also possible.
- Than you define one or more userid's on the FTP-Server (not on the Xbox-Server, there you share everything from that Xbox-Server, all with one userid/password).
- On the XBMC-Client use Add Source, select FTP, fill in the credentials and your XBMC-Client will be able to connect to that FTP-Server and play files more or less like if the files were local. Keep in mind though, FTP is not made for streaming content, it will act a little different sometimes.
There are a few pages in this wiki written about FTP. These are: