I want to put together a DLNA server using some old hardware I have laying around (ATA hard drives, 700MHz CPU, 768MB of RAM, 100Mb ethernet). This box will provide files to my DLNA-certified TV over 100Mbps wired ethernet. I figure since the TV will do the processing and the computer needs to do nothing more than make the files available, it should work. Or is this hardware too ancient? I need to replace the PSU on this box, so if this scenario is not going to work, I'll put the PSU $$ towards a NAS instead.
What OS should I use? I use Ubuntu on the desktop. Is Ubuntu Server a good choice? A different distro? I want the server to run headless and be controlled over the network.
What software to show up as a DLNA source? I'm thinking ushare.
What OS should I use? I use Ubuntu on the desktop. Is Ubuntu Server a good choice? A different distro? I want the server to run headless and be controlled over the network.
What software to show up as a DLNA source? I'm thinking ushare.