Sound Issues with VNC

[Christopher Tesla]

I have been looking into this for a while.

Basically, if you have a SSH tunnel open for your VNC connection (which you are doing, right) you can direct the appropriate alert through the tunnel to the client on the other side.

A good place to look, at least for the Linux/Unix side, is NAS:

http://radscan.com/nas.html

Here is a website with some other sound server links for *nix:

http://minnow.cc.gatech.edu/squeak/1676

For Windows, it looks like you only bet is to use a 3rd-party software.  You can use something like MessagePopupII 1.5 (check download.com).

Lastly, go to this site to read about how to make a quick batch file that causes PCs to emit a beep sound:

http://www.winntmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3131&pg=1&show=656

You could use several of the available remote application run scripts:

http://krolik.net/rerun.shtml
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/TS/T000001002F15.html

to force the server to run the beep batch script remotely on the client...again, through the SSH tunnel.

Some ideas to try...

C-ya
Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Tharma [mailto:cplexmatt@yahoo.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:41 AM
> To: Beerse, Corni; vnc-list@realvnc.com
> Subject: Re: Sound Issues with VNC
> 
> 
> Hey,
> > > 1) What is the easiest way to play wav a files across a Vnc
> > > server -> client
> > > config?
> >
> > not using vnc. See if there is a streaming audio format 
> between your server
> > and viewer os and use that.
> I am trying not to use a 3rd party application. Its part of 
> my project 
> contrain :(
> 
> > Is there a reason for the continues bell? It might be 
> better to attach a
> > siren to the machine ;-)
> Hahaha, That's funny! I will ask the customer if that is an option :)
> Actually, this project I am working on requires both visual 
> and audio alarms. 
> I got the visual part and I am stuck with the Audio. I will 
> keep looking for 
> answers. I hope I will find an answer soon.
> 
> Thanks for your helps and if you do find anything, please 
> keep me informed!
> 
> Matt
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