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3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network
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3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network
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3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network
First of all, you'll need to have a working network configuration. That means you'll need a network switch
with a patch cable to your PS2 and a patch cable to your PC, Alternatively you can use a single crossover
cable directly linking your PS2 to your PC. Your PC and PS2 will both need to be on the same subnet with
statically assigned IP addresses. If you can't successfully ping your PS2 while you're running SMS, then
you'll need to get that working first. For more information see Section 2.6.1, “
Network Configuration ”.
Once your network is working, the easiest way to share files is using a windows shared folder. Legacy
support for the older methods of PS2Client-gui or RadHostClient running on your PC are also described
here.
3.2.1. Playing Media Files Using a Windows Shared Folder
SMS can play media files shared from a regular PC on your network, via a windows 'SMB' share. This is
now one of the easiest ways to play your full media collection on SMS. You won't need any additional
software to do this. An SMB share can be created on Windows, Linux or MacOS. This section covers the
following topics:
Section 3.2.1.1, “ Setting Up The Shared Folder In WinXP (PC side) ”
Section 3.2.1.2, “ Setting up SMS to access the shared folder (PS2 side) ”
Section 3.2.1.3, “ Accessing the shared folder from within SMS ”
3.2.1.1. Setting Up The Shared Folder In WinXP (PC side)
If you already have an SMB share set up, feel free to skip ahead to Section 3.2.1.2, “
Setting up SMS to
access the shared folder (PS2 side) ”. Just make sure you note down the IP address of the SMB
server and the Netbios name of the SMB server
The following instructions explain how to set up a windows share in WindowsXP home/professional.
Let's assume the folder D:/Shared/videos/ contains the media files you want to share. Navigate to this
folder in windows explorer, then right click on the folder name 'videos' and click Sharing and
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