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What I need to do, is set up a media server, that can be accessed through the internet, using XBMC, on Apple TV 2.
I have tried XBMC with various upnp media servers and it works perfectly on XBMC on atv2, but only locally. Now, I need to do it through the internet.
Plex does this on atv2 with their own server/client, but it still needs lots of work on resolving problems. Tversity also streams through the internet, but there's no way to access it with atv2.
So how do I access a media server, through the internet with XBMC on atv2?
Thanks
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What do you mean file sharing protocol? I can use whatever media server you suggest.
Network setup is not an issue. Firewall neither. I can configure outside access without any problems.
What I need is instructions on how to configure XBMC to access any kind of media server, through the internet.
Can you help with that?
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Depends on how and where you are trying to set up the connection between the two points.
(Assuming you have sufficient upload bandwidth at the site server the content) Why not set up vpn between the two sites and then just use a smb connection?
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Come to think of it, since FreeNAS is just storage, all the videos will have to be a format that XBMC can play without re-encoding. Unless XBMC on AppleTV2 can also re-encode them?
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It seems that my ISP might be blocking the SBM port. I've put the FreeNAS server on DMZ. I can access it through the web interface, but not through XBMC or Windows explorer. Which would make sense, for ISP's to block SMB browsing :/
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test the port by using a telnet command: telnet yourfreenas 445 to see if its blocked by your isp
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The FTP server connection is not fast. It has a 10Mbps download and 768Kbps upload.
If I could choose encoding quality on a proper UPNP or DLNA server, I wouldn’t have a problem streaming through the internet. But an FTP server is too generic, too featureless.
So for me, SMB and FTP are not good enough solutions.
Do I have any other options I can test?
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I tried telnet on the port and it doesnt respond. Locally is OK.
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Another idea would be an ATV2 VPN client. That way I could connect to my network using only ATV2 and access my media server locally.