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Make drive accessible on local network?

aeroencychris
By aeroencychris
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Hi,

I have my old laptop running as a DLNA music server for my local network using Jriver Media Center. When I want to import, say, a CD, I use the laptop and import it directly. However, it's a bit inconvenient so I was wondering if I could make the external drive storing all the music accessible to other computers on the network (both mac and PC). How would I go about doing this?

 

Thanks, and merry christmas,

-Chris

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By far the easiest solution for you would be a nas.

You could buy one or just install freenas onto your laptop.

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By far the easiest solution for you would be a nas.

You could buy one or just install freenas onto your laptop.

I know, but I'm happy with the setup now. I'm reusing my old laptop. Also I'm not sure if a NAS would support the DLNA software I'm using. Regardless, I know drive sharing is possible. I just need to know how.

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