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SqueezeBoxes require that you run a server application (called the SqueezeBox Server) to serve your music files to the SqueezeBox player (the Touch or the Duet).

You say that you have your MP3 files on a NAS. You can run the SB Server on the NAS if it supports it, or on a PC where the MP3 files are mounted as a network drive.

Running the server on the PC means that you have to have your PC on to play music. You can have it turn on automatically via Wake On LAN, which is OK for most people.

Running the server on the NAS allows you to play music any time, assuming you keep the NAS running 24/7.

What NAS do you have? Not all NAS's support or run the SqueezeBox server very well.

If you go with a SqueezeBox be prepared to tinker quite a bit before you get things working the way you like. I am very happy with my SqueezeBox Touch, and whenever something does not work I turn to the SqueezeBox forums.

I haven't been very happy with the way my DNS-323 serves up the tunes I have put on it. I am currently looking into other servers to load up onto it, Twonky Media server looks to be the most popular. My other choice is running an old 1.6Ghz P4 PC as a server, files and media. I have loaded Ubuntu server onto this box and have been playing around with Rhythmbox; this doesn't look too bad either. Still neither one looks as nice as my dead Linksys NAS200 handled my tunes for me, may it R.I.P.

That's exactly what I am doing (at least I found a way to still use my working P4 :)) and use Tversity (free) as a server and send the media to my WDTV live since my AVR doesn't have network capability. Works OK, although the interface could be better.

>> What NAS do you have?

I have a low end consumer NetGear ReadyNAS Duo. Browsing their forum, it looks as if the Duo does support Squeezebox. Although given my rookie NAS status, it may be a challege to install.

If I ever get a server working the way I like on the 1.6 ghz system I would move it to my 3 ghz AMD K7 system as it has SATA drive ability off the mobo and the case can support 6 drives

Hi: Going to try PS-3 Media Server first.What settings should I change/use for it? Thanks if it doesn't work will try Tversity next.How do you set it up to "talk" with a PS-3? Thanks