Duo to Android Streaming (Local and Remote)

I don't think you will find an acceptable solution for your duo.

Subsonic works great for me on my ultra and evo though.

Really?

Estrongs would be fine for me as it would allow for ftp (this is ok isn't it or do I NEED sFtp?) but do I need to set up the Duo to allow streaming etc.

There's Andromote mentioned on another thread. I'm sure somebody has dreamed this up before me.

ftp is not designed for streaming.

estrongs is a file browser, not a music player.

you would need a music player that supports connecting through ftp, but again ftp isn't a streaming protocol.

the duo has a very low power cpu, lower than your phone even (which itself is only ~500mhz instead of the more powerful 1ghz models).

I would suggest you try last.fm or pandora streaming radio, they will be much better than any solution involving the duo and trying to use ftp or any web based streamer addon for your duo.

EStrongs happily streams mp3 and other music (no video as of yet)?

I think the way its looking I'll be flashing and then overclocking the phone anyway to boost it up to nearer the 1Ghz models than previously.

Unfortunately Pandorra and last.fm don't solve the issue as some of my media isn't mainstream and I wouldn't mind being able to access my photos in the same situation.

Is there no other way to make use of the DLNA capabilites of the duo from a remote location using Android?

Ensure uPnP/DLNA is enabled on your ReadyNAS, then on your phone install Andromote.

Andromote will act as a client to the Mediaserver, and will allow you to play music at least back over your home network.

Downside is that it only searches for mediaservers on the network you are connected to, because DLNA/uPnP isn't really designed for streaming over the internet.

I've installed mpd on my ReadyNAS and will be looking into whether its possible to get it to stream mp3 in the more traditional manner, will post a write-up if successful.

I'll try that for a home solution. Thanks

Do I need to enable (or allow) anything to be able to gai n FTP access tothe NAS?

you simply need to enable ftp on the share(s) you want and make sure you have the port mapped to the nas in your router.

you will want to make sure you use strong passwords and/or a different port, else you may see alot of access attempts from hackers looking for open/easy ftps.

is there a more secure way to do it? (sFTP?) EStrongs isn't capable of dealing with video so its not the best solution...

To stream video across a WAN, you need to utilize some sort of compression algorithm. It takes cpu power and a decently fast upstream isp service. Slingbox, as an example, will handle the cpu and compression from your cable box and there's now an android based app for slingplayer- AND, if your cable box/dvr has the ability to play media sitting on your nas, that would be one solution for streaming.

DLNA is great for moving video / streaming video around your LAN, but as stated earlier- not really designed for moving video out through the WAN.

Orb is the next best bet, but sadly Netgear didn't give the Duo nas boxes enough computing power- you really need to go to an Ultra for that.

I've been marginally successful pulling video out to my android phone via AndroFTP, but the speed is really a function of your isp's upload speed. Since ISPs often get judged by download speeds, and the pipe is sort of a zero sum gain (i.e. more down speed / less up speed), they tend to skew the balance to the download speed side. FTP doesn't stream, it is just a fairly bombproof method of transferring files. Once the file gets to your phone- you can watch it!

I'm currently a Duo owner too, and have been considering going to an Ultra- then using my Duo to backup certain shares remotely (as an alternative to some of these expensive backup services).

Has anyone tried the Super-poussin user Add-on?