How can I set up a Music Server for my LAN with Linux?

I want to listen to the same music at the same time with 2 computers in my LAN. One is running Linux, the other one Windows XP. So I thought it would be the best to set up server on the linux pc and setup a stream to the other pc. But I don't know how to do that. What application do you recommend me? Should be easy (fast) to configure. Is this possible without a delay, anyway?

How can I set up a Music Server for my LAN with Linux?
Samba is an excellent server suite and it works on Linux and Windows - at the same time. We use it at work, and I have built in to Ubuntu distro, but I have not configured or done any troubleshooting - mostly because it runs well.





It's a freebee so check out the Samba site
Reply:Samba is great but can be a little tricky to configure. It is so that Linux machines can communicate with windows protocols. I am sure it came with your Linux distro. I have an extra one for you. SSH. Can be a processor hog because of the massive decryption and encryption but is easy. I am almost positive that the ssh daemon is running on your Linux machine at boot. Just get the ssh windows client from the link here





http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/sec...








please read the indications, it is for non commercial use only!





Just load it up on your windows machine and connect to your Linux machines ssh daemon (do a ps -aux to see if sshd is running at the terminal/command prompt) and drag and drop the files from your Linux machine to your windows machine and vice versa.





Hope that helps





RJ
Reply:yes as gordon said use samba.. to let you know i am running suse 10.1 on a p3 450mhz this is my server and it works great and it is easy to setup