[MPlayer-users] videostream with mplayer over ssh

[Andrew Worsley]

I have the following shell function which works for me.
function remoteMplayer () {
        file=$1 
        host=$2 
        cat $file | ssh $host export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib: DISPLAY=:0 TERM=xterm\; mplayer -vo x11 -
}

NB: I have to specify the LD_LIBRARY_PATH as the default one doesn't include
the sharedlibraries used by MPlayer - i.e. your situation may vary.

	Andrew

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> 
> is there a chance to stream video with mplayer through a ssh-tunnel?
> 
> [A]---[B]---[C]---[D]
> 
> A is the linux-system where the video lies and i want to tunnel with ssh
> over B and C to D, where i want to watch the video.
> Linux and ssh is installed at all systems.


  If B & C involve firewalls/NATs you may have to use -L and -R options to
  ssh get through them.

  man ssh for more details - and make sure you keep ssh up to date there have
  been many vulnerabilities disclosed in OpenSSH recently.
> 
> 
> bye, rene
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