Connecting Raspberry Pi to LAN HELP!

kerryked · 05-05-2013 8:53pm #1

So I dont have LAN but i want to set one up to connect my laptop to RPi. If anyone has a good tutorial for this, that'd be much appreciated! I've seen some videos of guys running Raspbmc on their Pi s. What I want to know is how do they get ALL those movies and shows on there! I presume its via a LAN? The Pi obviously doesnt have a massive 1TB hard drive or anything.
Anyone willing to give me a hand to guide me through the process of how to set up a connection between my laptop and the Pi?
Cheers guys.

paulmclaughlin · 05-05-2013 8:55pm

You could just get an external hard drive, put your movies on that and connect it to the Pi?

kerryked · 05-05-2013 9:05pm

I suppose I could but I'm tryna keep it as low cost as possible :P

TheChizler · 05-05-2013 9:12pm

I presume it's a PC? Depending on if it's XP, Vista, 7 etc. it will be some variant of Network & Connections > New Connection > Connect directly to another computer > select host, and the laptop should assign an IP to the PI.

You need to share whatever folders the media is in, right click > share etc.

However if you're always going to connect your computer directly to the PI to play stuff from it it kind of defeats the purpose of getting a PI, you might as well connect the TV directly to your laptop. Unless you're planning on using the laptop a lot while watching tv.

TheChizler · 05-05-2013 9:18pm

Wait, how do you access the Internet? Through a modem/router or dongle?

kerryked · 06-05-2013 1:51pm

I've got a modem/router box thing. Ive just kinda realised that if I want to do what I'm on about that the laptop would have to be on at the same time yea? That would defeat the purpose alright surely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYfU7v_FO6U

Thats basically what I want to do, probably with openelec, where is that guy getting all his movies/tv shows and stuff?! Does he have another computer connected somewhere in the background connected to the router aswell? What is zee story?!

bonzodog2 · 06-05-2013 2:12pm

Maybe a suitable router and a NAS drive would suit you.

whitesands · 06-05-2013 2:21pm

Connect PI to your router with a network cable, install raspbmc, install 1channel plugin ;-)

excollier · 06-05-2013 2:34pm

And Navi-X.

kerryked · 06-05-2013 3:04pm

So in that video link i posted above is that guy streaming his stuff straight from 1channel?! I'm so confused...

syklops · 06-05-2013 3:09pm

In a recent Linux Format article there was an article on doing just this. The key program was something called SqueezePlug

That should solve your problem.

excollier · 06-05-2013 3:20pm

kerryked wrote: »

So in that video link i posted above is that guy streaming his stuff straight from 1channel?! I'm so confused...

Yes, directly from the internet. No confusion.

kerryked · 06-05-2013 4:12pm

Bu..bu..but..haha i know I'm being a pain in the arse here, If I install the 1channel plugin on Raspbmc, thats what I'll find?

whitesands · 06-05-2013 5:28pm

kerryked wrote: »

Bu..bu..but..haha i know I'm being a pain in the arse here, If I install the 1channel plugin on Raspbmc, thats what I'll find?

I didn't watch that video so don't know, here's what a 1channel & raspbmc setup looks like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYRgosLIzuo

kerryked · 06-05-2013 5:59pm

Yep this is basically what I'm looking to do, I'll probably get another SD card just for openelec OS to use the Pi as a media center. Cheers guys, I guess my original complicated plan of setting up a LAN is scrapped now.
Thanks.

belcampprisoner · 06-05-2013 6:04pm

http://lifehacker.com/5929913/build-a-xbmc-media-center-with-a-35-raspberry-pi

whitesands · 06-05-2013 6:15pm

kerryked wrote: »

Yep this is basically what I'm looking to do, I'll probably get another SD card just for openelec OS to use the Pi as a media center.

You don't need another SD card, have a look at this, you can put multiple distros on the 1 card http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot

kerryked · 06-05-2013 6:19pm

This could be very handy..will give it a more in detail look in a bit, cheers

kerryked · 11-05-2013 7:58pm

Just a quick update guys

Booted the Pi up for the first time today with Raspbian Wheezy, all went grand, really impressed..

Decided to format SD card and throw on Berryboot, as @whitesands suggested..

Installed Raspbian and OpenElec on Berryboot..

Eventually got the 1channel and ProjectFreeTV plugins running..So impressed with it, can now be used as a Media Centre and as an Educational tool to learn Python..

Absolutely delighted with it so far anyway, cheers to all ye guys for the advice and help..

I've a feeling this MAY keep me away from studying for Summer Test over the next few weeks..oh well!

Connecting Raspberry Pi to LAN HELP!

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