Netaudio Server - Townshend Computer Tools DAT-Link User Manual

Chapter 3

NetAudio Server

The NetAudio software consists of two main components, a server which manages
communication with the
operations as recording, playback, and remote control. This architecture is modelled
after the X Window System's server/client approach to providing graphical display
services.
The server for NetAudio provides the following functions:
Management of low-level communication with the DAT-Link.

Communication with clients on both the local host and other hosts connected

via a local area network.
Multiple, simultaneous access to the status and control functions of the

Link
. For example, while one client is playing back an audio le, another can
be monitoring the levels and parameters, while another can modify settings
such as the overall gain.
Exclusive access control to guarantee that data transfer to or from one client

won't be interrupted by another client or user on the system.
Logging of error messages to system logs using

Automatic restarting of the underlying daemon (

The following sections describe how to start and use the server. However, once the
server is started, its presence will be invisible to the users. They will interact with
DAT-Link
the using the client programs described in the subsequent sections.
DAT-Link
, and client programs which are used for such
DAT-
.
syslogd
) after a failure.
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