[Tfug] tfug Digest, Vol 36, Issue 22

[Mike Martinet]

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>Message: 9
>Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:16:38 -0700
>From: "Chad Woolley" <thewoolleyman at gmail.com>
>Subject: [Tfug] Causing a remote linux box to make a sound on a local
>	windows box
>To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
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>Hi,
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>I want to figure out the easiest way to trigger a remote linux server
>to play a sound on a windows box.  This is for monitoring a Continuous
>Integration (CI) build server (running CruiseControl).  The CI server
>is on a dedicated host, and we want the local windows box in the
>office to play a sound when a build fails.
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>I'm game for any technology/tools, and liberal interpretations of
>"easy".  I would tend to define "easy" as the least code and least
>stuff to install (on both ends).
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>Thanks in advance,
>-- Chad
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(on the Linux box in a terminal) rdesktop -r sound:local - assuming  the Windows box is capable of running Remote Desktop - this will pipe the sound from the Windows box through the Linux box soundcard.  Also assuming rdesktop is available on the Linux box.


MjM