After ripping with EAC, what?

Yeah, its too bad that PCs won't support a normal session and a RDP session at the same time; maybe Longhorn will be able to deal with that. My next project is rehabilitating a system I used to run on the Airpanel--the original impetus to buy it--which used Mario Casio's Cinemar software to control all my gear. I've got a USB/RS232 controller and a USB-UIRT IR controller that can be integrated with Cinemar's Mainlobby to control everything. I would have liked to have built up a good HTPC that would have done all that and been able to display HD material on the main video screen, but the inability to maintain the RDP session while displaying on the main screen precludes that. I'm now waiting for the next generation of the DIVX devices--something that can access network stores and play back DVD .ifo files with menus intact. If I can integrate that with the Mainlobby functionality, then I'm set. But, nothing yet seems to have everything I want--DVI/HDMI out, full menu support, programmable API, etc.

Never thought I'd have system integration as a hobby. Or that I'd spend so much time acting as a sysadmin for my home network. *sigh*

I originally installed my second HTPC with 2003 server for that very same reason to be able to support multiple RDP sessions.. but Slimserver for my Squeezebox wouldn't install the service..damn back to XP..

http://www.golod.com/2005/10/enabling-multiple-remote-desktop-sessions-in-windows-xp-professional-and-media-center-edition-2005/

Cool you caused me to find the hack to enable mulitple RDP sessions to XP!!

There are some DVD players that currently support playing Divx (my Momitsu does) and now some have network jacks and software to stream from your XP box... I was worried support for the OS would disappear, then again these players are only $200.

You aren't kiddinga about bringing the IT home... I have a Checkpoint Firewall, 2 gigabit switches, 3 network printers 5 machines, Multiple VM's for testing, everything has 3 gig of ram (highly recommended for you htpc and disabling the local pagefile for reduced noise.) I gave up on the IR repeater controller (aka Girder) and bought the logitech Media Center remote and an RF mouse pointer and I can control most everything automated..

I think we officially GEEKED out an agon thread!
Chris

Whups, I said DIVX when I meant TIVX--this concept seems cool:

http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/dvico-tvix-hd-m5000u-156770.php

Although I understand the execution isn't quite there. Maybe after the next firmware upgrade.

I'm right there with you--CATV modem, four network switches, five computers, airpanel, two NAS RAID file servers, two network printers, two squeezebox 3s, three audiotrons, one CD30, one ethernet RS232 server, one Wi-Fi access point. Never thought I'd ever have to troubleshoot IP address conflicts in my house!