aseqnet(1)							   aseqnet(1)



NAME
       aseqnet - ALSA sequencer connectors over network


SYNOPSIS
       aseqnet [remotehost]


DESCRIPTION
       aseqnet	is  an	ALSA  sequencer client which sends and receives event
       packets over network.  Suppose two hosts connected by  network,	hostA
       as  a server and hostB as a client.  The ALSA sequencer system must be
       running on both hosts.  For creating the server port, run the  follow-
       ing on hostA:

	   hostA% aseqnet
	   sequencer opened: 128:0

       Then  a	user client 128 with port 0 was opened on hostA.  (The client
       number may vary.)  For creating the (network-)client port, run aseqnet
       with the hostname of the server:

	   hostB% aseqnet hostA
	   sequencer opened: 132:0

       Now all events sent to hostA:128:0 are transferred to hostB:132:0, and
       vice versa.

       The ports created by aseqnet  can  be  connected	 arbitrary  to	other
       sequencer  ports via aconnect(1).  For example, to connect hostB:132:0
       to a MIDI output device 65:0:

	   hostB% aconnect 132:0 65:0

       Then events to hostA:128:0 will be delivered to hostB:65:0.  The	 fol-
       lowing command plays MIDI on hostB.

	   hostA% pmidi -p 128:0 foo.mid

       The  multiple clients may exist simultaneously.	If hostC is connected
       as a client to hostA, events from from hostA are sent to all connected
       network	clients,  i.e. hostB and hostC.	 However, only one connection
       is allowed from a client to a server.

       To disconnect network, stop all clients before  server  by  ctrl-C  or
       sending signal to them.	The server will automatically quit.


OPTIONS
       -p port
	      Specify the TCP port number or TCP service name.

       -s addr
	      Subscribe to the given address for read automatically.

       -d addr
	      Subscribe to the given address for write automatically.

       -v     Verbose mode.


SEE ALSO
       aconnect(1), pmidi(1)


AUTHOR
       Takashi Iwai .



			       January 1, 2000			   aseqnet(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. which
2. as
3. hostname
4. aconnect
5. write