[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #194: $PULSE_SERVER: permanent loss of audio in client when facing a transient network problem (networking / virtualization)

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#194: $PULSE_SERVER: permanent loss of audio in client when facing a transient
network problem (networking / virtualization)
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  Reporter:  peter        |       Owner:  lennart        
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new            
 Milestone:               |   Component:  clients        
Resolution:               |    Keywords:  network virtual
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Comment(by coling):

 @gauss: Just don't talk directly to the remote side. Always create a local
 PA daemon even if there is no physical h/w. Pulseaudio automatically loads
 a "Null sink" when no real hardware is present (I could easily make it do
 the same with sources if there were a null source module!).

 By always talking to the local PA daemon there is a much reduced
 likelihood of any problems. You can then load a tunnel sink to the remote
 machine and output to the right place as you desire. If there are any
 network issues, the sink will unload (TCP connection broken) and the auto-
 null sink will kick in (i.e. exactly what you suggest).

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