Using pulseaudio to setup sound server on Ubuntu

Operating system: Ubuntu-12.04

[Server/Send configuration]

1: joining the multicast group

Adding following to /etc/init.d/rc.local

route add -net 224.0.0.0 netmask 240.0.0.0 dev eth1

2: config pulseaudio configuration file

Adding following to /etc/pulse/default.pa

load-module module-null-sink sink_name=rtp rate=44100
load-module module-rtp-send source=rtp.monitor rate=44100
set-default-sink rtp

[Client/Receiver]

1: joining the multicast group

Adding following to /etc/init.d/rc.local

route add -net 224.0.0.0 netmask 240.0.0.0 dev eth1

2: config pulseaudio configuration file

Adding following to /etc/pulse/default.pa

load-module module-rtp-recv

[Other useful tip]

1: monitor network traffic in terminal, using bmon

xterm -geometry 80x12 bmon

2: volume meter, using pavumeter