How to test a VLC streaming server and client on my machine?

[Fl4m3Ph03n1x]

I have VLC 2.0.8 in and I have recently discovered that I can stream movies by using it.

So my plan is:
- at home I have a computer with a list of 3 movies (for example).
- when i am travelling, I connect to VLC via HTTP and use the Video Over Demand Feature (VoD, http://www.videolan.org/doc/streaming-h ... /ch05.html) to see a movie in my laptop.

However, I have no idea on how to actually do this. I have read the documentation, and this is what I understood:
- I have to enable VLC to be streamed via HTTP and configure it to be a VLC server (on my desktop back at Home). I also have to leave VLC and the computer open and running xD
- I can only communicate with the client via UDP

I have read the documentation to make VLC a streaming server, but I have failed miserably. I am not even going to talk about the client.
I am using Linux Mint, but I assume this is OS independent.

How to I configure VLC to do this? Can any of you guys land a hand to a newbie like me? :S

[Rod]

So you are a newbie and trying to get your head around streaming? you posted here and no one answered? Join the crowd. I did something similar and did not get a response, plenty of views but no answers, which leads me to believe we are not posting to the right group or the people here are just too smart for us. Not sure which. Let me know if you got somewhere