I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed in my laptop. I installed MediaTomb in it. There are some annoying issues when starting the server or adding an UPnP library. That aside, my N900 finds the MediaTomb server and plays the video and audio files.

If someone can answers the questions below, I would be grateful. I couldn't find a clear answer in the past 3 days.

1. I couldn't do seeking when playing videos from MediaTomb. Most of my video files are in .avi format. Is there a solution? I read through some instructions for Knots2, but, it is a little too complex for me right now. Even then, I am not sure if it will solve the 'seeking' problem.

2. Instead of using something like MediaTomb, is there way I can simply access all the files on my laptop through home network.

3. I am also planning to buy a Addonics NAS adaptor and convert one of my external hard drives into a NAS device. Would I be able to access it from N900? Once again, will the seeking work in video files? How about copying, editing, deleting the files in NAS?

Thank you.