diff --git a/ini/base.ini b/ini/base.ini
index 6212850..316a161 100644
--- a/ini/base.ini
+++ b/ini/base.ini
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ require version 0.4.2
 
 # Define allowed remote host IP addresses. If omitted then only 127.0.0.1 will be accepted.
 system host allow 127.0.0.1
+system host allow 192.168.11.211
 
 # Listen on port 9999 for command control connections
 system control port 9999
diff --git a/python/videocontroller.py b/python/videocontroller.py
index 3f1bacb..c3f0c5f 100644
--- a/python/videocontroller.py
+++ b/python/videocontroller.py
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 
 import sys
 import socket
-from gi.repository import Gtk
+from gi.repository import Gtk, GObject
 
 from scenechanger import SceneChanger
 from textchanger import TextChanger
 from timercontroller import TimerController
 
-class VideoController:
-	def __init__(self):
+class VideoController(object):
+	def __init__(self, ip):
 		
 		self.snowmix_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-		self.snowmix_socket.connect(("localhost", 9999))
+		self.snowmix_socket.connect((ip, 9999))
 
 		self.scenechanger = SceneChanger(self.snowmix_socket)
 		self.textchanger = TextChanger(self.snowmix_socket)
@@ -99,5 +99,10 @@ class VideoController:
 		self.messagebox.hide()
 		return True
 
-videocontroller = VideoController()
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+	print "Usage %s <remote ip>" % sys.argv[0]
+	sys.exit(-1)
+
+videocontroller = VideoController(sys.argv[1])
+GObject.threads_init()
 Gtk.main()
diff --git a/scripts/output2screen b/scripts/output2screen
index a31175b..2403658 100755
--- a/scripts/output2screen
+++ b/scripts/output2screen
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 # Deliver mixer1 output to screen.
 # Taken from the original snowmix sources
 
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+	echo "Usage $0 <remote ip>"
+	exit
+fi
+
+remote_ip="$1"
+
 tmpfile=/tmp/output2screen.tmp.$$
 echo 'system info' | nc 127.0.0.1 9999 >$tmpfile
 geometry=`grep 'STAT:  System geometry' $tmpfile |cut -f3 -d: |cut -f2 -d' '|tr 'x' ' '`
@@ -53,6 +60,6 @@ while true ; do
 	'video/x-raw-yuv'   !\
 	jpegenc 			!\
 	rtpjpegpay			!\
-	udpsink host=192.168.11.90 port=9998 sync=true 
+	udpsink host=$remote_ip port=9998 sync=true 
   sleep 2
 done