Stream does not play if client is started first

[jboileau]

Hi,

I stream mp3s from a server to a client machine, but if the client is started first the stream doesn't play. The client is always up and running and awaiting a stream. The command used is:

vlc udp://@:1305

I later start a stream on the server machine. The command used is:

vlc list.m3u --sout #duplicate{dst=std{access=udp,mux=ts,url=192.168.0.6:1305}}

But the audio is not being played back on the client. If I press stop then play on the client it will start playing fine. If I start the streamer first then the client will play fine. But I need to be able to have my client up and running and waiting before the streamer is even started. The list.m3u file contains a list of mp3s.

I did tests with two versions: 0.8.1 and 0.8.5, the resulst are slightly different. With 0.8.1 there is no sound at all. With 0.8.5 I can hear small snippet of garbled sound every now and then.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jacques Boileau