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Hi All, What is the syntax required in the .hosts file for only allowing 192.168.1.4 to access the http interface? My first attempt at writing up the .hosts file is as follows: Access-list for VLC HTTP interface 192.168.1.4/255.255.255.254 The error I received was as follows: main: invalid IP addres...

Hi all,
VLC for Linux has an http directory which contains a .hosts file. Does VLC for Mac have an equivalent directory and file? Read the following topic if you want to know why I need this file:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48009

Cheers,
Steve

Thanks for your post. Is the .hosts file in the http directory to do with linux or is it a VLC file? I am running VLC on Mac OSX and so far cannot find an http directory or a .hosts file for VLC anywhere. I also post a message in the Mac OSX section of this forum to see if one of them can help me. C...

Hi all, Is it possible to restrict access to the http interface based on IP address? For example, I want the http interface to only accept connections from 192.168.1.4. Please note that I'm not talking about the host address where VLC is running from. I know that some of you may think that restricti...