VLC refuses to open any network stream

[konstantin_hu]

I am using Arch Linux 4.9.11-1 Xfce, and VLC 2.2.4. When I try to open any network stream (eg. mp3 files from direct URLs, or live radio streams, youtube links) VLC refuses to open them, in fact nothing happens. I can't see any error messages in the bash window from where I started VLC. I tried to reinstall, but didn't helped. I am on an old PC, AMD Athlon XP 1800 (1533 Mhz), no SSE2 support, maybe this is the reason? However SMplayer works in similar scenarios.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Hard to say with no traces.

[konstantin_hu]

If I am using cvlc instead of vlc then there is some output messages:

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dummy interface: using the dummy interface module... [09184e28] core playlist: stopping playback [091a24d8] access_mms access error: cannot connect to www.filefactory.com:80

A week ago there was no problem with the playback. Playlist is standard .m3u which contains direct links of filefactory.com

How can I get more error messages? Maybe with some command line option or should I compile the package from sources and enabling debug symbols?

[zcot]

can you try this as a test, some random radio station:

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cvlc https://www.npr.org/streams/mp3/live22_mp3.pls

also, you can get error messages using various parameters:
--verbose <0,1,or 2>
or shortened:
-v
-vv
-vvv

also there is the file logger module:

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zcot@zcot-2016 ~ $ vlc -p logger --advanced --help-verbose VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80) File logging (logger) --logfile <string> Log filename Specify the log filename. --logmode {text,html,syslog} Log format Specify the logging format. --syslog-ident <string> Syslog ident Set the ident that VLC would use when logging to syslog. --syslog-facility {user,daemon,local0,local1,local2,local3,local4,local5,local6,local7} Syslog facility Select the syslog facility where logs will be forwarded. --log-verbose <integer [-2147483648 .. 2147483647]> Verbosity Select the verbosity to use for log or -1 to use the same verbosity given by --verbose.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

It is hard to say without proper logs but it looks like the HTTP plugin is missing, which generally means your distro VLC packaging is very broken.

[konstantin_hu]

Here is a more detailed log by:

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cvlc -vvv http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3

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cvlc -vvv http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 VLC media player 2.2.4 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.3-37-g888b7e89) [0a008930] core libvlc debug: VLC media player - 2.2.4 Weatherwax [0a008930] core libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2016 the VideoLAN team [0a008930] core libvlc debug: revision 2.2.3-37-g888b7e89 [0a008930] core libvlc debug: configured with ./configure '--prefix=/usr' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--disable-rpath' '--enable-faad' '--enable-nls' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-aa' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-upnp' '--enable-opus' '--enable-sftp' 'LUAC=/usr/bin/luac' 'LUA_LIBS=-llua -lm' 'RCC=/usr/bin/rcc-qt4' 'CFLAGS=-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -I/usr/include/samba-4.0' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -I/usr/include/samba-4.0' 'CXXFLAGS=-march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong -std=gnu++98' 'PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/ffmpeg2.8/pkgconfig' [0a008930] core libvlc debug: searching plug-in modules [0a008930] core libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins.dat [0a008930] core libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins' [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/demux/libgme_plugin.so' (libgme.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/visualization/libprojectm_plugin.so' (libprojectM.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/visualization/libgoom_plugin.so' (libgoom2.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/access/libdc1394_plugin.so' (libdc1394.so.22: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/access/libvcdx_plugin.so' (libvcdinfo.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/codec/libtwolame_plugin.so' (libtwolame.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory) [0a008930] core libvlc debug: saving plugins cache /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins.dat [0a008930] core libvlc debug: plug-ins loaded: 453 modules [0a008930] core libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/walaki/.config/vlc/vlcrc) [0a008930] core libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C" [0a008930] core libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE 3DNow! FPU [0a0185f8] core input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library' [0a0185f8] core input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options [0a0185f8] core input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path '/tmp' [0a0185f8] core input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0a0185f8] core input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' location='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' file='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0a095638] core demux debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 18 candidates [0a095638] core demux debug: no access_demux modules matched [0a0185f8] core input debug: creating access 'file' location='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf', path='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0a095638] core access debug: looking for access module matching "file": 24 candidates [0a095638] filesystem access debug: opening file `/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0a095638] core access debug: using access module "filesystem" [0a09d6a0] core stream debug: Using stream method for AStream* [0a09d6a0] core stream debug: starting pre-buffering [0a09d6a0] core stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0a09d6a0] core stream debug: pre-buffering done 296 bytes in 0s - 4447 KiB/s [0a09d870] core stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 9 candidates [0a09d870] core stream debug: no stream_filter modules matched [0a09d870] core stream debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 9 candidates [0a09d870] core stream debug: using stream_filter module "record" [0a0185f8] core input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' location='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' file='/home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0a09fbf0] core demux debug: looking for demux module matching "xspf-open": 64 candidates [0a09fbf0] xspf demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader [0a09fbf0] core demux debug: using demux module "playlist" [0a0a01d8] core demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates [0a0a01d8] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0a0a01d8] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0a0a01d8] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac [0a0a01d8] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0a0a01d8] core demux meta debug: no meta reader modules matched [0a0185f8] core input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened [0a0b7c80] core xml reader debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates [0a0b7c80] core xml reader debug: using xml reader module "xml" [0a09fbf0] xspf demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully [0a0185f8] core input debug: EOF reached [0a09fbf0] core demux debug: removing module "playlist" [0a09d870] core stream debug: removing module "record" [0a095638] core access debug: removing module "filesystem" [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: creating audio output [0a09d6a0] core audio output debug: looking for audio output module matching "any": 6 candidates [0a09d6a0] pulse audio output debug: using library version 10.0.0 [0a09d6a0] pulse audio output debug: (compiled with version 10.0.0, protocol 32) [0a09d6a0] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: Available ALSA PCM devices: [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) (null) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A Default Audio Device (default:CARD=V8233A) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A Default Audio Device (sysdefault:CARD=V8233A) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A Front speakers (front:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A 2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers (surround21:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers (surround40:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers (surround41:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers (surround50:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] alsa audio output debug: VIA 8233A, VIA 8233A 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers (surround51:CARD=V8233A,DEV=0) [0a09d6a0] core audio output debug: using audio output module "alsa" [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: keeping audio output [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: adding item `http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3' ( http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 ) [0a0fe3a0] core interface debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 19 candidates [0a0fe3a0] core interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys" [0a0ad750] core interface debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 19 candidates [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art [b5600620] core art finder debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5600620] core art finder debug: no meta fetcher modules matched [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: searching art for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b5600620] core art finder debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b5600620] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5600620] core art finder debug: no art finder modules matched [b56021d8] core art finder debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates [b56021d8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b56021d8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b56021d8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b56021d8] core art finder debug: using meta fetcher module "lua" [b56021d8] core art finder debug: removing module "lua" [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: searching art for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b56012f8] core art finder debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [0a0ad750] core interface debug: using interface module "xcb_hotkeys" [0a0ccce8] core interface debug: looking for interface module matching "dbus,none": 19 candidates [0a0ccce8] dbus interface debug: listening on dbus as: org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc [0a0ccce8] core interface debug: using interface module "dbus" [0a0ae860] core interface debug: looking for interface module matching "dummy": 19 candidates [0a0ae860] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module... [0a0ae860] core interface debug: using interface module "dummy" [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: processing request item: null, node: Playlist, skip: 0 [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: starting playback of the new playlist item [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: resyncing on http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 is at 0 [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: creating new input thread [b5400510] core input debug: Creating an input for 'http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3' [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: requesting art for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b5403b90] core art finder debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5400510] core input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path '/tmp' [b5400510] core input debug: `http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3' gives access `http' demux `' path `katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3' [b5400510] core input debug: specified demux `any' [b5400510] core input debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='any' location='katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3' file='(null)' [b5605bd0] core demux debug: looking for access_demux module matching "http": 18 candidates [b5605bd0] core demux debug: no access_demux modules matched [b5400510] core input debug: creating access 'http' location='katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3', path='(null)' [b5604e50] core access debug: looking for access module matching "http": 24 candidates [b5604e50] http access debug: querying proxy for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b5403b90] core art finder debug: no meta fetcher modules matched [0a008930] core libvlc debug: searching art for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b5403b90] core art finder debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [b56012f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b56012f8] core art finder debug: no art finder modules matched [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: art not found for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b5403b90] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b5403b90] core art finder debug: no art finder modules matched [b54052f8] core art finder debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/fetcher/tvrage.luac [b54052f8] core art finder debug: using meta fetcher module "lua" [b54052f8] core art finder debug: removing module "lua" [0a008930] core libvlc debug: searching art for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3 [b54052f8] core art finder debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/00_musicbrainz.luac [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/01_googleimage.luac [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/02_frenchtv.luac [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/art/03_lastfm.luac [b54052f8] lua art finder debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/art [b54052f8] core art finder debug: no art finder modules matched [0a008930] core libvlc debug: art not found for http://katolikusradio.hu:9000/live_hi.mp3

Then happens nothing, no sound. When I press Ctrl+C:

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[0a008930] core libvlc debug: removing all interfaces [0a008930] core libvlc debug: exiting [0a0ae860] core interface debug: removing module "dummy" [0a0ccce8] core interface debug: removing module "dbus" [0a0ad750] core interface debug: removing module "xcb_hotkeys" [0a0fe3a0] core interface debug: removing module "hotkeys" [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: destroying [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: deactivating the playlist [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: incoming request - stopping current input [b5604e50] http access debug: proxy: Got Interrupt.. [b5604e50] http access warning: invalid proxy host [b5604e50] core access debug: waitpipe: object already dying [b5604e50] core access debug: net: connecting to katolikusradio.hu port 9000 [b5604e50] access_mms access error: cannot connect to katolikusradio.hu:9000 [b5604e50] core access debug: no access modules matched [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: incoming request - stopping current input [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: finished input [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: incoming request - stopping current input [0a0aceb0] core playlist debug: dead input [0a09d6a0] core audio output debug: removing module "alsa" [0a0d14e8] core playlist export debug: saving Media Library to file /home/walaki/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf.tmp1593 [0a0d14e8] core playlist export debug: looking for playlist export module matching "export-xspf": 4 candidates [0a0d14e8] core playlist export debug: using playlist export module "export" [0a0d14e8] core playlist export debug: removing module "export"

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Your (system) proxy settings are broken, so any HTTP connection will fail.

[konstantin_hu]

Thx, very useful info. But how can it be that every other player works with network stream, for example SMPlayer, mp3blaster, mpg123, cmus ?

And I didn't set any proxy explicitely on my system.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

To be precise, it looks like the proxy query gets stuck. Maybe the other apps just ignore proxy settings.

[konstantin_hu]

I see, when I installed VLC freshly, it worked. Then after a couple of days it simply refused to work. Of course I tried to reinstall, but it didn't helped. I also tried deleting the settings folder from ~/.config/vlc but it also didn't helped. Then I downgraded to version 2.2.3 and even 2.2.0: same result, not fetching the http links.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

The problem is not VLC. The problem is (lib)proxy. Updating or reinstalling VLC is not going to make any difference.

[konstantin_hu]

Problem has been solved: I had an executable file called "proxy" in the path...
And it was a Ruby application for socks5 proxying, and not the "proxy" command provided by libproxy.
In the beginning the "util" directory wasn't on the disk, but later I copied it from a archive, and added it to the PATH, it contained the executable called "proxy".