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I compiled the VLC in redhat successfully, and it can stream files and streams .
I stream my file a.wmv to internet with the following command:
# ./vlc -vvv /home/winddy/a.wmv --sout '#standard{access=http,mux=asf,url=192.192.0.1:8080}'
I can receive the stream on the same PC with the following command:
$ ./vlc http://192.192.0.1:8080

but i can't recieve and play the stream on the other PCs , neither by windows media player nor by the vlc in windows with the following url:
http://192.192.0.1:8080


why?

Any firewalls? that's the most common cause of problems like this.

On the PC with windows2000 os , of course ,there is firewall about norton or kv3000, but there is no firewall on my PC with os redhat .

Sounds like you must have port 8080 blocked on those PC's.

If this is a Windows related issue the Windows forum may have the answers you are looking for.






Gee

thx
Of course I can use other ports than 8080 for communication. I just used that port for example.

On the serer, the command line is :
$ ./vlc -vvv /home/winddy/a.wmv --sout '#transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=256,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=32,channels=2}:std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,url=:8080}'

On the same PC, in another terminal ,I typed:
$ ./vlc mmsh://server.ip.address:8080

I can receive the stream correctly.

However, on other PC,using WMP
url: mmsh://server.ip.address:8080
an error "The specified protocol is unknown"

if the url is:
mms://server.ip.address:8080 or
http://server.ip.address:8080
the same error happens :"The server cannot deal with the request of the multimedia in time "

Can any one help me?

I still have another question , if i just want to transmit a .wmv file ,whether i don't have to transcode it , that is , on the server end the command may be :
./vlc -vvv /home/winddy/a.wmv --sout '#std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,url=:8080}'

try rtsp://server ip:port number, I had the same problem using mmsh, changed to rtsp and connected first time.....

Regards

so where you are using mmsh://server.ip.address:8080 replace mmsh with rstp, rstp://server.ip.address:8080

so where you are using mmsh://server.ip.address:8080 replace mmsh with rstp, rstp://server.ip.address:8080

thx for your reply.
Do you use VLC on both server and client ?
What's the os?

I want to stream my media source from the server (redhat) by VLC to the client (windows2000) by WMP.

I use VLC on both WinXP and Linspire (debian Based), and have tried various media players, I can pick up the stream in WM Player using rtsp, when streaming from either the Linux or WinXP VLC. Havent really tried any other media players in Liunx though, jsut VLC (obviously), thats with VLC streaming and receiving, then using a http interface to control what I need to.

Using pcanywhere I can control my streaming PC channels/files, and have picked up the stream at the parents, again on WMP.

We share the LAN via a switch, is it the cause of the problem?

do you use a hub or a switch?
can i stream to the internet via ADSL using VLC?