The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.XXX:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Worked well for me on Windows 10 Pro 1803 and VLC 3.0.4
Thanks!
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.XXX:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Thanks so much!!!!Since it's not trivial for others to make my script above work (in absense of the needed program), please try the following instead. It will basically do the same as the script:
If VLC is stuck on scanning for renderer, then use VLC to open a random multicast network stream in the range of address 224.0.0.X, where X is between 100 and 199. You should notice there is nothing played (since there is no such stream available). Wait for a while and then check for available renderers again. Now they should show up (might take a couple of seconds but not more than a minute).
Note that once you have used a number X, you cannot use it again. A way to generate new numbers might be to set X to 100 + current date. If you get stuck more than once a day, then add 30 to the date or just use 100 + current minute as a random number. And when all numbers are exhausted, well then you have to powercycle the laptop unless that has already been done in a month.
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.X:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Yup that helped. Many thanks.Since it's not trivial for others to make my script above work (in absense of the needed program), please try the following instead. It will basically do the same as the script:
If VLC is stuck on scanning for renderer, then use VLC to open a random multicast network stream in the range of address 224.0.0.X, where X is between 100 and 199. You should notice there is nothing played (since there is no such stream available). Wait for a while and then check for available renderers again. Now they should show up (might take a couple of seconds but not more than a minute).
Note that once you have used a number X, you cannot use it again. A way to generate new numbers might be to set X to 100 + current date. If you get stuck more than once a day, then add 30 to the date or just use 100 + current minute as a random number. And when all numbers are exhausted, well then you have to powercycle the laptop unless that has already been done in a month.
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.X:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Since it's not trivial for others to make my script above work (in absense of the needed program), please try the following instead. It will basically do the same as the script:
If VLC is stuck on scanning for renderer, then use VLC to open a random multicast network stream in the range of address 224.0.0.X, where X is between 100 and 199. You should notice there is nothing played (since there is no such stream available). Wait for a while and then check for available renderers again. Now they should show up (might take a couple of seconds but not more than a minute).
Note that once you have used a number X, you cannot use it again. A way to generate new numbers might be to set X to 100 + current date. If you get stuck more than once a day, then add 30 to the date or just use 100 + current minute as a random number. And when all numbers are exhausted, well then you have to powercycle the laptop unless that has already been done in a month.
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.X:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Since it's not trivial for others to make my script above work (in absense of the needed program), please try the following instead. It will basically do the same as the script:
If VLC is stuck on scanning for renderer, then use VLC to open a random multicast network stream in the range of address 224.0.0.X, where X is between 100 and 199. You should notice there is nothing played (since there is no such stream available). Wait for a while and then check for available renderers again. Now they should show up (might take a couple of seconds but not more than a minute).
Note that once you have used a number X, you cannot use it again. A way to generate new numbers might be to set X to 100 + current date. If you get stuck more than once a day, then add 30 to the date or just use 100 + current minute as a random number. And when all numbers are exhausted, well then you have to powercycle the laptop unless that has already been done in a month.
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.X:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
You probably don't want a software like VLC with tons of parsers (which is THE piece of software with a high risk of security issues) to have administrator right on your machine. Network configuration is a setting defined by the user and should stay like this, otherwise it doesn't even have meaning. But we'll try to put it clear in the ongoing documentation.this works! is VLC listening to this forum? I mean how hard would it be to implement this into the code so we don't have to do it manually all the time!
While this is a workaround, it's not a good solution. Trying to get Microsoft and/or the network chip vendor to solve the problem is useless. The better solution is that the application, once it has discovered the unicast address to a Chromecast device, NEVER EVER forget it again until it has been proven to be unreachable. I guess that this is how working applications (like Chrome) are implemented - first try to connect to already learned devices by unicast, second try to find new devices by mDNS.
Very possible. Which one was it talking to?It seams, that VLC looks for Chromecast on the wrong network interface.
I disabled all other network interfaces, but not the WIFI interface. Then I started VLC and Chromecast was available.
Just a brief summary... maybe it can help somebody.It seams, that VLC looks for Chromecast on the wrong network interface.
I disabled all other network interfaces, but not the WIFI interface. Then I started VLC and Chromecast was available.
But it didn't work!Update: issue seems solved! I googled around about Windows 10 Upgrade 1803 and mDNS and found that:
https://antsle.com/forum/topic/did-windows-10-update-1803-break-bonjour-local-addresses/
I Installed bonjour Print service for Windows from Apple website as suggested
Best Regards
Giacomo
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"C:\Program files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "path_to_file_video_files" --sout "#chromecast" --sout-chromecast-ip=<Chromecast IP address> --demux-filter=demux_chromecast
Bingo! Issue solved! VLC can now discover Chromecast!Since it's not trivial for others to make my script above work (in absense of the needed program), please try the following instead. It will basically do the same as the script:
If VLC is stuck on scanning for renderer, then use VLC to open a random multicast network stream in the range of address 224.0.0.X, where X is between 100 and 199. You should notice there is nothing played (since there is no such stream available). Wait for a while and then check for available renderers again. Now they should show up (might take a couple of seconds but not more than a minute).
Note that once you have used a number X, you cannot use it again. A way to generate new numbers might be to set X to 100 + current date. If you get stuck more than once a day, then add 30 to the date or just use 100 + current minute as a random number. And when all numbers are exhausted, well then you have to powercycle the laptop unless that has already been done in a month.
The complete syntax for the multicast network stream to open is udp://@224.0.0.X:5000
Please let me know if it helps.
Yes, that's the current track for multicast subscription, but if it is, that's far deeper than chromecast in VLC, and should affect, for example SAP announces.For some reason I think VLC is binding to another adapter and trying to discover/broadcast the chromecast discovery. I don't know why it's binding to other adapters and not the primary WiFi adapter unless you disable all the other adapters.
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