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Posted: **20 Apr 2007 23:34**

Hi,

I'm using VLC media player 0.8.6b on Windows XP SP2. I'm unable to play the following unprotected stream from the CNN-IBN site at:

http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/streaming-260.html

The stream address is:

mms://a150.l2584248272.c25842.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/150/25842/v0001/reflector:48272

The error displayed is:

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Unable to open 'mms://a150.l2584248272.c25842.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/150/25842/v0001/reflector:48272'

The message log shows:

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access_mms error: error while asking for file -1
access_mms error: error while asking for file -1
access_mms error: cannot connect to server
access_mms error: cannot read data
access_mms error: error: HTTP/1.0 400 Bad Request
access_mms error: cannot start stream
main error: no suitable access module for `mms://a150.l2584248272.c25842.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/150/25842/v0001/reflector:48272'

This stream plays quite normally in Windows Media Player, but try as I might, it won't play in VLC. I've searched the forums and tried the usual suggestions like using mmsh:// and rtsp:// in place of mms://. I even tried http:// out of desperation, but no dice

Can someone try playing this stream and post the results? Any suggestions for making it work?

Cheers,
rj65

Posted: **26 Apr 2007 01:41**

works with 0.9.0. probably related to the fact that this is not a true mms stream but some sort of redirect (reflector).

Posted: **26 Apr 2007 07:59**

Thanks for the response. I just tried with the refreshed binary for 0.8.6b but got no further. I'll wait for the official 0.9.0 Windows build before trying again.
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rj65

Posted: **20 Sep 2009 08:44**

To watch IBNLIVE live stream u visit http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/video_streaming.php .
earlier there was static link and u just have to copy and save the link to ur local computer so that u dunt have to visit the website again and again for the live stream link .
For buisness purpose ibnlive has changed the static link to a dynamic link, and users have to go through site everytime to get the dynamic link to watch.

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mms://a790.l2584210789.c25842.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/790/25842/v0001/reflector:10789?aifp=v0001&auth=daEdCbjd6aUcUcsbhbEajbJatbkdicxdjbd-bkTCkg-8-9ouGIn8pHE

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auth=daEdCbjd6aUcUcsbhbEajbJatbkdicxdjbd-bkTCkg-8-9ouGIn8pHE

this is some kind of hash authentication and it works only once. that means tht if u stop and start VLC for the same link the stream wont resume.
IBNLIVE wants u to go again to thr website and get the new stream link
now if u repeat this process and get a new stream link u will surely be able to play the stream in VLC.
FOr detailed messages use verbose level 2 ( VLC->tools->messages )
for any more help contact abhi.iit@gmail.com

Posted: **20 Sep 2009 13:05**

If the webpage contains the actual MMS URL, you could create LUA script that parses it. After that you could just paste page URL to VLC and the video should play.

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