TCP streaming?

[MatB]

Hi,
is there a way to receive a tcp network stream with VLC?
Something like the udp input, but over tcp: the client streams the video source to the server that in turn shows the video.
The udp mode works ok, but too many packet are discarded, even when using a fraction of the available bandwidth.

Thanks in advance,
MatB

[MatB]

*bump*

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Use http streaming.

[MatB]

Use http streaming.

HTTP streaming works the other way around: the source acts as a server, the destination as a client.
This of course does not work if you're behind firewall/natted and cannot forward incoming ports.
Or am i missing something?
Thanks,
MatB

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Then use FTP upload streaming.

However, TCP sucks even more than UDP if there is packet loss. It's reliable, but horrendously slow if there is even a few percent loss.

[MatB]

However, TCP sucks even more than UDP if there is packet loss. It's reliable, but horrendously slow if there is even a few percent loss.

Well, it's a trade off. I've a 512kbps upload dsl; when i stream UDP i get losses already at 300kbps. TCP should at least transfer the same bitrate without losses.

Can anyone confirm that the output plugin "shout" is TCP? I couldn't find any reference to it.

[Spice_Boy]

Don't forget that TCP has more overhead for error checking/packet resending.

[MatB]

Don't forget that TCP has more overhead for error checking/packet resending.

I checked with netcat and the iptables counters; i got a 4% overhead with TCP, which is more than fair.

[funtra]

I would like to modify on the client side a stream coming in over the network prior to inputing it to vlc. So looking for a way to input to vlc a generic input stream. It would be in mp4 format. Thanks