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Posted: **16 Jul 2007 21:35**

With VLC 0.8.4a it was possible to open password protected RTSP streams using this type of url:

rtsp://username:password@ip_address:port

This is no longer possible. Is there a workaround?

Posted: **17 Jul 2007 17:00**

What VLC version are you using? Do you have an example stream (public ... although I'd need the login and password) which I could try it on?

Posted: **17 Jul 2007 18:45**

Thx, I'll set up a site for you to test. Will drop you a PM with a URL in 1-2 days

It works with release 0.8.4a and doesn't work with later versions such as the current release 0.8.6c

Posted: **20 Jul 2007 21:55**

I think the problem is that live555 does no longer support an optional username and password inside a RTSP url.

In 0.8.4a it was still called "livedotcom" and it works fine:

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main debug: adding playlist item `rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070' ( rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070 )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 4020 (input) created at priority 1 (src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: `rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070' gives access `rtsp' demux `' path `Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070'
main debug: creating demux: access='rtsp' demux='' path='Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
livedotcom debug: sdp=v=0
o=- 107291565300650000 1 IN IP4 192.168.1.26
s=Session streamed by RTP/RTSP server
[...]

In 0.8.6 it doesn't work:

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main debug: adding playlist item `rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070' ( rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070 )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: thread 3968 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: `rtsp://Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070' gives access `rtsp' demux `' path `Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070'
main debug: creating demux: access='rtsp' demux='' path='Admin:123456@192.168.1.26:7070'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
live555 debug: DESCRIBE failed with 0: cannot handle DESCRIBE response: RTSP/1.0 401 Unauthorized
live555 debug: we will now try HTTP tunneling mode
[...]

I try to fix the problem in modules/demux/live555.cpp

Posted: **23 Jul 2007 14:46**

Ok, thanks. Please provide the patch once it's fixed

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