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Hi all,

I am new on this forum. I have some questions related to video on demand for the VLC.

I am using VLC version 1.1.9 and simulating the VoD application on two PCs. Before, I used IPv4 for the VoD on VLC. On the client side, I used rtsp to open network stream. It works.

Then, I move to use IPv6 and have problems on it. I used two syntaxes on GUI "rtsp://@[201::1]:5554/myvideo" and "http://[201::1]:5554/myvideo" which are both of them do not work. I tried also on command: "vlc --ipv6 rtsp://@[201::1]:5554/myvideo" and "vlc --ipv6 http://[201::1]:5554/myvideo". The results are the same (it does not work either)

Is there any advice right there..?

Does anyone know whether this version of VLC has supported for using IPv6 Video on Demand...?

I have been working to solve this problem since a week ago. I have not got any solution yet.

Thanks for any advice and opinion.


Regards,

newvlc

the rtsp demux module (live555) does not support IPV6

Hi Sébastien,

Thanks for the reply.

What about the http? Can it work on my case?


Thanks,

newvlc

never tried, but I think so yes.
Don't know about the syntax.
look at the log for errors (launch with -vv)

HTTP supports IPv6, and RTSP does not. I think the protocol specification does not even allow it, but the real problem is the underlying live555 is quite limited.

Hi Rémi,

How to use the http command ..?

Is this command on Linux: "vlc --ipv6 http://[201::1]:5554/myvideo" correct when I use it in command line? I still got some problems to use it.

Thanks,

newvlc

The ipv6 and ipv4 switches only serve to disable IPv4 and IPv6 respectively. VLC normally follows the standard syntax for HTTP URIs.

Will the next version has rtsp ipv6 feature？ thanks!

No. live555 still does not have IPv6 support (I guess it will only happen if someone pays the live555 author).

hahaha, it maybe the cruelly truth. But so many solutions (to compile with modified vlc source code ) have post on blogger, will vlc team need waiting for live555 team?

I would be happy to write a native RTSP client. But I do not have free time.

there is a live555 wich works with ipv4 and ipv6 , thanks to sylvain marechal
see
http://sylvainmarechal.chez-alice.fr/pr ... 5_ipv6.php

why in the next version not replace the current live555 if the current team has no time ?.

Because there is no patch?

Even if there were a patch (which, as JB pointed out, there is not), VideoLAN cannot carry an external patch that will almost surely break everytime live555 is updated upstream.

What we need is a credible alternative to live555, or the IPv6 in the official live555. As I said, I doubt the later will happen until someone contracts the live555 author.

Hint: contact the live555 author