Difference between UDP/RTP Problem

[andreasstocker]

hi guys,

I suffer from a lack of understanding concerning the network thing in VLC:

If I want to do a stream over the Internet I know that I should not use http (needs to much bandwith etc.)

there are two more possibilities left (UDP/RTP):
1.) UDP unicast - what means that my client needs a public Ip Adress I am Streaming to, doesnt he? and I need a public IP Adress from where he/she gets the stream?

2.) Is it the same for RTP?

there is no possibe way to stream via RTP when using the wizard which confuses me a little..

So what is better UDP or RTP?

The only difference I figured out is that if I use UDP I can just use the MPEG Transport Stream...

What ars other differences

thanks a lot for your help guys!!!
cheers
and

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

RTP adds an extra layer on top of UDP. It has pretty much the same networking setup requirements.

The main differences are that RTP is more standard, and copes much better with reordered packets.