Need help setting up PC to stream across LAN

[Overkill]

I'm having trouble using the documentation I found to set up my PC (XPSP2) as a streaming server for the network.

Ultimately, I want my family to be able to connect to my PC via their computers (also XPSP2) or a media device, specifically the Archos 705 WiFi, to watch a movie or hear an audio playlist that I have set up. I want multiple users to view the stream simultaneously.

I'm currently using the nightly build "vlc-0.9.0-git-20080513-0003-win32.exe"

Is there a way to achieve this through VLC, and if so, can someone either post instructions or a link? If it's not doable through VLC, which program do you suggest I use?

Thanks,
Overkill

[VLC_help]

UDP streaming is one option if you want to make your own LAN only TV or radio station.

[Overkill]

right...and whenever i try to stream a file i get this error:

File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file ""C:\ITF.mp3" ".
Your input can't be opened:
VLC is unable to open the MRL '"C:\ITF.mp3" '. Check the log for details.

Have tried w/ several files. VLC can play them locally, but won't stream them. I'm guessing it's something I'm doing wrong in configuring it and I need some help.

[VLC_help]

How do you try to stream those files? Commandline, GUI?

[Overkill]

GUI - i select the file and hit stream, then the screen w/ the diff protocols (HTTP, RDP, UDP, etc) and the codec selections pops up. I've tried different protocol combos and nothing worked, and I tried specifying codecs and that didnt work either.

--Updated to current nightly--

Also, on a side note, whenever I click the X to exit after watching a movie, i get a runtime error saying that the app closed in an unusual way. Only happens and always happens with video files. Happened w/ the nightly from the original post as well.

I'm loving the video in a separate window...can finally control the fullscreen movie via the GUI using my second monitor =)

[VLC_help]

""C:\ITF.mp3" " it seems that something inserts extra ""
you could try stream with older VLC versions to see if that same issues exists on those also (use .zip or .7z versions so you can have multiple versions running at the same time).

[Paul-B]

Overkill,

I trying to do exactly the same as you. Stream from a central server to multiple PC's. Again I can play locally but can't get it to stream to a client.

My OS is Windows Vista with client running Windows XP.

In addition on the server I also get a Runtime error whenever I try to Quit or Exit VLC

Paul

[VLC_help]

Nightly builds do crash after closing very often when used for video playback.

[Overkill]

Well it worked using the stable build, so I'm guessing it's a bug with the nightly builds. Maybe there's a "$filename" and $filename already contains the quotes...who knows. My programming knowledge is limited to scripting language =) Got it working using the sable build for the LAN party so it's all good, though now I'd like to be able to use it around the house.

Thanks,
Overkill

[SilverSnake]

This issue seems to persist, or have popped up again, with the latest nightlies. I've tried:
vlc-0.9.0-test2-20080702-1913-win32
vlc-0.9.0-test1-20080630-0003-win32

And I get this on both on them.

I've tried a few different streaming settings and different files (that play fine normally). Going to try and move backwards into older nightlies to see if I can find one where it doesn't happen.

*edit* Oh yeah, this is using the GUI on Windows Vista x64.

*edit2* I just tried initiating the stream with a console command with the second version listed above, and it worked just fine. I used the command off the wiki for flash streaming:

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% ./vlc <input> --sout "#transcode{vcodec=FLV1,acodec=mp3}:std{access=http,dst=0.0.0.0:8081/stream.flv}"

So it seems to be a GUI issue, I guess?