Dumb Question (Hopefully)

[kent062699]

Hi all,
I am completely new to this. I am able to stream an iso file via http to multiple computers. The issue I am having is they all are recieving the same stream it appears. For example, if computer A opens the stream at 10:00:00 A.M. and computer B opens the stream at 10:05:00 A.M. the movie is 5 minutes in.

So my question is:
How do I open a 'new' stream for each client that connects? I would like multiple computers to be able to open an iso file and play it. This is on an intranet only. I tried entering \\computername\sharename\test.iso as the target but it doesn't work. If I put e:\foldername\test.iso it works on the computer where the file is stored but not on any of the other computers.

Thank you very much for your assistance,
Kent

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Use Apache for HTTP, or configure your LAN file sharing properly.

[kent062699]

Rémi Denis-Courmont,
Thank you for your reply. I "think" the issue might be a file size limitation with iis (4gig). Can apache handle files larger than 4gig?

Thanks again,
Kent

[olegkirillov]

All you need is just file sharing. When vlc takes file as input it (obviously) does not try to load it, but read the file progressively (plus use some caching ahead, if configured) and plays the movie from start. Vlc takes care of bitrate management.
The streaming method lays the burden of bitrate management on the server - it uses special methods to limit the bit rate. Using Intranet you (usually) do not care of bandwidth so you just do not need this technology.

[kent062699]

olegkirillov,
Thank you for the reply. I created a share and can access it by typing the following at the run prompt in windows: \\compname\sharename. I can see all of my files listed. If I open the vlc client and do a quick open and type in \\compname\sharename\filename.iso it plays without any problems. However, if I have an html page on my desktop with the following code:

<OBJECT classid="clsid:E23FE9C6-778E-49D4-B537-38FCDE4887D8"
codebase="http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/video ... /axvlc.cab"
width="400" height="300" id="video1" events="True">
<param name="Src" value=" \\compname\sharename\filename.iso" />
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="True" />
<param name="AutoLoop" value="False" />
<param name="AutoPlay" value="True" />
<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin"
name="video1"
autoplay="yes" loop="no" width="400" height="300"
pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"
target=" \\compname\sharename\filename.iso" />
</OBJECT>

it does not play. By having the file on the desktop, iis is not serving the page. I thought this would work for sure.

Do you have any further suggestions?

Thanks again for your help,
Kent

[kent062699]

fyi, if I map a drive (say z:\) I can get the firefox plug in to work. I am still unable to get a unc path to work (i.e.:\\computername\sharename\file.iso).

Thanks again,
Kent

[olegkirillov]

Try to use the URI syntax - file://comutername/sharename/file.iso