Beginner streaming problems

[bazsl]

I am a complete novice at video streaming making my first attempt using version 0.94 and the menus (not the command line). Everything works across my home network using HTTP. UDP works if I specify the client IP address on the server. I assume this is UDP unicast mode.

When I try to use UDP multicast with the address set to 239.255.1.1 or 224.0.0.0 and Encapsulation set to MPEG-TS the server starts streaming but I cannot connect on the client by selecting UDP as the protocol and entering the same address. What am I doing wrong? Note that I do have UDP port 1234 open in Windows Firewall on both machines.

I would also like to try RTP but I have no idea what to enter for the address. is there any documentation for this for version 0.94?

My last question is, why would I want to use RTP or UDP instead of HTTP?

I have read the docs but they are for another version with a very different U/I so they did not help much.

[schrotterp]

Have your network adapter multicast mode enable?

[bazsl]

I have looked at the properties for my network adapters in Windows Control Panel and I cannot find anything about multicast. Can you tell me how to enable multicast for a network adapter?

[schrotterp]

Hello please try:

run cmd

for example

route add 230.0.1.3 192.168.2.65

Now run VLC

Us wizzard

In multicast address us 230.0.1.3

Client mode is udp://@230.0.1.3

In my computer this configuration work and what you?

[schrotterp]

Next problem can be in your firewall. Check your configuration or disable for the moment.

[bazsl]

>> route add 230.0.1.3 192.168.2.65

I assume that the 192.168.2.65 in the command above should be the IP address of the server PC. Is that correct?

>> Now run VLC

>> Us wizzard

The wizard has vanished in version 0.9.4. The only thing on the Media menu is the Streaming choice that leads to a dialog titled Open. There is no wizard that I can see.