Telnet Interface Not Working Anymore

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SROSeaner
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Telnet Interface Not Working Anymore

Postby SROSeaner » 08 Jun 2016 23:31

I was using VLC with the telnet interface for awhile, but it's not working anymore. In fact, I can't get it to work on any system. Tested on Windows 10 and my home server running Windows Server 2008 R2.

I launch VLC like this:

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vlc.exe --extraintf telnet
I attempt to test with telnet client:

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telnet 127.0.0.1 4212
and

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telnet localhost 4212
In all cases, I keep getting this response:

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Connecting To localhost...Could not open connection to the host, on port 4212: Connect failed
Seems 4212 port won't open. I have disabled all firewalls and even tried setting a different port with the "telnet-port" switch but having NO luck.

Currently using 2.2.4. Have rolled back a few versions and not getting anywhere. Please help!!

Sean

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No Good: Telnet Interface Not Working Anymore

Postby Ludrax » 09 Jun 2016 00:05

I launch VLC like this:

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vlc.exe --extraintf telnet
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An' if ain't broke, then don't try to fix it...

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Re: Telnet Interface Not Working Anymore

Postby SROSeaner » 09 Jun 2016 01:58

Thank you! I read over that posting and used the following:

vlc.exe -I telnet --telnet-host=localhost --telnet-port=4212 --telnet-password="admin"

This worked successfully! Cheers!

Sean


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