VLC doesn't send IGMP join for multicast stream

[kgilchrist]

Hi,

I am trying to view an MPEG-4 multicast on my office network (corp webcast services)

The service is up and running fine, I can view it with an IE browser that has an activex that sets up the viewing stream.

I try to use VLC to view and nothing happens. I then used Ethereal to sniff my workstation's NIC and do not see the necessary IGMP join.

For kicks, I started a viewing session with the browser/activex, verified that I saw the streaming data on the multicast address and port that I tried in VLC. I tried getting VLC to consume the data, knowing that the multicast was being delivered to my segment but still nothing.

Client is VLC 0.8.5 , Win XP Pro SP2.

Anything else I can try?

Thanks,
Kevin

[fritzbee21]

@kgilchrist

I've got the same Problem as you
With a older Notebook SP1 WIN XP and vlc0.8.5 it runs prober.

SP Problem ?

[The DJ]

Windows XP firewall is dumping incoming UDP traffic by default, even if you do an IGMP (sigh retarded OS)

[fritzbee21]

firewall is off (disabled)
no changes at all

wireshark detects no igmp request from my sp2 notebook

[kgilchrist]

I haven't tried this since I posted.
I can try it on another workstation and see what happens.
One difference bewteen laptop and workstation is presence of Checkpoint VPN client which has its own built-in firewall (although it's good enough any packet drops).