Icecast Streaming Media Server

[spacedad]

hi,
what should my hostname be?
my IP address or localhost?
i tried both and tried to get admin/stats but passwaords don't seem to work.
i'm trying to use shoutvst in eXT to stream live music.
i've installed icecast2.3.2 and things seem to be connecting,no errors.
i haven't changed any settings yet,so maybe i'm doing something wrong.
i'm running it on winXP.using lame with /example.mp3 as mount.
when i put the link in my browser(firefox) to try it tries to download the endless example.mp3.

any tips appreciated.
cheers.

[karlH]

The hostname setting won't affect you being able to get the stats, but it should be what your listener would use to get to the server, ip or DNS name. The user/pass for admin seems to be incorrect from your description.

If you place a stream url in a browser then it will download the endless content because the browser is not aware of what to do with mp3, so it is trying to save it to disk. I think what you are wanting is to download a playlist which the browser will know what to do with eg http://..../example.mp3.m3u

karl.

[spacedad]

[karlH]

the username/password for admin is set in the xml for icecast under authentication. The user/pass for a source client can also be set there globally over set in a <mount> if you want to be specific. The default global username for a source client is source.

Your IP address is fine for <hostname>

karl.

[spacedad]

ok,got the stats,cheers.
<icestats>
<admin>icemaster@localhost</admin>
<client_connections>6</client_connections>
<clients>1</clients>
<connections>8</connections>
<file_connections>0</file_connections>
<host>localhost</host>
<listener_connections>4</listener_connections>
<listeners>0</listeners>
<location>Earth</location>
<server_id>Icecast 2.3.2</server_id>
<server_start>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:35:38 GMT Daylight Time</server_start>
<source_client_connections>2</source_client_connections>
<source_relay_connections>0</source_relay_connections>
<source_total_connections>2</source_total_connections>
<sources>1</sources>
<stats>0</stats>
<stats_connections>0</stats_connections>
−
<source mount="/example.mp3.m3u">
<genre>various</genre>
<listener_peak>0</listener_peak>
<listeners>0</listeners>
<listenurl>http://localhost:8000/example.mp3.m3u</listenurl>
<max_listeners>unlimited</max_listeners>
<public>0</public>
<server_description>Unspecified description</server_description>
<server_name>no name</server_name>
<server_type>audio/mpeg</server_type>
<slow_listeners>0</slow_listeners>
<source_ip>127.0.0.1</source_ip>
<stream_start>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:38:32 GMT Daylight Time</stream_start>
<total_bytes_read>136865</total_bytes_read>
<total_bytes_sent>0</total_bytes_sent>
<user_agent>libshout/2.0.0</user_agent>
</source>
</icestats>

but if i paste the listener url in firefox it tried to download again,giving the example.mp3.m3u an extra .mp3 extention.

[karlH]

your source client sends a stream not a playlist, so the mount that provides should be appropriate eg .mp3 not .m3u

A web browser should request the playlist ie .m3u so that it hands off the playlist to a media player like vlc.

karl.

[spacedad]

wow,that's working.
amazing technology,many thanks for making this available.
and thanks for you explainations too.

well it's working with localhost,anyhoo.
what am i doing wrong with ip? does it just need the number or do you add the http:// bit as well?

[karlH]

no, hostname is either an IP address or a name (DNS). As for what else is wrong I can't say without knowing something about the problem being experienced.

karl.

[spacedad]

ok,thanks.
i changed icecast.xml hostname to myipname,and shoutvst hostname to myipname.and i get....
Initializing ICE...
Error connecting: Couldn't connect
shout_close(00000000)

[karlH]

There is so much you are not describing here. If your setup is an icecast on a server inside a NAT LAN where an external router is forwarding outside requests to icecast, then you may find that any internal requests made to that external IP are forwarded back into the LAN, Or it could be down to the fact that your machine is firewalled and you are being blocked. This should be covered by your network administrator.

Try sticking to the basics first, try getting the status page with a browser.

karl.

[spacedad]

[spacedad]

i'm looking at how to create a filter in my firewall.
i put icecastService.exe;
then under protocol i added TCP and UDP,both had a number too,does that need to be changed?
then under 'local' i added port rang 8000-8001 and just named them 8000+8001,is that make sense?
then under 'remote' should i give port 8000 or give a range?

i've never had to do this before,other programs have just asked permission and i didn't need to setup a special filter,so i'm worried if i do it wrong i'll open up my firewall.

please let me know if you think i'm on the right track.

[karlH]

I'm not familiar with your network setup to say which is best, if the windows firewall is the only thing getting in the way between the source client and icecast then it usually it asks to keep blocking or not, but you haven't said what you have. Start with a simple question, does the IP on your windows box refer to a private network eg 192.168.x.x

karl.

[spacedad]

[karlH]

ipconfig is the windows utility, typically needed if you have say DHCP enabled. An external web site will only know you by the external address as given to you by the internet provider, but you really should get to know how your network is configured especially if you intend to run external services.

I suspect you are running your windows behind a private router and you are trying to get you source client to talk to the router and the router is not forwarding the connection.

karl.