Icecast Streaming Media Server

[Anonymous]

Firstly, I've had no trouble at all downloading icecast onto my windows computer and stream content to others through my own internet connection.

However, what I have been unable to learn to do is instead of users listening through: http://MyIPaddress:8000/stream, they listen through my existing web domain such as: http://www.myownwebsite.com:8000/stream.

If I am simply managing a website through a web hosting provider, am I even able to set this up on my own without his interference?

Also, in doing this, besides additional stuff, will I have to change any existing software (which is icecast2 Win32 + oddcast + winamp)?

Thanks!

[karlH]

If the www.myownwebsite.com name translates to your providers IP address then you can't do it directly. You could host the playlist (m3u/pls) on the website which can have your own IP address within the playlist or you could use a http 302 type redirect response to send the listeners to your IP.

The only way you can use the http://www.myownwebsite.com:8000 notation is if icecast was running on port 8000 on the host providers machine.

karl.

[Anonymous]

I see, this clears up alot, thanks!

[Anonymous]

sorry about this but i have another question.

In your experience, would you think that if I were to put my IP in the metafile, it might be a bit unsecure? I've always heard a little about how folks can do such and such to your computer if they obtained your IP.

[karlH]

If the listeners machine is going to be contacting your machine then at some point your IP will have to be known by the listener. If you think that is of sufficient concern then you probably don't want to run any services at all. The only other alternative is to get the hosting company to run an icecast than relays your stream(s).

karl.

[Anonymous]

hey thanks for the answers.

Also... I have another really really tiny question.

When you are broadcasting a stream and no one is listening, where does the sent data go to exactly? Or is it not sent until someone connects and the "sent_bytes" is only a calculation of what you are theoretically sending?

anyways, good work on icecast, its amazing.

[karlH]

sent_bytes does not increase if listeners is 0

karl