Icecast Streaming Media Server

[Anonymous]

Ok I am getting a little lost.

I am trying to set up Icecast2 and Ice2 for streaming .ogg files to the internet.

I followed the directions on this site.

http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_webradio_with_icecast2_ices2

I am using a 3.2 with 2bg RAM, one eth0 (set to static global IP and this setting is reflected in the config files for the streaming server), a SBLive and running Kubuntu.

Everything seems to be in place

I run and get the following responses when starting the server:

root@radio:/# /etc/init.d/icecast2 start
Starting icecast2: root@radio:/#

root@radio:/# ices2 /etc/ices2/ices-playlist.xml
root@radio:/#

I am able to connect to the icecast admin account via other computers on my network using http://66.93.12.211:8000/

We have not pushed the resolvable domain name of radio.omenindustries.com through DNS yet but our local NS has been set to route to that box and it seems to resolve.

Global Server Stats
client_connections 77
clients 1
connections 78
file_connections 30
listener_connections 0
server Icecast 2.3.1
server_start Thu, 31 May 2007 21:10:48 -0400
source_client_connections 0
source_relay_connections 0
source_total_connections 0
sources 0
stats 0
stats_connections 0

I look at this page and assume that source_client_connections 0 means that ice2 is not connecting to the icecast2 server. Or that it is not playing the files in /etc/ices2/music folder. This folder has the playlist.txt and the music files.

When I connect to the server (winamp on a winXP box) using the http://66.93.12.211:8000 I get an error failed to sync with stream. If I try it with out the port # or with /OI.ogg it tries to connect and sits there.

Could someone please help me figure this out?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is my icecast.xml
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<icecast>
<limits>
<clients>100</clients>
<sources>2</sources>
<threadpool>5</threadpool>
<queue-size>524288</queue-size>
<client-timeout>30</client-timeout>
<header-timeout>15</header-timeout>
<source-timeout>10</source-timeout>
<!-- If enabled, this will provide a burst of data when a client
first connects, thereby significantly reducing the startup
time for listeners that do substantial buffering. However,
it also significantly increases latency between the source
client and listening client. For low-latency setups, you
might want to disable this. -->
<burst-on-connect>1</burst-on-connect>
<!-- same as burst-on-connect, but this allows for being more
specific on how much to burst. Most people won't need to
change from the default 64k. Applies to all mountpoints -->
<burst-size>65535</burst-size>
</limits>

<authentication>
<!-- Sources log in with username 'source' -->
<source-password>apass</source-password>
<!-- Relays log in username 'relay' -->
<relay-password>apass</relay-password>

<!-- Admin logs in with the username given below -->
<admin-user>admin</admin-user>
<admin-password>apass</admin-password>
</authentication>

<!-- Uncomment this if you want directory listings -->
<!--
<directory>
<yp-url-timeout>15</yp-url-timeout>
<yp-url>http://dir.xiph.org/cgi-bin/yp-cgi</yp-url>
</directory>
-->

<!-- This is the hostname other people will use to connect to your server.
It affects mainly the urls generated by Icecast for playlists and yp
listings. -->
<hostname>radio.omenindustries.com</hostname>

<!-- You can use these two if you only want a single listener -->
<!--<port>8000</port> -->
<!--<bind-address>127.0.0.1</bind-address>-->

<!-- You may have multiple <listener> elements -->
<listen-socket>
<port>8000</port>
<!-- <bind-address>127.0.0.1</bind-address> -->
</listen-socket>
<!--
<listen-socket>
<port>8001</port>
</listen-socket>
-->

<!--<master-server>127.0.0.1</master-server>-->
<!--<master-server-port>8001</master-server-port>-->
<!--<master-update-interval>120</master-update-interval>-->
<!--<master-password>hackme</master-password>-->

<!-- setting this makes all relays on-demand unless overridden, this is
useful for master relays which do not have <relay> definitions here.
The default is 0 -->
<!--<relays-on-demand>1</relays-on-demand>-->

<!--
<relay>
<server>127.0.0.1</server>
<port>8001</port>
<mount>/OI.ogg</mount>
<local-mount>/different.ogg</local-mount>
<on-demand>0</on-demand>

<relay-shoutcast-metadata>0</relay-shoutcast-metadata>
</relay>
-->

<!-- Only define a <mount> section if you want to use advanced options,
like alternative usernames or passwords
<mount>
<mount-name>/OI.ogg</mount-name>

<username>admin</username>
<password>apass</password>

<max-listeners>100</max-listeners>
<dump-file>/tmp/dump-example1.ogg</dump-file>
<burst-size>65536</burst-size>
<fallback-mount>/example2.ogg</fallback-mount>
<fallback-override>1</fallback-override>
<fallback-when-full>1</fallback-when-full>
<intro>/example_intro.ogg</intro>
<hidden>1</hidden>
<no-yp>1</no-yp>
<authentication type="htpasswd">
<option name="filename" value="myauth"/>
<option name="allow_duplicate_users" value="0"/>
</authentication>
<on-connect>/home/icecast/bin/stream-start</on-connect>
<on-disconnect>/home/icecast/bin/stream-stop</on-disconnect>
</mount>

<mount>
<mount-name>/OI.ogg</mount-name>
<authentication type="url">
<option name="mount_add" value="http://myauthserver.net/notify_mount.php"/>
<option name="mount_remove" value="http://myauthserver.net/notify_mount.php"/>
<option name="listener_add" value="http://myauthserver.net/notify_listener.php"/>
<option name="listener_remove" value="http://myauthserver.net/notify_listener.php"/>
</authentication>
</mount>

-->

<fileserve>1</fileserve>

<!-- set the mountpoint for a shoutcast source to use, the default if not
specified is /stream but you can change it here if an alternative is
wanted or an extension is required
<shoutcast-mount>/live.nsv</shoutcast-mount>
-->

<paths>
<!-- basedir is only used if chroot is enabled -->
<basedir>/usr/share/icecast2</basedir>

<!-- Note that if <chroot> is turned on below, these paths must both
be relative to the new root, not the original root -->
<logdir>/var/log/icecast2</logdir>
<webroot>/usr/share/icecast2/web</webroot>
<adminroot>/usr/share/icecast2/admin</adminroot>
<!-- <pidfile>/usr/share/icecast2/icecast.pid</pidfile> -->

<!-- Aliases: treat requests for 'source' path as being for 'dest' path
May be made specific to a port or bound address using the "port"
and "bind-address" attributes.
-->
<!--
<alias source="/foo" dest="/bar"/>
-->
<!-- Aliases: can also be used for simple redirections as well,
this example will redirect all requests for http://server:port/ to
the status page
-->
<alias source="/" dest="/status.xsl"/>
</paths>

<logging>
<accesslog>access.log</accesslog>
<errorlog>error.log</errorlog>
<!-- <playlistlog>playlist.log</playlistlog> -->
<loglevel>4</loglevel> <!-- 4 Debug, 3 Info, 2 Warn, 1 Error -->
<logsize>10000</logsize> <!-- Max size of a logfile -->
<!-- If logarchive is enabled (1), then when logsize is reached
the logfile will be moved to [error|access|playlist].log.DATESTAMP,
otherwise it will be moved to [error|access|playlist].log.old.
Default is non-archive mode (i.e. overwrite)
-->
<!-- <logarchive>1</logarchive> -->
</logging>

<security>
<chroot>0</chroot>
<!--
<changeowner>
<user>nobody</user>
<group>nogroup</group>
</changeowner>
-->
</security>
</icecast>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Here is my ices-playlist.xml
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ices>
<!-- run in background -->
<background>1</background>
<!-- where logs, etc go. -->
<logpath>/var/log/ices</logpath>
<logfile>ices.log</logfile>
<!-- 1=error,2=warn,3=info,4=debug -->
<loglevel>4</loglevel>
<!-- set this to 1 to log to the console instead of to the file above -->
<consolelog>0</consolelog>

<!-- optional filename to write process id to -->
<!-- <pidfile>/home/ices/ices.pid</pidfile> -->

<stream>
<!-- metadata used for stream listing (not currently used) -->
<metadata>
<name>Omen Industries Internet Radio OI</name>
<genre>Genre All </genre>
<description>This is our Beta stream</description>
</metadata>

<!-- input module

The module used here is the playlist module - it has
'submodules' for different types of playlist. There are
two currently implemented, 'basic', which is a simple
file-based playlist, and 'script' which invokes a command
to returns a filename to start playing. -->

<input>
<module>playlist</module>
<param name="type">basic</param>
<param name="file">/etc/ices2/playlist.txt</param>
<!-- random play -->
<param name="random">0</param>
<!-- if the playlist get updated that start at the beginning -->
<param name="restart-after-reread">0</param>
<!-- if set to 1 , plays once through, then exits. -->
<param name="once">0</param>
</input>

<!-- Stream instance
You may have one or more instances here. This allows you to
send the same input data to one or more servers (or to different
mountpoints on the same server). Each of them can have different
parameters. This is primarily useful for a) relaying to multiple
independent servers, and b) encoding/reencoding to multiple
bitrates.
If one instance fails (for example, the associated server goes
down, etc), the others will continue to function correctly.
This example defines two instances as two mountpoints on the
same server. -->
<instance>
<!-- Server details:
You define hostname and port for the server here, along with
the source password and mountpoint. -->
<hostname>radio.omenindustries.com</hostname>
<port>8000</port>
<password>apass</password>
<mount>/OI.ogg</mount>

<!-- Reconnect parameters:
When something goes wrong (e.g. the server crashes, or the
network drops) and ices disconnects from the server, these
control how often it tries to reconnect, and how many times
it tries to reconnect. Delay is in seconds.
If you set reconnectattempts to -1, it will continue
indefinately. Suggest setting reconnectdelay to a large value
if you do this.
-->
<reconnectdelay>2</reconnectdelay>
<reconnectattempts>5</reconnectattempts>

<!-- maxqueuelength:
This describes how long the internal data queues may be. This
basically lets you control how much data gets buffered before
ices decides it can't send to the server fast enough, and
either shuts down or flushes the queue (dropping the data)
and continues.
For advanced users only.
-->
<maxqueuelength>80</maxqueuelength>

<!-- Live encoding/reencoding:
Currrently, the parameters given here for encoding MUST
match the input data for channels and sample rate. That
restriction will be relaxed in the future.
-->
<encode>
<nominal-bitrate>64000</nominal-bitrate> <!-- bps. e.g. 64000 for 64 kbps -->
<samplerate>44100</samplerate>
<channels>2</channels>
</encode>
</instance>

</stream>
</ices>

[karlH]

usually the key items are mentioned in the log files, it could be ices is not connecting or icecast rejecting the connection from ices. If, for instance, ices attempts to connect and fails but icecast sees nothing comgin in then that could indicate firewall blocking or incorrect routing.

[Anonymous]

Thank you

I will look at the log files again. I did look at them before but most of it was loging in to the server and other stuff.

If I don't figure it out i'll post the log files up.

[Anonymous]

Ok i figured it out but I had to reconfig to a 192. IP Addy. I can config my router for that no prob.

Now to figure out why winamp will not connect.