Icecast Streaming Media Server

[randomposter]

I am through beating my head on the desk, time to ask for help please.

let me start by saying I have the same issue with both Linux(opensuse) and Windows XP installs. I want to enable listener authorization. my goal is to permit one specific listener to one voice stream, by password access.

I've started from scratch with clean installs. icecast 2.3.2 + simplecast 2.5.3(muse on linux). I leave everything default to get up and running. I am able to connect to the server from the local machine, my internal lan, and using dyndns. evrything tests well.


I then copy/paste the following directly from the website documentation page, http://www.icecast.org/docs/icecast-2.3.1/icecast2_listenerauth.html :

<mount>
<mount-name>/example.ogg</mount-name>
<authentication type="htpasswd">
<option name="filename" value="myauth"/>
<option name="allow_duplicate_users" value="0"/>
</authentication>
</mount>

inserted in icecast.xml below the commented out section about defining a mount.

in the base directory icecast2 win32 I create a file called myauth.
I configure simplecast to mount /example.ogg as a test.
I connect to the server page, follow the admin link to the locked mount point section.
(I never see the red key, only the padlock)
I follow manage authentication, enter a user name and password.
when I check the myauth file in notepad, I see the user name and scrambled password.

back at the main index page I see the padlock, connect to(/example.ogg), click to listen link.
on the local machine, the link works correct, asking for user name and password, opening windows media player, buffering, and playing the stream.
from any other machine or outside link wmp opens and gives the the error:
windows media player cannot play the file because the server is not responding. if you entered a url or path to play the file, verify that it is correct. if you clicked a link to play the file, the link may not be valid.
telling the link to open winamp I see the user name and password endlessly scroll in the window at the ip of the server machine, but there it stalls.

it is not a firewall issue- turned off on both machines.
it is not a router issue- port is forwarded to the correct ip.
it is not operating system specific, Window xp sp3 and opensuse 11.0.
internet explorer, seamonkey, and konquorer browsers.
win media player, winamp, realplayer.

it is something between the chair and the keyboard, I'm missing the obvious. I've been at it for about 10 hours now, wiping and reinstalling operating systems and program files.
I could use some suggestions please.

[karlH]

The fact that the stream plays on the server but not elsewhere would tend to indicate that the <hostname> is set incorrectly, maybe you have it set to localhost.

karl.

[randomposter]

that is correct. I have that as default. would I need to change that to the ip of the machine?

what stumps me is why it plays when no authentication is needed, but does not when requiring authentication.
when I do not use the authentication mount section everything is fine.

[karlH]

It will be something missed in the build m3u routine for auth. It won't be checking for the Host header.

karl.

[randomposter]

testing is going well so far.
changing <hostname> from localhost to the IP of the machine seems to be the fix.

thank you for your time.

Mike