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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hello, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm using VLC and VLS under Linux to stream some
video but I'd like to avoid to waste the bandwidth when the
streaming server start if there is nobody listening. </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>The stream of course stops at the first router but the local LAN is
flooded with unneeded traffic.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>s it possible to
prevent VLC or VLS to send data out of the network interface it there is
nobody listening (no join to the multicast address)? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tried to start a multicast daemon (pimd, mrouted)
but nothing changes (i suppose that is because the stream is generated from
inside the linux box instead of from a network interface)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any idea?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you very much,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roberto Politi</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>