[streaming] Re: Multicast question

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Jimmy wrote:
> I have tried doing a multicast stream using VLC and VLS (both linux) to 
> a windows and linux client, but all I get is sound...no video. I have 
> just started interest in multicast so not really up on the ip addressing 
> scheme. I figure I could use the 224.0.0.1 address to stream to everyone 
> on subnet 192.168.1.0 ( all systems support multicast). It seems to be 
> functioning half-way, but not sure if I am going at it the right way. 
> Any suggestions?


Your multicast address is wrong!! The 224.0.0.x address range is used by 
multicast routers to do admin and notification stuff. The first range 
*normal* multicast clients can use is 224.0.1.x !

-- 
Kind greetings,

Jean-Paul Saman



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