[streaming] Re: [help] vlc on ad hoc network

[anand.s at etv.co.in]

HI,
 just change the TTL value in the VLC player as 1 in the emiting side, i
mean the source VLC player. if the TTL value is set to 1, then it doesn't
work on different networkz, so try changing the value more than 1.


> yc_maniezt wrote:
>
>>hi anand.s thanks for reply my message..
>>
>>my problem is when i run vlc in multihop ad hoc network, the playback
>> never start..each node i set in different subnetwork...when i tested in
>> two node (end-to-end) vlc can run successfully..but when i tested in 3
>> node, it's not success..
>>
>>
>>
>>>b4 that could u tell that ur streaming is thru multicast & u can't able
>>> to receive on a different >network
>>>
>>>
>>
>>my streaming is on multihop ad hoc network, so in 3 node..node 1 send
>> streaming to node 3 through node 2....in 2 node i can able to receive
>> although on a different network cause i used AODV protocol handler as the
>> routing protocol..the name of the protocol handler is UobJadhoc..
>>
>>my question is why vlc can not playback in my ad hoc network..is vlc can
>> not use in multihop ad hoc network?is vlc just can in end-to-end
>> connectivity?
>>
>>
> Before blaming VLC can you see any udp packets coming in through the
> network on the clientside? (Use iptraf or ethereal for this testing.)
> Apart from that you have not provided us with the commandline used at
> the server for VLC and the commandline at the VLC client.
>
>>>Hi Yessi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>i use VLC for my thesis, i runned video streaming using VLC
>>>>in ad hoc network on widows...but that streaming is not succes..
>>>>can anyone tell me why?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Can you give some more detail on what problems you see? Does the
>>>receiving PC start the play back but is unable to continue? Or
>>>does the playback never start?
>>>
>>>Have you tested end-to-end connectivity on your network using
>>>other applications like ping or ftp? This is the first test
>>>you need to do. If you can, successfully send packets from
>>>one PC to another over your network, then we can start
>>>looking at why you cannot stream using VLC. However,
>>>if you cannot reliably send other data over the network, you
>>>need to study your network before spending time with VLC.
>>>
>>>I am guessing that you are working with a wireless ad-hoc
>>>network. If so, how are you implementing the multi-hop
>>>routing? Is it all layer-2 or at layer-3?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>i don't know how to configure VLC in the intermediate node on
>>>>the ad hoc network..is that configure needed?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>If it is a true multi-hop ad-hoc network, you don't need to
>>>configure VLC on the intermediate nodes. However, you can
>>>*emulate* a multi-hop network by using VLC on an intermedia
>>>node to receive the stream from the source node and then
>>>re-send to the destination node. This can be done over
>>>point-to-point links and does not really demonstrate an ad-hoc
>>>network.
>>>
>>>Hope this helps. If you need any more details, let me know.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>- Harshal
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>>Anand,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Anand,


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