[vlc-devel] Re: Unicast Streaming using VLC Player : How to specify local IP/Port

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le Jeudi 29 Décembre 2005 01:53, newbie here a écrit :
> 	Is there a means to specify the local IP/Port to which the VLC
> client/server should bind. I want to use VLC to unicast video stream
> but I want the stream to be sent out and received through a wireless
> network driver that I am developing rather than the default network
> interface. I am using Redhat9.0. I there a way to tell the VLC
> application which local port to bind to. Is there somebody who has
> done this before?

Changing the source IP/port tuple will not change the route to be used 
through which the stream will be sent. Normally, only the destination 
matters.

If you have to use a specific interface to send your stream, you must 
have a route to the destination in your kernel that goes through said 
interface.

As an example, if the destination is 192.0.2.1, and your own network 
driver defines an interface called if0, you would do something like:
# route add -host 192.0.2.1 dev if0

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Rémi Denis-Courmont
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