[vlc] Re: Vlc Problems on M$

[DEFFONTAINES Vincent]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marian Durkovic [mailto:md at bts.sk]
> Sent: Wednesday 23 October 2002 10:42
> To: vlc at videolan.org; Vincent.DEFFONTAINES at coe.int
> Subject: Re: Vlc Problems on M$
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > * I cant open a multicast stream. All it opens is a black 
> window for a very
> > short period of time, and close it straight away. I did not 
> try unicast
> > streams or anything else than multicast.
> 
> vlc 0.4.5 introduces a new config parameter, the IP address 
> of interface you're
> using for multicast. This parameter is uninitialized when you 
> install vlc
> and thus vlc for Windows crashes when you try to use multicast.
> 
> Go into Settings->Preferences->Input
> 
> and look for the parameter "network interface address"
> 
> Put 0.0.0.0 there if you have only 1 network card, or your IP 
> address if you
> have more and want to receive multicast on the specified network card.
> 
> It might be useful if the developers could preconfigure this parameter
> with 0.0.0.0 instead of leaving it NULL, which will solve the problem.


Wouhou

This was a great suggestion indeed !

I suggest it be added to the FAQ, and the proconfiguration be done indeed.
It got my windoze XP client to work!

Thanks a lot


Vincent
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