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Re: Linux Netshow... was Re: Microsoft soon to be doomed?...




Hi.  I have the same prob.  My company uses IP Masquerading for its firewall
and NetShow can't get through (I think).  Have you considered using the
UDP port that RealAudio uses for NetShow as well?  Could that possibly work?

> From:         http://www.rc.gc.ca/~colins
> Date:         1997/10/02
> 
> > One of their betas is a NetShow client for Linux!  I've played
> around with it,
> > and here's my observations:
> >
> > 1. It lacks many CODECs, so, finding a compatible audio or video
> feed is
> >    a bit on the tricky side.
> >
> > 2. It works well with those feeds that use available CODECs. (I'm
> using a
> >    P166 with: SoundBlaster 32 PnP with AWE32 driver, S3 Trio64V+
> video card,
> >    and XFree86 16 bits per pixel)
> >
> > 3. Video is really slow over a 28.8kbps link. :-)
> >
> > 4. It isn't a true plug-in, so pages that expect a plug-in to handle
> >    embedded audio or video on a web page won't work.
> >
> > 5. (Bug) It turns the PCM output volume down to zero when it's done,
> >    so, if you shut down NetShow and fire up another audio app, you
> >    will need to reset the mixer setting.  You might want to have
> >    xmixer up and running...
> 
> Also, it seems that if you turn off UDP in the Advanced settings,
> it refuses to use TCP or HTTP, even though these options remain
> "checked". I get an error along the lines of "UDP disabled" when
> trying to make it use TCP only to work through my firewall (RealAudio
> functions just fine like this).
> 
> If anyone's got a way around this, please email me at http://www.rc.gc.ca/~colins
> 
> Audionet just switched all their NHL broadcasts to netshow from
> realaudio, and I'm missing my Oiler games :-(
> 
> Colin




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