Re: Viewers get error message. Need to conferm theory.
- From: "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" <neil@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:45:13 GMT
On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:55:31 -0800, Phil03
<Phil03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi.
I'm running on a wireless home network. And I could view my broadcasts on
another computer on the same network. However when someone else tryed to
view it, they get error messages.
I've spent hours all over the net trying to find a solution. So I learned
about Port Forwarding. I changed my settings on my network to allow outside
internet requests. I gave a friend my outside IP adress plus the 8080.
This was his error message:
"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. If the file is on another
computer, verify that you are connected to the network. If you typed a path,
verify that it is correct. If the problem persists, the server might not be
available."
If for example your external (internet facing) IP address wa s
214.56.89.202 then your friend should go to WMP, choose
File -> Open and enter into that box :
http://214.56.89.202:8080
That IP is an example but you get the idea.
Are you sure you've enabled not just port forwarding, but allowed port
8080 to traverse your Firewall ? Firewalls (eg Zone Alarm or XP
Firewall) and port forwarding (NAT traversal, on a Router) are
completely separate steps.
The other obvious question is how did you determine your external IP ?
It should be the "Internet IP" reported by your router. It must never
look like or start with any one of these IP ranges :
192.168.x.x
172.16-31.x.x
10.x.x.x.x
168.x.x.x
Cheers - Neil
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