Re: OT - FAO Jonathan

Another thing Jonathan - do you know of any way to send a URL/Port by email
eg http://169.254.236.83:1031/ so that the mail recipients can click it and
have it opened automatically by WMP rather by IE, or other default browser
trying to open it?

"Mac" <mac@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23zb6KIO3FHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Nope, not behind any such things. But, you are probably right (again) -
> I'll kill ZA (and everything else optional) before I try next time (re.
> several processes - and BTW WME offers a "find a free port" option each
> time I go through the "wizard" - do you think I should find a new port
> with each try?) I don't mind a new ip address with each reboot I need to
> make, but why a new port?
>
> The encoder NG seems a bit too quiet ;-) And I know I should really
> decamp, but thanks again J - almost there.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eA83TGN3FHA.400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi,
>>
>> Are you t behind any router or other NAT/Internet Sharing device? If so,
>> you'll be sending them an internal IP and they'll get this error.
>>
>> Although I believe the encoder makes use of Universal Plug and Play
>> (UPnP) where available, but you might need to forward the port WME is
>> using so that this will work.
>>
>> If that isn't the case, try dropping ZA entirely, as it sounds like it's
>> being blocked (the encoder makes use of several processes so it might not
>> be allowing the right one).
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>> "Mac" <mac@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23Uh%23HiK3FHA.3188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi again Jonathan,
>>>
>>> Thanks to your help I have *almost* succeeded in my first live webcast
>>> using WME to stream from my webcam/mic combo.
>>>
>>> Here is what is going on. I start the encoder. It starts broadcasting. I
>>> copy the URL/port address it gives me to the File...Open URL menu option
>>> in WMP(10). WMP opens the URL and starts playback (albeit with a
>>> hilarious 5+ second web-lag). Audio and Video are what I hoped for.
>>>
>>> Have tried twice with 2 third parties around the world, at the same
>>> time, after emailing them the URL/port ref. Both report the following
>>> error message -
>>>
>>> "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because a network error
>>> occurred. The server might not be available. Verify that you are
>>> connected to the network and that your proxy settings are correct.".
>>>
>>> I have latest ZoneAlarm and have allowed WME to act as a server and for
>>> ZA to remember this choice.
>>>
>>> Question is, do I need to do something at my end? Or do my broadcastees
>>> need to alter something?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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