[Live-devel] Strange problem when spawning multiple instances of Live555 programs

[Morgan Tørvolt]

Darn. I had the latest version, but I never checked the timestamps on
the files. :-/

Changing a symbolic link fixed the problem *flush*. That was an easy fix.

Thanks...

-Morgan Tørvolt-

On 30/10/06, Ross Finlayson <finlayson at live555.com> wrote:
> >In OnDemandServerMediaSubsession.cpp you have a while (1) loop,
> >grabbing a port with an even number
>
> Not anymore!  That code changed starting with version 2006.08.07 -
> i.e., more than 2 months ago.  You should upgrade.
>
> Everybody - please: Upgrade to the latest version of the code before
> spending (wasting) a lot of time digging into alleged problems.
>
> >  (why you need an even number, cannot guess).
>
> Because the RTP standard specifies that even port numbers should be
> used for RTP, with the next highest (and thus, odd) port number being
> used for RTCP.  (Actually, this rule is not quite as manditory as it
> used to be, but it remains the default and usual behavior.)
>
> >What needs to be done to fix this is addressing the port number issue.
>
> Right now I'm not convinced that there is anything that needs to be 'fixed'.
> --
>
> Ross Finlayson
> Live Networks, Inc.
> http://www.live555.com/
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