[Live-devel] Cannot play an RTSP stream

[Ross Finlayson]

>I downloaded live55MediaServer from live555.com and ran it on my 
>linux system. I downloaded live source code and built it according 
>to steps given in 
><http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/#config-unix>http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/#config-unix
>
>I downloaded Mplayer and built it.
>
>When i try to play an rtsp file, i get an error: Here is the complete log:
>
>[root at pclin518 bin]# ./mplayer rtsp://10.232.67.150:8554/dvb_sub.mpeg
>MPlayer 1.0rc1-4.1.0 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
>CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU            5150  @ 2.66GHz (Family: 6, 
>Model: 15, Step
>ping: 6)
>CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
>Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2
>
>Playing rtsp://10.232.67.150:8554/dvb_sub.mpeg.
>Resolving 10.232.67.150 for AF_INET6...
>Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: 10.232.67.150
>Connecting to server 10.232.67.150[10.232.67.150]: 8554...
>connect error: Connection refused
>Resolving 10.232.67.150 for AF_INET6...
>Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: 10.232.67.150
>Connecting to server 10.232.67.150[10.232.67.150]: 8554...
>connect error: Connection refused
>File not found: '10.232.67.150:8554/dvb_sub.mpeg'
>Failed to open rtsp://10.232.67.150:8554/dvb_sub.mpeg.
>
>
>Exiting... (End of file)
>
>Am I doing something wrong?

First, for "live555MediaServer" to be able to stream your file, its 
name cannot end with ".mpeg".  If your file is a MPEG Program Stream 
file, then it's name must end with ".mpg" (not ".mpeg").  However, if 
(as seems likely from the name "dvb_sub") it is actually a MPEG 
*Transport* Stream file, then you must rename it to "dvb_sub.ts", 
before you will be able to stream it.

Second, the "connection refused" error means that either
	- 10.232.67.150 is not the real IP address of the server 
(that is running "live555MediaServer").  (Perhaps you have a NAT box 
in the middle??), or
	- You are not actually running "live555MediaServer" on your 
server machine.

Also, I recommend using VLC as your media player client rather than MPlayer.
-- 

Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/
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