[Live-devel] cannot view rtsp stream with vlc

[Ross Finlayson]

>Hello,
>when I am opening vlc to view a rtsp stream (raw h264 video) from 
>the rtsp server I can watch it with no problem. (I just open 
>rtsp://x.x.x.x:8554/streamName)
>
>But when I am trying that from another computer connected directly 
>to the same router as the server, vlc can open the stream with 
>success, however the video won't play. No error messages in the vlc 
>messages window. And now incoming data from the stream.
>
>Any ideas?

Something in your network (either your router, or a firewall 
somewhere) is blocking UDP packets.

In any case, I suggest testing first with the "openRTSP" command-line 
RTSP client <http://www.live555.com/openRTSP/>, rather than VLC.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/