What am I doing wrong?
 

Hey guys, I am new to Shoutcast, and I wanted to try broadcasting. So I read a few tutorials and I thought I was doing it right, but when I click connect it will disconnect instantly. I tried searching for the problem but never found any real answers. What am I doing wrong? I was hoping I could get some real time help on MSN or something from a pro, would make things a lot easier. Cheers. :winamp: :winamp: :winamp:

We would need some more info or screen shots.

people dont really do msn help around here but you might get lucky.

we need a clear description of what you have done as we always get people telling us it dont work and it doesnt really help us that much.

if it worked you wouldnt be here :)

what software?

what encoders?

what ip have you used in the dsp?

what does the dsp return when you try to connect?

etc etc

Ok so I managed to get it to connect, but how do I connect to the station on a different computer? I don't see it in Shoutcast...

you need the ip and port for the server.

you can get your ip address here,

http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/myipaddress/

also post the server logs so we can see what happening

Ok so my IP is 72.140.210.220 and my port is 8000



Event log:

*******************************************************************************
** SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server
** Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Nullsoft, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
** Use "sc_serv filename.ini" to specify an ini file.
*******************************************************************************

Event log:
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [SHOUTcast] DNAS/win32 v1.9.8 (Feb 28 2007) starting up...
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] loaded config from C:\Program Files\SHOUTcast\sc_serv.ini
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] initializing (usermax:10 portbase:8000)...
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] No ban file found (sc_serv.ban)
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] No rip file found (sc_serv.rip)
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] opening source socket
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] source thread starting
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] opening client socket
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [source] listening for connection on port 8001
<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] error opening client socket! FATAL ERROR! Some other process is using this port!
<04/04/08@07:25:14> [source] connected from 127.0.0.1
<04/04/08@07:25:14> [source] icy-name:APIOQM ; icy-genre:
<04/04/08@07:25:14> [source] icy-pub:1 ; icy-br:24 ; icy-url:http://www.shoutcast.com/APIOQM/
<04/04/08@07:25:14> [source] icy-irc:#shoutcast ; icy-icq:0 ; icy-aim:N/A

BTW thanks for all the help Nick :)

<04/04/08@07:21:54> [main] error opening client socket! FATAL ERROR! Some other process is using this port!

Normally one of a few reasons.

1 you have 2 instances of the server running next to the cock and you should only have one.

2 you need to ensure you have srcipIp & destIp set to any in the config.

or 3 there really is something else using the port on your pc and you need to use a different one.

How do I make sure I don't have 2 servers running? And what would be something els using those ports? Like gaming, or DLing?

you need to make sure you have nothing else running or you will not have the bandwidth you need for the server.

Could I open another port and use that, so I run other things? Also, is there a URL I can go to using the IP and Port I gave to check my server status to at least see if its online?

yes you can change another port in the config.

; PortBase. This is the IP port number your server will run on. The
; value, and the value + 1 must be available. If you get a fatal error when
; the DNAS is setting up a socket on startup, make sure nothing else on the
; machine is running on the same port (telnet localhost portnumber -- if you
; get connection refused then you're clear to use that port). Ports < 1024
; may require root privledges on *nix machines. The default port is 8000.
PortBase=8000

Just by changing the port will it open it for me? Are there any downsides to opening ports? And is there a min or max port I can use?

**Update**

<04/04/08@15:20:07> [yp_add] yp.shoutcast.com gave extended error (Cannot see your station/computer (IP: 72.140.210.220:7777) from the Internet, disable Internet Sharing/NAT/firewall/ISP cache (Connection timed out).)

How do I fix this?

whatever port you choose you should forward them on your router and all should be fine.

keep it simple go for 9000 and forward 9000 & 9001 in your router.

Evil Lu's Local Streaming Tutorial

Does a Modem and a Router work the same way? Because I don't have a router, just a modem.