(almost)no stream response

sorry · 20th July 2004, 17:43

sorry for this topic again, but i've searched and searched the forums and tried the couple goofball fixes i found, but nothing worked.

this is the computer-
P4 1.8Ghz
WinXP Pro
Fix It Utilities(Anti-Virus)
Spybot S&D

the problem is more than half the time I try to connect to Shoutcast I get the "error creating port" message. sometimes it just does nothing after the hook-up try, no message, nothing in the playlist, zip. If I have an mp3 going and then try to connect, it might connect 1 out of 20 times. ANY shoutcast stream acts like this. The old winAmp didn't do this, I have also just done a fresh install and had winamp with NOTHING else except WinXP on this machine and still nothing, so I am POSITIVE its not any virus or spy hunter.

Also tried the stupid ligos fix in a previous post, this is the brilliant post where the guy said "ligos is on your machine and is messing it up"...well, after a few more posts, turns out there was nothing to do with ligos on the other guys machine, so now the guy says "well now thats it-you need ligos on it, then remove it, then reinstall and configure it and re-uninstall it..." perhaps one of you has seen that helpful waste of time. the guy got it working eventually, BUT NO REAL SOLUTION WAS GIVEN, in any post for that matter.

Like I said, sorry for this topic, but does someone have any idea whats up? and you know Im not the only one with this problem

MegaRock · 20th July 2004, 18:08

You will probably get better help for this in the Winamp forums since it is not directly related to the operation of a Shoutcast stream but rather a problem with Winamp running on your machine.

sorry · 20th July 2004, 18:20

ok, thanks, all their threads pointed to the shoutcast page sooo...

MegaRock · 20th July 2004, 18:50

Yopu might even want to try using the old version instead. The problem does seem weird as Winamp doesnt create a port (it's not a server), it simply listens through a port and unless you have a firewall blocking those ports there should be no reason it couldn't connect.

sorry · 20th July 2004, 19:08

jeez, i feel like a goof now, cant creat a socket not a port, i am so frustrated i dont know why i kept using port. I have allready tried the old version(s). I am at a complete loss as to whats not working, my buddy has the same problem, he runs servers and pretty much is able to fix anything and he is at a loss too.

cant create socket, not port, sorry again

20th July 2004, 17:43	#1
sorry Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	(almost)no stream response sorry for this topic again, but i've searched and searched the forums and tried the couple goofball fixes i found, but nothing worked. this is the computer- P4 1.8Ghz WinXP Pro Fix It Utilities(Anti-Virus) Spybot S&D the problem is more than half the time I try to connect to Shoutcast I get the "error creating port" message. sometimes it just does nothing after the hook-up try, no message, nothing in the playlist, zip. If I have an mp3 going and then try to connect, it might connect 1 out of 20 times. ANY shoutcast stream acts like this. The old winAmp didn't do this, I have also just done a fresh install and had winamp with NOTHING else except WinXP on this machine and still nothing, so I am POSITIVE its not any virus or spy hunter. Also tried the stupid ligos fix in a previous post, this is the brilliant post where the guy said "ligos is on your machine and is messing it up"...well, after a few more posts, turns out there was nothing to do with ligos on the other guys machine, so now the guy says "well now thats it-you need ligos on it, then remove it, then reinstall and configure it and re-uninstall it..." perhaps one of you has seen that helpful waste of time. the guy got it working eventually, BUT NO REAL SOLUTION WAS GIVEN, in any post for that matter. Like I said, sorry for this topic, but does someone have any idea whats up? and you know Im not the only one with this problem

20th July 2004, 18:08	#2
MegaRock Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Inside my water bong Posts: 6,865	You will probably get better help for this in the Winamp forums since it is not directly related to the operation of a Shoutcast stream but rather a problem with Winamp running on your machine. Megarock Radio - St. Louis Since 1998! Don't click this link! Corporate Radio Sucks! No suits, all rock!

20th July 2004, 18:50	#4
MegaRock Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Inside my water bong Posts: 6,865	Yopu might even want to try using the old version instead. The problem does seem weird as Winamp doesnt create a port (it's not a server), it simply listens through a port and unless you have a firewall blocking those ports there should be no reason it couldn't connect. Megarock Radio - St. Louis Since 1998! Don't click this link! Corporate Radio Sucks! No suits, all rock!

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20th July 2004, 18:20	#3
sorry Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	ok, thanks, all their threads pointed to the shoutcast page sooo...

20th July 2004, 19:08	#5
sorry Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	jeez, i feel like a goof now, cant creat a socket not a port, i am so frustrated i dont know why i kept using port. I have allready tried the old version(s). I am at a complete loss as to whats not working, my buddy has the same problem, he runs servers and pretty much is able to fix anything and he is at a loss too. cant create socket, not port, sorry again