Urgen: Need some starting help!

nittanygreg · 30th December 2000, 15:58

Every time I try to connect, I get the message "connection error." Now, I am not certain if this has anything to do with IP or port or password.

Nothing I have read seems to clarify this for me.

What I would like to know is the following:
What is the correct IP for me to broadcast on Shoutcast?
Is the 8000 port default appropriate, and if not, how do I find out what other port I can use on my machine?
Is there another technical issue I need to repair (and what would it be?) in order to broadcast?

Please help me out!

Thanks!

raingod42 · 2nd January 2001, 09:11

port 8000 is usually not taken and is good to broadcast on. run netstat from the commmand line - it'll tell you which ports are taken. (works on nt and win2k - not sure about other .9x windows versions.) have you tried connecting to more then one site - you might just be hitting a bad link

good luck!

Reverend Ike · 2nd January 2001, 09:17

Netstat also works on Windows 98.

2nd January 2001, 09:11	#2
raingod42 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 30	port issues port 8000 is usually not taken and is good to broadcast on. run netstat from the commmand line - it'll tell you which ports are taken. (works on nt and win2k - not sure about other .9x windows versions.) have you tried connecting to more then one site - you might just be hitting a bad link good luck!

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30th December 2000, 15:58	#1
nittanygreg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 5	Every time I try to connect, I get the message "connection error." Now, I am not certain if this has anything to do with IP or port or password. Nothing I have read seems to clarify this for me. What I would like to know is the following: What is the correct IP for me to broadcast on Shoutcast? Is the 8000 port default appropriate, and if not, how do I find out what other port I can use on my machine? Is there another technical issue I need to repair (and what would it be?) in order to broadcast? Please help me out! Thanks!

2nd January 2001, 09:17	#3
Reverend Ike Evangelical Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,533	Netstat also works on Windows 98.