Something Is Wrong..

[MaManfie]

Hey people.

I know there is loads of stuff about this in the forums already.
So don't get angry with me for asking a question about it.

Ok..
So I have had the Shoutcast DNAS server installed for over a month now, and it has pretty much worked perfectly.
Until..
Yesterday, I click on it to start it up, and I get this message..

Event log:
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [SHOUTcast] DNAS/win32 v1.9.7 (Jun 23 2006) starting up...
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] loaded config from C:\Program Files\SHOUTcast\sc_serv.ini
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] initializing (usermax:32 portbase:8000)...
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] No ban file found (sc_serv.ban)
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] No rip file found (sc_serv.rip)
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] opening source socket
<09/06/06@20:10:40> [main] error opening source socket! FATAL ERROR! Some other process is using this port!

I would be able to understand if I had just installed and stuff, but it worked fine the day before, and all the other times..
Now there seems to be something not making it work.
I haven't installed any new programs.
Or changed anything.

Yesterday I put the blame down to all the stuff that was going wrong, but now Im not too sure.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Samie

[dotme]

SrcIP=ANY
DestIP=ANY

... Always

Also, make sure you are running just the one instance of SHOUTcast.

[MaManfie]

I am only running one instance of Shoutcast.

And Im trying to get it to work on ANY, but it's just taking long to connect.

Before when It worked fine I used my I.P and it was fine.
Now nothing seems to be working!

[MaManfie]

Ok Im sorry for like double posting.

But the problem is still like here.

Im only using one instance of the DNAS, Im using the correct I.P and I haven't installed any new programs.

Any help.

Samie

[fc*uk]

well, something else is using port 8000. I would download a port checker tool and try to track down exactly what that is because some program that I do not know about using ports without my knowledge would make me nervous.

However, a quick fix would be to change your broadcast port in the output --> connection --> port area of the dsp.

If you are running this on a *nix box .... then simply killing the shell window does not stop all sc_serv processes. Neither does clicking the 'x' on a windows box.

[SLR]

MaManFile,

You said -

"So I have had the Shoutcast DNAS server installed for over a month now, and it has pretty much worked perfectly.
Until..
Yesterday, I click on it to start it up, and I get this message.."

Just to confirm - do you leave the server and the PC it's hosted on running 24/7 or do you shut it down overnight (for example).

It looks like the fatal error is being caused because you already have the server running (in the background).

If it's a standalone PC at home - simple way is to reboot it - and then restart the Shoutcast server - that will be an easy and 'non-technical' way of establishing whether this was the issue.