no streaming - actively refused

[Koenie]

I can not start streaming via EWA. I checked all settings I could think of but can't find the obvious. I get the following errormessage:

10/29/2006 11:15:06 AM.328 INFO [4] ***********************
10/29/2006 11:15:06 AM.328 INFO [4] VLC Path= C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\Vlc\
10/29/2006 11:15:06 AM.328 INFO [4] Args= --intf http "V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi" out=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,width=720,height=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{access=http,mux=ts,url=:7648} vlc:quit
10/29/2006 11:15:09 AM.593 ERROR [4] System.Web.HttpUnhandledException: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.InternalConnect(EndPoint remoteEP)
at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at gbweb.classes.StreamerPost.PostData(String url, String postData) in c:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\web\App_Code\classes\StreamerPost.cs:line 170
at gbweb.classes.StreamerPost.Post() in c:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\web\App_Code\classes\StreamerPost.cs:line 116
at gbweb.Migrated_Player.playStream(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\web\Player.aspx.cs:line 448
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at ASP.player_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) in c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files\gbpvr\4d107d39\801bf7b5\App_Web_l-sdx-oc.6.cs:line 0
at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
10/29/2006 11:28:28 AM.500 VERBOSE [4] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()

The error recieved is the same on the GBPVR server machine as well as on a client machine. I disabled firewall and virus scanners without result.
VLC transcoding is not started at all. It seems this is where things go wrong. I have VLC version 0.8.5 installed int eh default dir.

Any sugestions?

[UncleJohnsBand]

It appears this error is coming from clicking on one of the buttons for stop, pause, or skip rather than the streamer itself.

Do you have the config set to use the browser plugin or external player?
Which Player Wnndows Media Player or VLC?
What processor and memory do you have on the machine doing the streaming?

Try this:

• Go to the VLC program directory on the machine hosting VLC.

• Open a command window in the VLC directory.

• At the command prompt enter:

[INDENT]

• Code:

  --intf http "V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi" :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,width=720,heig ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}:standard{acce ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648} vlc:quit

[/INDENT]

• Now bring up task manager......you should see VLC running as a process and hogging up a good bit of the CPU.

• If you see that...then start the VLC client and go to File, then Open Network stream. Select the HTTP option and enter http://localhost:7648

You should pick up the stream.....

Let me know what happens.......

(this may not be addressing your question.....at this point I am trying to determine if you machine is streaming in the first place.....)

[Koenie]

I typed vlc.exe + the command (copy pasted). VLC opens for 1 sec and closes again.

When I leave the vlc:quit part away from the command line vlc stays open but is not doing anything and connecting to it yields folloowing error: Unable to open '/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2findex.aspx'

It seems there is no streaming started at all ( double checked: the same happaens when trying with an mpeg file).

The machine specs should be more than sufficient with a Core 2 @ 3ghz.

[UncleJohnsBand]

vlc:quit just tells VLC to end when it is done streaming....since VLC is quiting right away even when using the command line ouside of EWA then it is having a problem getting to your file to stream.....

Try this....leave off the vlc:quit as you have been and run the command line.

Then select View from the VLC menu and then Messages and tell me what messages are displayed?

You are correct on your system specs....no problem there....

[Koenie]

Leaving out VLC:quit indeed starts vlc, but it sits there and does nothing. I tried the same on another machine (after mapping the drive such that the path matches) but also here nothing happens.

The message window stays empty.

When I leave the --intf http out VLC starts transcoding but gives a continous stream of error messages (obviously as it does not know wher to go with the data).

[UncleJohnsBand]

By any chance do you have something running on port 8080?

vlc -intf http starts vlc with the http interface.....this runs on port 8080. I recall some other people had something else running on 8080 which caused a conflict.

leave the -intf http and start the trasnscoding......

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8080/

Do you see an option for your stream?

[Koenie]

This yields a series of messages. It is clear to me that vlc is taking 3 items to play instaed of using them as commands. Looking at the string i found 2 spaces (one in height and one in access). I will take them out and see what happens.

There is nothing running on port 8080.

Unable to open 'ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{acce'
Unable to open 'ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648}'

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3632 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3648 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread 3672 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:231)
main debug: adding playlist item `ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648}' ( ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648} )
main debug: adding playlist item `ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{acce' ( ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{acce )
main debug: adding playlist item `V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi' ( V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi )
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "wxwidgets"
main debug: thread 3732 (manager) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:216)
wxwidgets debug: Using last windows config '(-1,0,0,1024,768)(0,0,9,402,93)(2,508,82,418,581)(6,0,0,-1,150)'
wxwidgets debug: id=0 p=(0,9) s=(402,93)
wxwidgets debug: id=2 p=(508,82) s=(418,581)
wxwidgets debug: id=6 p=(0,0) s=(-1,150)
main debug: nothing requested, starting
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3880 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: stream=`transcode'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main error: invalid chain
stream_out_transcode error: cannot create chain
main warning: no sout stream module matching "transcode" could be loaded
main debug: destroying chain... (name=transcode)
main debug: destroying chain done
main error: stream chain failed for `transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,width=720,heig'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.093750s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3880 joined (input/input.c:399)
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3880 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main debug: `ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{acce' gives access `ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}' demux `' path `standard{acce'
main debug: creating demux: access='ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}' demux='' path='standard{acce'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main warning: no access_demux module matched "ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}"
main debug: creating access 'ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}' path='standard{acce'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: standard{acce.cue
access_file warning: standard{acce: No such file or directory
cdda debug: trying .cue file: standard{acce.cue
cdda warning: could not open standard{acce
main warning: no access2 module matching "ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}" could be loaded
main error: no suitable access module for `ht=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{acce'
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.109375s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3880 joined (input/input.c:399)
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3880 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main debug: `ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648}' gives access `ss=http,mux=ts,url=' demux `' path `7648}'
main debug: creating demux: access='ss=http,mux=ts,url=' demux='' path='7648}'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
main warning: no access_demux module matched "ss=http,mux=ts,url="
main debug: creating access 'ss=http,mux=ts,url=' path='7648}'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: 7648}.cue
access_file warning: 7648}: No such file or directory
cdda debug: trying .cue file: 7648}.cue
cdda warning: could not open 7648}
main warning: no access2 module matching "ss=http,mux=ts,url=" could be loaded
main error: no suitable access module for `ss=http,mux=ts,url=:7648}'
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.109375s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3880 joined (input/input.c:399)
main: nothing to play

[Koenie]

Taking out the spaces yields following messages:

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3632 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3648 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread 3672 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:231)
main debug: adding playlist item `V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi' ( V:\video\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley\KRO Detectives Inspector Lynley_20060628_21002235.avi )
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "wxwidgets"
main debug: thread 3708 (manager) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:216)
wxwidgets debug: Using last windows config '(-1,0,0,1024,768)(0,0,9,402,93)(2,508,82,418,581)(6,0,0,-1,150)'
wxwidgets debug: id=0 p=(0,9) s=(402,93)
wxwidgets debug: id=2 p=(508,82) s=(418,581)
wxwidgets debug: id=6 p=(0,0) s=(-1,150)
main debug: nothing requested, starting
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3856 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:261)
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: stream=`transcode'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main debug: stream=`standard'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main debug: set sout option: sout-standard-access to http
main debug: set sout option: sout-standard-mux to ts
main warning: Option sout-standard-url is deprecated. You should use sout-standard-dst instead.
main debug: set sout option: sout-standard-dst to :7648
stream_out_standard debug: creating `http/ts://:7648'
stream_out_standard debug: using `http/ts://:7648'
main debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
main: creating httpd
main debug: net: listening to port 7648
main error: cannot bind socket (Winsock error 10013)
main error: cannot create socket(s) for HTTP host
access_output_http error: cannot listen on :7648
main warning: no sout access module matching "http" could be loaded
stream_out_standard error: no suitable sout access module for `http/ts://:7648'
main warning: no sout stream module matching "standard" could be loaded
main debug: destroying chain... (name=standard)
main debug: destroying chain done
stream_out_transcode error: cannot create chain
main warning: no sout stream module matching "transcode" could be loaded
main debug: destroying chain... (name=transcode)
main debug: destroying chain done
main error: stream chain failed for `transcode{vcodec=mp4v,vb=512,width=720,height=480,acodec=mp4a,ab=32,channels=2}tandard{access=http,mux=ts,url=:7648}'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting
main debug: thread times: real 0m0.171875s, kernel 0m0.015625s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3856 joined (input/input.c:399)
main: nothing to play


Looks already better and I can open the vlc stream page on port 8080 (as long as the quit command is not there of coarse.

When I type localhost:7648 in the webbrowser I get the webadmin's manage recordings page

[Koenie]

port 7648 gives the webadmin!!!! My apache was misconfigured and listening to incomming port 7648 and forwarding this to the webadmi. This works since apache talks directly to the asp pages and can hence probably run on any port (maybe there are some bugs when you do this, if you want I can try to find out in the weekend which could further improve the EWA).

Thanks for the help, as you said uncle yr first post here was not ..., but it brought me to the culprit.

[UncleJohnsBand]

This is good.....you should not have Apache forwarding 7648 since that is the port the stream will be running on.

The spaces are probably a cut/paste or forum thing....they don't really appear in the command line that is generated....but good catch.

I am betting that if you stop Apache from forwarding 7648 your streaming will work fine.

Let me know.