[Macpartners] Streaming audio servers?

[Jensen, Scott C.]

Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> Hi Scott:
>
> I did find QSS, and reviewed its configuration from its built-in web 
> server:
>
> I did not find an easy way to change the listening port (default 
> appears to be 80), nor did I find a way to tell it the source audio 
> location was a mic port - it seemed to want a hostname/IP address of 
> the source audio location.
>
> Other ideas, or is there a way to adjust the QSS config I overlooked?
>
> Scott
>
Hi - As Justin mentioned in his message, to stream a live feed, you need 
the QT Broadcaster package.  I always think of it as part of QTSS, but 
it's really its own product.  I just tried it, and it started to 
broadcast from the Mac's cam/mic with the push of a button - quick and 
slick.

     About changing the port used by QTSS - I had thought there was a 
way to do this, but I don't see it in either Server Admin (under 
OSX-Server) or on the QTSS admin web page.  It seems that it will always 
want to use port 554, the RTSP std port.  The only other mgmt option it 
offers is whether you also want to stream over port 80, but I don't 
think that will help you (it'll let you listen to the stream through a 
firewall that blocks port 554, however).

     If you don't mind leaving QTSS set to stream over port 554, I think 
you should be able to use IPFW to forward packets from another port, 
like 10001, to port 554.  I believe that would allow you to listen via a 
URL like RTSP://yourserver.mit.edu:10001/...  Look at the app Simple 
Port Forwarder at http://www.4dresources.com/files/ for more info.

                                                           ---SCJ


>
> On Thu, 10 May 2007, Jensen, Scott C. wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi - Quicktime Streaming Server (which comes with OSX-Server) has a 
>> free version called Darwin Streaming Server.  For more info, take a 
>> look at:
>>
>> http://developer.apple.com/opensource/server/streaming/index.html
>>
>>    I use QTSS to stream video (and it works fine), but I've seen in 
>> the docs that it can stream audio formats, too.  To receive the video 
>> format we use, you have to use Quicktime Player on the client 
>> machine, but since you're streaming audio, you may be able to use 
>> Realplayer or WMP on the client.
>>
>>    Hope that helps...
>>
>>                                                       ---SCJ
>>
>> Scott Ehrlich wrote:
>>> Are there any free streaming audio servers for the Mac?   I have a 
>>> radio scanner (vhf/uhf) and plan to connect its speaker output to my 
>>> Mac's (blue and white G3 with 10.4.3) Mic input.
>>>
>>> I'd plan to use a port higher than 10000, thus I must be able to 
>>> define my own port.
>>>
>>> I also plan to use Real Player and/or Windows Media Player.
>>>
>>> What are my available options for programs to handle this?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Scott
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