[icecast] Simple directory question

Mike Prudence
Fri, 06 Aug 2004 14:22:23 -0000

Folks,

I've been running an icecast server for about a year, and never really had
the chance to test it out on the other side of our Internet link.  We've
had a lot of people trying us out, but very short connect times in the
whole.  I finally got a cable modem at home, tried having a listen, and
found the stream to be very stuttery.

So, first things first, I went and grabbed the latest icecast source,
compiled and installed on my linux box.  I then set about twiddling the
config file, and finally got some sense.

However, we've disappeared from yp.icecast.org as far as I can tell.

Looking in the logfile, I see the following:-

[03/Apr/2001:15:30:49]
[1:Calendar Thread] directory_touch_xa([yp.icecast.org:80])
completed...server id = 69

which seems to suggest that all is well.  But it ain't, 'cos we're
not listed!

Anyone had something similar??  I also get a server id of -1 from
yp.shoutcast.com, which I assume is their polite way of saying 'please take
your business elsewhere' :-)

Other info: I'm using streamcast (irdp kept on hanging up on me - 96% CPU
usage, no stream coming out) and I've turned metadata off 'cos it makes
the
stream stutter and warble.

Oh, and if anyone wants a listen, the stream's at

http://www.filmsat59.com:8000

Cheers,

Mike.

mjp@filmsat59.com                                   http://www.filmsat59.com
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