Icecast - Feb 2005 - setting up a windows icecast server

I'm having problems with setting a windows icecast server.  Below is what my
icecast config file looks like.

<icecast>
    <!-- set hard limits for server usage --> 
    <limits> 
        <!-- max number of clients at a time -->
        <clients>100</clients> 
        <!-- max number of sources at a time -->
        <sources>25</sources> 
        <!-- number of threads available to handle clients -->
        <threadpool>5</threadpool> 
        <!-- size of internal queue maintained for each client -->
        <queue-size>102400</queue-size> 
        <!-- timeout for clients -->
        <client-timeout>60</client-timeout> 
        <!-- timeout for clients to send headers -->
        <header-timeout>15</header-timeout> 
        <!-- timeout for sources to start sending content -->
        <source-timeout>10</source-timeout>
    </limits> 

    <authentication>
        <!-- password for source clients -->
        <source-password>abcdefg</source-password> 
        <!-- username/password for admin -->
        <admin-user>admin</admin-user>
        <admin-password>acb123</admin-password>
    </authentication> 

    <!-- hostname of the server -->
    <hostname>www.chris-on-the-web.com</hostname> 

    <!-- port for server to listen to for incoming connections -->
    <listen-socket>
        <port>8000</port>
    </listen-socket> 

    <!-- file locations -->
    <paths>
        <basedir>./</basedir>
        <logdir>./logs</logdir>
        <webroot>./web</webroot>
        <adminroot>./admin</adminroot>
  <alias source="/" dest="/status.xsl"/>
    </paths> 

    <!-- log file names and log level -->
    <logging>
        <accesslog>access.log</accesslog>
        <errorlog>error.log</errorlog>
       <loglevel>4</loglevel> <!-- 4 Debug, 3 Info, 2 Warn, 1
Error -->
    </logging>

    <!-- security settings -->
    <security>
        <!-- run server as this user/group -->
        <changeowner>
            <user>nobody</user>
            <group>nogroup</group>
        </changeowner>
    </security>
</icecast>

Is there anything that I am leaving out?

When turning on my server, I get the main icecast screen and I can also login to
the admin part and that is it.  I am wanting to use ezstream but I'm unsure
how this part really works.  Doesn't there need to be some kind of pointer
that points to the ezstream directory where my playlist file is located?   Below
is what my ezstream config file looks like.

<!-- This example is for a input playlist that must contain
     all MP3 files. ezstream will perform NO reencoding, and
     the destination stream bitrate, channels, etc. will be those
     of the input files -->
<ezstream>
    <url>http://www.chris-on-the-web.com:8000/cwradio</url>
    <sourcepassword>macmichael01</sourcepassword>
    <format>MP3</format>
    <filename>playlist.m3u</filename>
 <!-- The following settings are used to describe your stream
         to the server.  It's up to you to make sure the 
         bitrate/quality/samplerate/channels
         match up to your input stream -->
    <svrinfoname>CW Radio</svrinfoname>    
    <svrinfourl>http://www.chris-on-the-web.com</svrinfourl> 
    <svrinfogenre>RockNRoll</svrinfogenre>
    <svrinfodescription>Great Rock Tunes</svrinfodescription>
    <svrinfobitrate>128</svrinfobitrate>    
    <!-- Quality is only applicable to ogg vorbis streams -->
    <!-- <svrinfoquality>1.0</svrinfoquality> -->
    <svrinfochannels>2</svrinfochannels>
    <svrinfosamplerate>44100</svrinfosamplerate>
    <svrinfopublic>1</svrinfopublic>    
</ezstream>


Please help me solve this problem!!
Chris
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Chris McMichael wrote:
> When turning on my server, I get the main icecast screen and I can also 
> login to the admin part and that is it.  I am wanting to use ezstream but 
> I'm unsure how this part really works.  Doesn't there need to be
some
> kind of pointer that points to the ezstream directory where my playlist 
> file is located?
You run ezstream and the playlist specified in the ezstream config file 
lists the files to be played.  So here's how it works:

1. You make a list of MP3 files which are to be played.

2.  You specify this playlist file in your ezstream configuration.

3.  You also specify your icecast server in your ezstream configuration.

4.   You run ezstream which connects to your icecast server and streams 
your files as listed in the playlist file you have listed in the config 
file.

5.  People tune into your icecast server and hear what ezstream is sending 
it.

I'm not 100% sure where you're running into trouble, hopefully this has 
helped you narrow down the problem.  If not, please tell us exactly what 
you are doing and what happens when you do it, including any error messages 
you receive.

Geoff.