Unable to connect to stream

[VladGS]

Okay I followed all the instructions and still can't get my stream up and running. I'm using Winamp with the Shoutcast DNP and whenever I click connect it says "connecting" for about 10-15 seconds before saying "not connected" once again. What am I doing wrong?

[Orions_Radio]

sounds to me like you have a configuration problem somewhere but you will have to be a bit more specific with your settings ... I'm have no idea what the settings look like for the shoutcast plugin for winamp because I dont use it but I can assume it would have to have the same type of information as the program I use.

Ok first ... is this a free server or a paid one?

If its is free... are your settings in the "plugin" the exact same settings as you find in "Stream settings" page?

Have you tried using an IP instead of the DNS name ... ex. s5.myradiostream.com is 87.98.159.91
to find your servers IP address go to your start menu and click on run (or in the search area in windows 7) and type in cmd and press enter. In the DOS box type ping and then your server name (Ex. ping s5.myradiostream.com) and press enter

You will receive a reply like this:

Pinging s5.myradiostream.com [87.98.159.91] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 87.98.159.91: bytes=32 time=124ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.98.159.91: bytes=32 time=124ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.98.159.91: bytes=32 time=125ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.98.159.91: bytes=32 time=126ms TTL=47

Ping statistics for 87.98.159.91:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 124ms, Maximum = 126ms, Average = 124ms

You can try using the xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx address in you plugin's server address instead of the full DNS name.

If this isn't the problem .. we need more information...
Do you have a router or are you connected directly from your computer to your ISPs modem?

If you are connected with a router you will need to set up port forwarding for they server port as well as the next port (Ex. if the port is 12345 you need to forward 12345-12346 to your internal IP address. This gets a bit tricky to explain without knowing what router you have as well as an issue with having your internal IP set up for DHCP instead of static .. which means when you reboot your comptuer it is sometimes possible for your internal IP to change.. it you set it up as static then it will always stay the same and is the best way to have it set up if you are running a program that needs to have a port forwarded.

In general here is the way to set up a router:

Open a DOS box again
Type ipconfig and press enter
You will get a reply like this:

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : unimportant
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : unimportant
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

To set up a static IP :

in XP go to Control Panel -> Network Connections
In Vista/Windows 7 go to Network and Sharing Center and click on "Change adapter settings" on the left
right click on your network adapter and click properties

Scroll down the list of items until you see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in windows XP or "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" in VIsta/Windows 7 and double click the item

In the General tab that pops up choose "Use the following IP address:"
Change IP address: to
Depends on what ipconfig said... if your default gateway is 192.168.1.1 then use an address like 192.168.1.xxx the last segment is your choice but it cant interfere with any other addresses on the network.. and not interfere with the DHCP assignments (usually in the 100 range) on your router I use 10 Ex. 192.168.1.10. If ipconfig says your default gateway is 192.168.0.1 then use 192.168.0.10.

Subnet mask will be 255.255.255.0 and will automatically fill in when you click on any of the boxes in the subnet section.

The Default Gateway is what ipconfig tells you .. usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1

Preferred DNS Server: is your default gateway also
Alternate DNS Server: is blank

So just to make it more clear
if ipconfig says your default gateway is 192.168.1.1 the settings would be as follows:
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.255
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.1.1
Alternate DNS server: empty

if ipconfig says your default gateway is 192.168.0.1 the settings would be as follows:
IP address: 192.168.0.10
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.255
Default gateway: 192.168.0.1
Preferred DNS server: 192.168.0.1
Alternate DNS server: empty


If you don't want to set your computer to a static IP address just go to your router

open up a browser ... type in the "Default Gateway" ... put in the routers name and password
go to a section that says NAT or Port Forwarding
Enter the IPv4 Address and the two ports ... most routers have a start port and end port ... start port 12345 end port 12346

You will also have to make sure the two ports are open in your firewall

These should give you some ideas as to where to start looking for a problem

[thelegacy]

These are good points as I use to use Winamp with DSP. I like Edcast far better because you can simply click the mic button and talk when you right click the stop button on winamp to tell it to stop when the song is over allowing me to announce the songs played and what is comming up. Make sure however your encoder is set to mp3 (normal not pro) and that the bitrate is not higher than 128K. For server details you have to enter the name of your station ie The Legacy Album Rock then the Genre:Classic Rock,Progressive Rock (notice two genres). For your website type in your site ei thelegacy3.tk you don't need to type your icq or Aim crap. Now start Winamp and then press connect. Oh one more thing make sure your server is ON. Sometimes your server will turn itself OFF especially on the FREE server. Press RESTART and press connect. You have to make sure you have the correct password in your encoder settings. Happy broadcasting.