WRT160NL DLNA Media Server Unstable (Twonky Media)

I have an NTFS formatted USB disk drive (Western Digital My Passport Essential Black 320 GB WDBAAA3200ABK) attached to the WRT160NL wireless router (Firmware Version 1.0.02), and I have video, picture and music files on the USB disk drive in three folders: Videos, Music, Pictures. Auto-scan is disabled, I scan the media files manually by clicking on the 'Scan All' button.
PROBLEM 1
The worst problem is that the router is very sensitive to files that can't be recognized by the router as media files. For example if there are subtitle files (*.str) between the media files, then strange and nondeterministic things happen: some valid media files are skipped and not included in the media database; some files included but the file names are mixed. The most irritating in the bug is that there is no log file, where you could find the problem, and so you never know which file cause the problem, and you have to browse through all the files hunting for the cause.
PROBLEM 2
When the router is in the process of scanning the media files, then the internet (WAN) connection often can't be used, although the router can be accessed and the status says it is connected to the internet.

WRT610N maybe have the samme problem, Media Server USB HDD
Ex, if you edit a playlist *.M3U and do a manuell SCANNING it will recogized the different (because the date is diff ?) If you edit again and make a second scanning (samme date) the playlist dissapear and IS GONE until you reconnect the Hdd or renamme the playlist.
EX2 : A file named   13 - Ricky Martin - Livin La Vida.mp3 and you renamme it 12 - Ricky Martin - Livin La Vida.mp3 the file is gone from Media Server !
Normal use, you add a file , NO problem but it seams getting confused when you edit/renamme/move files.
I solve it like this EVERY TIME -
Disabled Media Server
Rename media folder
Enabled Media Server
Scan the renamed folder
It works   !
Using WRT610n Firmware Version: 1.00.03 B15
WD 1TB USB HDD with powersuply

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No because the VMS is where are all the recordings are done.
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Flash media server and strobe media player

Hi,
any one is done by sample program with Strobe media player and Flash media server?if yes means please send me some tutorials or sample file with steps how to do.

Hi,
Thanks for your interest in FMS and Strobe Media Player. SMP is a out of box sample player that can play streams from FMS and no coding is required for its basic functionality.
It can play RTMP and HTTP dynamic Streaming / HTTP progressive as well as multicast streams.
Download the Strobe media playback from http://www.osmf.org/strobe_mediaplayback.html , host it on a webserver and launch in a broswer.
launch either strobemediaplayback.html or setup.html to setup your own player with different settings.
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Hello help with Flash Media Server to Endavo Media Management.

Flash Media Encoder 3.1 and I'm trying to connect to: rtmp://fli001.ph1.hwcdn.net/g2q6m9d2/_definst_ and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.
Below is my encoder log:
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:16:24 : Primary - Connected to FMS/3,5,4,1004
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:16:24 : Primary - Network Command: onBWDone
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:18:21 : Primary - Network Status: NetConnection.Connect.Closed status
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:18:21 : Primary - Disconnected
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:22:47 : Primary - Connected to FMS/3,5,4,1004
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:22:47 : Primary - Network Command: onBWDone
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:24:10 : Primary - Network Status: NetConnection.Connect.Closed status
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:24:10 : Primary - Disconnected
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:27:46 : Primary - Connected to FMS/3,5,4,1004
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:27:51 : Backup - Connection failed
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:27:51 : Failure to connect to backup server. Please verify that your Server URL and application name are valid and that your Internet connection is working and retry.
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:27:57 : Primary - Network Status: NetConnection.Connect.Closed status
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:27:57 : Primary - Disconnected
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:30:33 : Primary - Connected to FMS/3,5,4,1004
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:32:45 : Primary - Stream[livestream] Status: Success
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:32:45 : Primary - Stream[livestream] Status: NetStream.Failed
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:32:45 : Primary - Stream[livestream] Status: NetStream.InvalidArg
Tue Aug 24 2010 13:32:45 : Primary - Stream[livestream] Status: NetStream.InvalidArg

I think at FMLE end it looks ok, i mean url the way you entered seem to be fine. I think if you have FMS access it would be good to see FMS logs and see what you see there. Also do you have access to server-side applications - you might want to see what code is there in application "g2q6m9d2"

WRT350N Media Server does not serve music up to a Directv HR20

I have a Directv HR20. This device is a UPnP device that is capable of playing Music/Picutres on the TV/Stero system using a media server software. The intention of my purchase of the WRT350N router was to install a 500GB USB drive onto the router and use the media server software to supply music and photos onto the Dirctv HR20 DVR. This has not been an easy task. I can see the pictures and play the pictures without an issue. I contacted Linksys support via the Live chat and spoke with them explaining how the media server is suppose to supply the music as well and the Directv HR20 is ecpecting a LPCM trascoder to work. They assured me that they would pass this information up to the development team. This was almost a month ago and I have not heard back from them yet. I downloaded the beta version of the firmware and tried it, but it to did not work. Other media server software does in fact work like Nero 7 media server and Twonky media server software. I currently use the Nero 7 media server software on my PC to serve music and photos to the Dirctv HR20.
The Directv HR20 uses a WET54g currently to connect to the home network. I will need to update this to a "n" type of connection when a game adapter or bridge device is avliable for "n".
So now here I sit with an expensive USB drive and I cannot use it for the music side of the media server portion of the WRT350N.
Any help would be appreciated!
Message Edited by Spanky_Partain on 07-24-2007 07:35 AM

It is really hard to believe that Linksys is not interested in fixing this issue. The Directv equipment that is DLNA compliant to Doc 1.0 and the Samsung LN52A860 which is also DLNA compliant will NOT see the media server and take advantage of the USB storage device that has Music and Photos stored on them.
Come on Linksys by Cisco, get your firmware compliant to the standards the industry is following and STOP tyring to write your own!
Mark

'[FAQ] Twonky DLNA Media Server Setup & Use

Some Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Twonky, And Some Answers The MyCloud includes a Twonky DLNA Media Server. Sadly it doesn't seem very well integrated into the MyCloud, and the two fight for supremacy. I've spent a long time trying to understand how it works, and reading the forum, I see many other people also have trouble with it. So I thought that, rather than trying to answer these questions individually, I'd try to write an FAQ covering the things I've found, and the problems I or others have encountered, and the solutions.
I'm not a member of WD staff. I'm not a MyCloud, Twonky or Linux expert (but I'm moderately competent). But I am stubborn, and determined to find out how to make the thing work the way I want it to. If more expert users find fault in this FAQ, or have other insights to offer, then feel free to post comments. I'll edit this first post and make corrections and add any FAQ&A that are added.
Where I am unsure of something, I'll enclose it in [brackets]. Feel free to investigate and confirm or disprove my observations... Where I mention control settings, I use a | to indicate a level of hierarchy in the menu system. This is to distinguish control settings and file system paths.
Ideally, we'd shame WD into doing a better job of integrating Twonky into the MyCloud, so it's not such a struggle, and doesn't require Linux administrator-level skills to make it work properly. Starting the Media Server and setting up a Media LibraryQ. What is a Media Server?
Q. How do I start the Twonky Server?
Q. How do I control the Twonky server properly?
Q. Where should I put my media so Twonky finds it?
Q. Why doesn't Twonky find my media?
Q. Can I stop Twonky searching in certain folders in my media storage folders?
Q. What are the 'Shared Media' folders for?
Q. Why can people using DLNA clients see media in my private share?
Q. How do I control when Twonky rescans the media store? Optimising operation of the Media Server
Q: How does the Twonky service work on the MyCloud?
Q. Where is the Twonky database stored?
Q. Where are the Twonky settings stored?
Q. What do all the settings in Twonky's configuration file do?
Q. How do I clear Twonky's database and start again?
Q. Where can I find debug log files for Twonky?
Q. How do I stop MyCloud breaking the Twonky Server?
Q. Can I change to location of the 'Shared Media' folders?
Q. Why does setting a Twonky access control password prevent the MyCloud from sleeping?
Q. Can I replace Twonky with another Media Server?
Optimising behaviour for Media Clients
Q. Why does my media player not show the right track information?
Q. How can I get Twonky to provide full size artwork to clients, rather than crude thumbnails?
Q. How can I change the media 'views' I see in my DLNA client?
Q. Can I add my own category to the Music/Photos/Videos categories?
Some Prerequisites
You'll need to know how to use the WD Dashboard browser interface to control the MyCloud:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10420
You'll need to know how to use the Twonky UI browser interface to control Twonky:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3299
You'll need to know how to use SSH to log in as root to the MyCloud:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10435
Note the big warning signs about warranty. IMHO, it's a bit off to make dire threats like this when you often NEED to SSH login to get the advertised services to work properly.
Some Unix experience will help, but I'll try to explain all the commands you'll need. Experience with a Unix text editor such as vi or nano is assumed.

Q. How does the Twonky service work on the MyCloud?
A: [Twonky is installed as a Linux service. Like other such services, there is a service control file in the /etc/init.d directory]:
/etc/init.d/twonky
This is called when the twonky service is invoked, and there are a number of options for the control of Twonky using an SSH root login:
service twonky start
service twonky stop
service twonky restart
service twonky status If you execute the start or stop commands with Media Streaming turned on in the Dashboard, you are likely to confuse the Dashboard; you may get an 'Error 400162'.
'start' calls writeTwonkyContentDir.sh, which, as we'll see later (Q: How do I stop MyCloud breaking the Twonky Server?), reads the /etc/contentdir file and modifies the twonkyserver.ini file to set the media search paths and types, and then starts the Twonky server.
[It is assumed that the MyCloud Dashboard uses these Twonky service calls to start and stop the Twonky server].  Q. Where is the Twonky database stored?
A: Since Twonky is a service running on MyCloud, it is not visible in the shared space, so you have to log in via SSH, and navigate around the MyCloud's Linux file system.
Once you have logged in, use the cd command to change directory to Twonky's area:
cd /CacheVolume/twonkymedia Now see what's there with a directory list:
ls -l  Q. Where are the Twonky settings stored?
A: One of the files listed above is the Twonky configuration file:
twonkyserver.ini This file contains all the settings that control how Twonky works.
Now, this is where some of the fighting occurs, because both MyCloud and Twonky can modify this file...
When you are happy that Twonky is working correctly, I'd recommend making a copy of the file in your Public area, where it won't be mangled by MyCloud firmware upgrades or restarts. For instance:
cp /CacheVolume/twonkymedia/twonkyserver.ini /shares/Public/twonkyserver.ini
If things go wrong, you can reinstate this file by swapping the source and destination.  Q. What do all the settings in Twonky's configuration file do?A: [Most of them are provided with comments that explain their purpose].
[There are some 'magic numbers' embedded in the configuration file that seem to cause problems, and I don't know what changes those; I suspect that a firmware upgrade does it. If anyone can monitor these values before and after a MyCloud firmware upgrade and report any changes, I'd be obliged:
# UserID Please Do NOT change it manually
userid=<redacted>
# twonky info for Media Feeds Please Do NOT change it manually
twonkyinfo=<redacted>]  Q. How do I clear Twonky's database and start again?
A: If Twonky doesn't seem to be behaving correctly (not finding media correctly, or partially, or finding unwanted media), then it may be useful to clean up the database. There are a number of escalating actions you can take. Starting with the mildest, and increasing in severity, these are as follows:
1. Initiate a library rescan, using either Settings|Media|DLNA Database|Rescan in the Dashboard, or Settings|Advanced|Server Maintenance|Rescan Content Folders in the Twonky UI.
2, Initiate a library rebuild, using either Settings|Media|DLNA Database|Rebuild in the Dashboard, or Settings|Advanced|Server Maintenance|Restart Server in the Twonky UI.
3. Finally, you can completely clear out Twonky's working area. [This can be useful if you notice the '[Error] - LOG_SYSTEM: Error: 2 No such file or directory' report in the Twonky logfile. I don't know what causes this error, or whether it has serious consquences, but I have found it to be associated with periods of diffcult behaviour.] Turn Twonky off using the Settings|Media|DLNA Media Server|Media Streaming control in the Dashboard. Then SSH root login, and hide the entire Twonky working area:cd /CacheVolumemv twonkymedia twonkymedia_bak Restart the Twonky Server using the Dashboard; it will re-create Twonky's working area with a clean version with default settings. You can then use the Twonky UI to put your settings back in place. You might try doing this one-by-one, saving the settings and restarting the Twonky server from the Twonky UI each time, then checking the logfile after the Twonky UI has re-appeared. Once you're happy with the operation of the clean startup, you can delete the old Twonky working area:
rm -f -R /CacheVolume/twonkymedia_bak
The -f -R flags mean 'delete EVERYTHING from here down... yes, I mean it'. nb. it will only delete the Twonky database; it won't delete any of your media. But do be careful that you type the command in correctly; rm -f -R is a powerful command (-f means force, -R means recursive), and could do a lot of damage if you get it wrong...
Q. Where can I find debug log files for Twonky?
A: You can enable activity logging using the Settings|Advanced|Logging control in the Twonky UI. You can also open the logfile from there.
Alternatively, the logfile is stored in Twonky's area:
/CacheVolume/twonkymedia/twonkymedia-log.txt
There's also a MyCloud system logfile that records actions on the Twonky server, such as start and stop:
/CacheVolume/update.log  Q. How do I stop MyCloud breaking the Twonky Server?
A: Firstly, go to the Settings|Firmware page in the Dashboard, and disable Auto Update: firmware upgrades completely destroy the /CacheVolume/twonkymedia area, and replace it with new, default version, so you'll be back to square one.
Secondly, we can stop the problem of Media Streaming restarts overwriting the Twonky UI settings. Using an SSH root login, enter the following commands:
cd /usr/local/sbin
mv writeTwonkyContentDir.sh writeTwonkyContentDir.sh.old
This disables the script that MyCloud calls when it starts Twonky, which overwrites your settings.
Another way of fixing the settings is to leave this script alone, but change the file it uses as the source of the settings. Admittedly, this will still override any changes made via the Twonky UI. The file is found here:
/etc/contentdir
Replace this with a single control line, with no line terminator, e.g.
+M|/Public/Music,+P|/Public/Pictures,+V|/Public/Videos This will select my earlier settings.
The format is a comma-separated list of shares and media search and aggregation control flags:
+ enable media searching on the share
- disable media searching on the share
A look for all media types
M look for music
P look for pictures
V look for videos
lower case letters enable aggregation of these media types.
The | terminates the media type string [you can search for multiple types in a share].  Q: How can I change the location of the 'Shared Media' folders?A: This brings us deep into the guts of the twonkyserver.ini file... There are a number of settings that control where Twonky stores uploaded files and 'servermanaged' media, [which are used for aggregation], and there is no control setting for them in the Twonky UI. To change the location of the folders we have to do an SSH root login and edit the twonkyserver.ini file. The lines in question are as follows:
uploadmusicdir=/shares/Public/Shared Music
uploadpicturedir=/shares/Public/Shared Pictures
uploadvideodir=/shares/Public/Shared Videos
servermanagedmusicdir=/shares/Public/Shared Music
servermanagedpicturedir=/shares/Public/Shared Pictures
servermanagedvideodir=/shares/Public/Shared Videos
You can change these locations to suit your desired file system. For instance, you could create a single 'Shared' folder in the Public area, with sub folders for the different media types, e.g.
uploadmusicdir=/shares/Public/Shared/Music
Or you could create a Shared sub folder within each of your main media folders, e.g.
uploadmusicdir=/shares/Public/Music/Shared
However, if you choose that option, you will need to stop Twonky searching there, by adding 'Shared' to the list of ignored directories discussed above.  Q. Why does setting a Twonky access control password prevent the MyCloud from sleeping?
A: It has been reported that if a username and password are set using the Settings|Advanced|Secured Server Settings control in the Twonky UI, that the MyCloud then never sleeps. [It appears that the MyCloud continues to interrogate the drive in some way, hoping to get status of the Media Server from Twonky, but Twonky won't talk to it because it doesn't have the required permission.].
I don't think this is very important, since the MyCloud is mainly intended for home use, and the Twonky control UI isn't visible external to your local network, and all users on your local network must be trusted*, since you've given them the network access code, [and they have access to the Public area, and could wreak havoc there...] If you need to make your music library available to visitors who cannot be trusted, create a private share and put all your media under that, then enable media serving on that share, and get Twonky to search for media in that private share. DLNA ignores acces control, so DLNA clients will be able to see the media on your private share, but visitors will not have access to your private share via network file access. [However, if you feel that secured access to the Twonky UI is necessary, then I would suggest that you disable the Twonky server using the Settings|Media|Media Streaming conrol, then SSH login as root, and start Twonky using the command:service twonky start You won't get the media scan status in the Dashboard, but the Twonky Server and UI will be running.]
* Breaches of this trust should be punished in an appropriate manner...
Q. Can I replace Twonky with another Media Server?A: Yes; forum users hvalentim and Nazar78 have posted good threads about this:MiniDLNA for V3 firmwareMiniDLNA for V4 firmware Kudos to them :-)

E4200 - media server remote library

i've not seen anything that sugests this (also my E4200 is on order, pending delivery, so unable to look into it more), but is it possible to have a remote library with the E4200 media server?
i currently have a server with alot of content on it, but it does not support uPnP/DLNA. would i be able to use the E4200 to connect to the server and access it via the E4200's media server?

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I am trying to create a good quality video file from Final Cut Pro that will stream on a Windows Media Server. I am being told by the tech guys at my work that it needs to stream as an .asf file because we use a Windows Media Server for our media here.
I have searched but as far as I can tell there seems to be no direct plugin for Final Cut to export as an ASF or a WMV file.
I work for a college, and I use a Mac to create our videos, but most people use PCs here to do everything else - including our technicians and web developers - so most people here are in the dark.
I am really stuck here folks. Ideally, I want to be able to stream video files of about 60mbs on our college website - and find a way to have these videos running on a Windows Media Server.
Thanks a lot - if anyone can help me I would be extremely grateful.
Simon

Thanks so much for all your responses.
I will trial the two programmes that have been mentioned - in terms of streaming .asf I am still in the dark as to the best way to proceed.
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Or... using software that will convert directly from .MOV to .ASF on a Mac - as the Aimersoft programme seems to suggest it does?
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Can flash media live encoder feed stream to remote adobe media server installed on other machine?

Hi All,
i have installed Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2 on my one machine xxx and AMS version 5 on another machine yyy.
i am trying to configure FMLE for ams server URL - i.e. stream to flash media server option on FMLE. I have generated FMS URL as "rtmp://yyy/live" and clicked "connect" to. Its not getting connected to it.
please find attachment for error.
is there any restriction that our AMS should be on same machine wehere we have installed flash media live encoder ??
please help on this!!

If you have any trouble to understand from above query then please go through following scenarios and do reply if you have answers to it.
I have installed Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2 on my machine and Adobe Media Server 5.0.3 on another machine.
My requirement is to stream RTMP from Flash Media Live Encoder which is installed on my machine(source) and receive RTMP stream on Adobe Media Server which is installed on another machine.
I am unable to connect to "rtmp://<"IP Address of Adobe Media Server installed system">/live on AMS installed machine.
Atached please find the error message screen shot:
Are there any restriction that Adobe Media Server and Flash Media Live Encoder must be installed on the same machine?

Domain issues with Flash Media Server

I have a webcam streaming to Flash Media Server via the Media
Encoder. I have published the .swf file with the flash player and
rtmp://99.999.999.999:1935/live/livestream address to my website on
a hosted webserver.
When I am on another internet source, the player on my
webpage loads and works fine. However when I load the webpage in a
browser on the same network that has the Media Server and Webcam on
it, the browser freezes up.
I need some help with a solution that will cause the rtmp://
address to switch to a local host address. Any suggestions.

quote:
Originally posted by:
JayCharles
Yes.. you can.
But my old version of Flash MX show me an error message when
I try to open "CommunicationComponents.fla" which contain the
components of Flash Media Server 2.0.1.
My old version of Flash MX can't read this file and say
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Adobe Media Server DVR only 5 second recording

I have a strange problem. I have an application built in Flash Builder.
When I record to Flash Media Server I don't have any issues, it'll do DVR for as long as I want. But when I record to Adobe Media Server, the recording is only 5 seconds long.
ns = new NetStream(nc);
ns.client = new Object();
userUID = UIDUtil.createUID();
ns.attachAudio (mic);
ns.attachCamera (camera);
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Later I can play the recording, timestamp says that it's a 5 second archive, but it'll really keep playing the recorded video.
Same code, just different server.
Has anyone had this problem when migrating to Adobe Media Server from Flash Media Server? Using Amazon.

I'm having this issue as well. Did you ever find a solution to it?

Some Adobe Media Server questions

Hello,
I need to setup Adobe Media server for my production environment and I have some questions.I need to have online media library (video on demand) available for end users as clips embedded in my site. My questions are:
- What kind of source files are supported (source format, video/audio codec etc).
- I also need dynamic video quality (user internet connection quality sholud be detected and video quality adjusted automatically). In addition, video should be transcoded and user should be able to choose video quality (and resolution) by hand. FlowPlayer is preffered player to be embedded to my site and it should be set up as client for adobe media server. What is the best way to implement this scenario? I can't find any step by step guide how to setup this (including dynamic quality adjustment). Any help
- Live streams. The same as vod. I assume I will need Flash Media Encoder to encode stream from input source, so client will need to setup bitrate and other parameters? How to setup dynamic quality for clients - will server transcode stream again? How to setup this? I can't find any guide step by step, can you help me?
- Video chat. How can I setup this using Adobe Media Server? Is this possible to make video chat via Adobe Media Server using flash applications like FSChat?

Hi
- What kind of source files are supported (source format, video/audio codec etc).
Full list is available here:
Adobe Media Server 5.0.7 * Supported clients, encoders, codecs, and file formats
- I also need dynamic video quality (user internet connection quality sholud be detected and video quality adjusted automatically). In addition, video should be transcoded and user should be able to choose video quality (and resolution) by hand. FlowPlayer is preffered player to be embedded to my site and it should be set up as client for adobe media server. What is the best way to implement this scenario? I can't find any step by step guide how to setup this (including dynamic quality adjustment). Any help
Guidelines on multi bitrate streaming should help:
Adobe Media Server 5.0.7 * Configure HTTP Dynamic Streaming and HTTP Live Streaming
- Live streams. The same as vod. I assume I will need Flash Media Encoder to encode stream from input source, so client will need to setup bitrate and other parameters? How to setup dynamic quality for clients - will server transcode stream again? How to setup this? I can't find any guide step by step, can you help me?
Guidelines on multi bitrate streaming should help:
Adobe Media Server 5.0.7 * Configure HTTP Dynamic Streaming and HTTP Live Streaming
- Video chat. How can I setup this using Adobe Media Server? Is this possible to make video chat via Adobe Media Server using flash applications like FSChat?
This is possible but will require some coding skills, an exampe can be found here.
Creating a video sharing web application using Flex, Flash Media Server, and Flash Media Encoding Server | Adobe Develo…
I am sure there are more examples to be found online.
Alternately you could try Adobe Connect if you want an out of the box solution ready to go. Also available as a pay as you go hosted solution:
Web conferencing software - Conference services | Adobe Connect 9
Hope this is of help.
Conor

Flash Media Server Configuration

Hi guys.
We are with Flash Media Server, and Flash Media Live Encoder. We installed it on a computer in our network, and we ran Flash Media Live Encoder on that same computer. When we tried live streaming, it worked without a problem. The FMS URL is, rtmp://localhost/live.
However, when my coworker tried to stream to the computer, Flash Media Live Encoder could not connect. The FMS URL became rtmp://192.168.1.145/live.
I'm can't find stuff in the documentation regarding this topic. Has anybody seen articles about it?

Hi Jon,
Do you have firewalls enabled on 192.168.1.145? If firewall is enabled disable the firewall and try to connect using Flash Media Live Encoder.

Window Media Server and Flash Server

hi experts,
I am rather new to Flash Media Server, but quite impressed
with what flash server can do. however, i have a few questions
which i could not find any answer on the website:
1) Could Flash Media Server co-exists on the same server with
Window Media Server? Can both run at the same time?
2) Could Microsoft cluster service support Flash Media server
or Window Media server? If not, is there any other way for high
avail support?
Thank you guys in advance.

Hi and welcome,
1. Yes they can co-exist on the same server. I would just
keep WMS HTTP Server Control Protocol plug-in in disabled to allow
for flash to utilize the port. I've seen more problems with
firewalls blocking port 1935 for flash so the rollover to http is
good to have.
2. Yes, There's a decent article on using NLB for coldfusion
here.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/nlb_failover.html
Just susbtitiute coldfusion for flash. You could also do a
simple round robin dns load balancing with a flash edge/origin
configuration. This article talks about setting up redundancy.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/origin_redundancy.html
Last but not least. If you don't want the hassle of
maintaining and spending money on harware, server licenses, etc.
and you need scalability use a CDN like Akamai. They have the power
of thousands of servers to keep your clients happy and reduce your
headaches.
regards,
Adam Walsworth
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E4200 Media Server ignores my folder hierarchy

I have a 1TB drive attached to my E4200 that contains several videos sorted in a folder hierarchy, like this (these are just examples):
TV Shows
    Supernatural
        01. Episode 1.mp4
        02. Episode 2.mp4
    Burn Notice
        01. Episode 1.mp4
        02. Episode 2.mp4
    Doctor Who
        01. Episode 1.mp4
        02. Episode 2.mp4
Movies
    Star Wars IV.mp4
    Star Trek 2.mp4
Kids
    Sesame Street
        01. Episode 1.mp4
        02. Episode 2.mp4
    Movies
        Bolt.mp4
Cars 2.mp4
As you can see, all of my videos are in a carefully constructed heirarchy. This works with my old media server (Rivet for Mac). On the E4200, however, all of these MP4 files are merged together. My Xbox shows folders like "Albums" and "By Date", but these don't really mean anything -- all of my videos are jumbled into these folders and there's no way I can find anything.
Here's how the media server is configured:
Can someone tell me how to fix this? If I can't find a solution, than the media server feature of this router is absolutely useless to me.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Well in this case what you can do is that once delete the shared folder from the list and add them once again one by one instead of doing it togather.
To configure your router as a media server:
Storage > Media Server
1. Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 23)
2. Click the Storage tab, then click the Media Server page
3. Click Enabled to enable the media server
4. Enter a name for your media server in the Media Server name box The name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long
5. Click Specify Folder to Scan A new window opens
6. In the Display name field, enter a unique name for the media folder The name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers 0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long
7. To share the entire drive, click Share Entire Partition
– OR -
To share only specific folders:
• Click Select next to each folder you want to share
• To navigate to a previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder
• To view and select folders within a folder, click Enter into Folder next
to the folder name
8. To create a folder, enter a unique folder name into the new Folder box, then click Create
9. To save your selections and create the media folder, click Save Settings A summary of shared folders is displayed
10. To manually scan all shared folders, click Scan All
– OR -
To scan an individual folder, click Scan next to the folder
11. To schedule a scan of the media folder for new media content, select
Auto-scan every, then select a time interval from the drop-down list

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