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Hi, Check that port 88 is open through Windows Firewall, if you are using that. When I first started using broadwave, I found that Win Firewall thought that Broadwave was using port 85, and I had to configure the firewall manually to forward port 88 to Broadwave.

I tried connecting to the link on your webpage using Windows Media Player It connected but got no audio. I saw the banner "Amateur Radio Station KC9VF". When I connected to my own stream, also served by the free version, I saw the banner "powered by Broadwave". It's my understanding that you need to use the default Broadwave banner if you have the free version. Try removing your banner and connecting again.

Hi I presume the music track or live stream lasts more than 3 seconds. It could be that the bandwidth is not sufficient and WMP is trying to buffer the stream again. What error / indication does WMP give? I have found that WMP needs to buffer much more than Winamp, so perhaps try Winamp and see if it experiences the same problem. Please post again with the error message.

Have you used Task Manager to find out if the Broadwave app is still running, and if so, whether it's using any more or less resources? Does the problem also happen if you connect from a local client, i.e. a PC on the same local network as the broadwave PC without going through the external internet connection? You say that the audio meter freezes - this suggests that you are using a live input, so perhaps the problem is in the encoding. Try to connect with a different extension, use .asx or .mp3, whichever you are not using. This tests whether it's the encoder that's freezing.

Hi. I use the .mp3 extension with winamp and it seems to work ok, though I've not tried it with an iPhone. I suggest trying it out.

Hello and welcome to the forum. You'll need to give us some more information. Perhaps you were successful when you connected internally on your LAN but not via the WAN? Have a read of some of the other posts in the forum, for example, this one: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=12730 Let us know the local address you are using that work, and the address you are publishing to external listeners.

Hi Endtime, If you can't connect to your stream from a second PC on you local network, here's what to check: 1. Are you using the correct local IP address? If you are connecting Within your local network, the IP address you need to specify is the address of the PC running Broadwave. You can find this out by typing the Command-Prompt command "IPCONFIG /ALL" (without quotes) and look for the IP v4 address for the physical ethernet connector on that PC (it's better to use a wired connection rather than wireless). It will often look something like 192.168.0.2 for example. 2. What port are you using? Pick a number, Broadwave suggests 88, but you can use any free port. In Broadwave, click Options, and in the General Tab, look at the "server Port" setting, and set this to the number you want to use, then click OK. 3. Check your local firewall (the one on the Broadwave PC) is allowing incoming traffic on that port. (This instruction is for Windows XP). If you're using Windows Firewall, open it, select Exceptions and you get a list of programs. Click on Broadwave Web Server and then click on the Edit button. The port number shown there must be the same number as in Broadwave's options. Set it, make sure the TCP option is selected and click OK and close all the firewall windows. If you are not using XP, and/or have a different firewall, the principle is the same. 4. Now, try to connect from a second PC on the same network. Connect an audio source to line in on the Broadwave PC or play some music (depending whether you have line in or stereo mix selected in Windows Recording properties). Check the level meter shown in Broadwave beside "broadwave live 1" is dancing about. Use Winamp or Windows Media Player, on the second PC, to "open URL" and type in "http:// (put the local IP address in here) : (put the port number in here) / broadwave.mp3. Without spaces or brackets - that's just to make it easier to read. E.g. http://192.168.0.2:88/broadwave.mp3 You should hear your audio, with a few seconds delay due to the encoding. If you don't then double-check each stage again.

Hi Tim, Welcome to the forum. You can't use the hosting server unless that server is running the Broadwave program. Port 80 is the port for normal http browsing, so I presume the company think you want to serve up a normal website. In the stream address you publish to your listeners, you need to: - specify the Public IP address of the server running Broadwave (if it's on your local network, then it will be the public address your ISP allocates to that connection, and - specify any port number you choose, so long as it's not being used already on that IP address. Broadwave suggests 85 or 88, but I use a different one again. That port number needs to be opened up in the firewall & router for the public internet connection being used by the Broadwave server, and the port is being forwarded to the local IP address of the Broadwave server. If your hosting account allows just serving up static html with some minimal server-side functionality such as php, then you can't use it to serve up a stream from Broadwave. You will need to have a web page somewhere that points to the IP address & port number for Broadwave, but that's not usually on the same server as your web pages.

Hello Mason, It sounds like the port number or a firewall permission, perhaps. I wrote this post on directing the output of ZaraRadio to Broadwave: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13101 which might help. You should be trying to connect to the live stream. A good way to check where the problem lies is to go to the Windows Recording properties and select line in, then connect an audio source to line in and see if that works. If is does, then Broadwave is set up ok.

Hi endtime, How far did you get? Did you manage to connect from a second PC on the local network? If not, then check the port configured into Broadwave is the same number that is being allowed by Windows Firewall (it sometimes isn't). I'm assuming you know the internal IP address for the PC running Broadwave server (you can find it out by typing the command IPCONFIG /ALL from Start / Run or from a Command Prompt window). Once you have got a connection on the internal network, then you need to open up the router firewall an re-direct the port. There'a a good set of instructions written by xisle35 elsewhere in this forum. When you try to connect from outside your network, you'll need to use the public IP address of your router, whereas internal connections need to use the local IP of the PC running Broadwave. In both cases, the port number will be the same, unless you have implemented port-re-direction too, which most people don't.

Port 80 is commonly used by programs which provide a web interface, so if you have a http server running, that port will be used. You can choose any port, as long as it's not already used on your network. It would be better to use one which other people use, for example, 85 or 88. But you must check that Broadwave is configured with the port number you want, that the local firewall on your PC recognises it (which it doesn't always do by default in my experience), and thet your router firewall allows it and forwards that port to the correct internal node.

Hi endtime, welcome to the forum. There are a number of things to try, many have been answered in other posts, for exmaple this one: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=12730 Remember that you need to open up the correct port in Windows Firewall (or other firewall software you are using). You do need to check the port number, that the number defined in the Broadwave options is the same number which Windows Firewall tries to open up - I have found that often it is not, so you will need to change / add the port number in.

Hi Magister It's difficult to say from the info you have given. If a local PC can connect, then it's a IP or Firewall problem. If the local PC cannot connect, then check the PC that is running Broadwave.

Ah, this is the Broadwave forum, sorry. There's a different forum thread for Broadcam.

Hi Justin, No, I don't think this can be done with Broadwave, though others may correct me if I'm wrong. I haven't tried it, but NCH do a program called Boradcam, so perhaps this is what you need?

Hello Magister, You don't need to do anything with the physical connections, you can configure Broadwave to use the "Stereo Mix" as a source for the Live Stream. You can find instructions for Vista / Windows 7 here: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13101 If you have Windows XP, go to sounds / recording properties, and select Stereo Mix.

Hi, For external listeners, you will need to put your external (public) IP address into the link they use. Use the website www.ipaddy.com to find it out. With a USB stick, I think you'll get a different ip address every time you reconnect, so you'll need to let the listening clients know the new address every time, unless you are using dyndns or similar. If you've already done all that, then it's possible that either the port number you are using is blocked somewhere, or there's simply not enough bandwidth and the second and subsequent clients are just buffering and haven't got enough buffer to play.

Hi Justin, There's normally a one-to-one relationship between fully-qualified domain names and IP addresses. For example, www.domain.com would point to the IP address for your website, and music.domain.com could point to the Broadwave server, and mail.domain.com would point to your mailserver and so on. Your DNS service provider may limit the number. You will need to keep the IP address up-to-date. If you have an "always-on" service, then it normally doesn't change until you disconnect/reconnect your modem. You should see of the DNS service provider can handle dynamic addresses. That will depend on the ISP. Some don't do it, other charge extra for it and some, like mine, offer it free if you ask for it.

Hi Justin, A CNAME record will redirect the name to lookup another name, but you will need an A record, to provide the IP address to use. For example, I type "yourname.com" into my broswer, and it uses DNS to get an IP address. If you have defined a CNAME, it will say that when someone requests an address for yourname.com, use myname.com instead. The A record will say that yourname.com is IP address 1.2.3.4 for example. The numeric adress is the one needed for the network routing, so you will always need an A record.

Hi Justin, Welcome to the forum. I presume you have already bought the domain name from a domain name registrar. You'll need to buy a service which allows you to create a record on a primary domain name server which points to your IP address. If you have a fixed IP address, that will be the one to use, but if you have a dynamic address, then you'll need to make sure the DNS hosting company can provide a dynamic DNS service. If you rent webspace from your ISP (e.g. on their servers), but have your Broadwave server on a different address (e.g. on your broadband connection at home), then you'll need two DNS entries, one for the web space and the other for the stream. I don't use such a service myself as my ISP automatically provides both, but there are many companies out there which offer this service for a few pounds a month. Do a search on the internet using the following terms: domain name management dns. If you haven't bought a domain name yet, then any of these companies can register one for you too.

Hello skipper, I use Broadwave & ZaraRadio, it's easy to set up. For ZaraRadio, just run it as normal, if you need help, send me a pm. For Broadwave, you just need to set up the Live stream. Broadwave Live stream takes it's input from the source selected in Windows "recording control". If you have Vista or Windows 7, I described how to do it here: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13101 If you have XP, then go to record properties and select stereo mix or similar - the exact name will depend on your sound driver.

Now that's working, I thought I'd write some notes for selecting the sound source. They apply to Windows 7, but I think they are also valid for Vista. You can find them here: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13101

In the first post about installing on Windows 7, I used Broadwave to stream an external audio source which was connected via Line In. ( http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13099 ) If, on the other hand, the audio content is generated on the same PC by a separate program, then here are some Windows 7 notes to help. For example, I use the radio automation program ZaraRadio to run an unattended radio station, so ZaraRadio's output can be listened to by listening to the playback of the default audio device - in other words by plugging speakers into the PC's Line Out. But, how do I stream that music? Broadwave's Live stream is the sound source which is currently selected in the "recording control" part of Windows sound. Go to Control Panel / Hardware and Sound / and click Manage Audio Devices. Click on the Recording tab. Scroll down the list, and the one which is shown is the sound source which will be relayed by Broadwave Live 1. The most important ones are Line In and Stereo Mix. Line In selected will cause Broadwave to stream the audio from the Line In connector on the PC. Stereo Mix selected will cause Broadwave to stream the audio from any audio playing on the PC, e.g. playing MP3s with Winamp, or in my case using ZaraRadio. If the one you want is not shown in the list, it might be disabled. You should right-click on any of the sources and make sure that Show Disabled Devices is ticked. The list will probably be longer now. Select the device you want. If it's disabled, right-click it and select Enable from the menu. Now, right-click it again, and select Set As Default Device. Then click OK. That should be it. These instructions were written using a clean install of Windows 7, but I suspect Vista is similar. I've posted them here to help you, and also to remind me the next time I have to reinstall Windows.

Hello, I've just installed it on Win 7, and have written up my notes on getting it working, in this post: http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=13099

Hello, I have successfully got Broadwave running on Windows 7, so here's some notes which might help you out. I was using Win 7 Pro RTM edition, and installed Broadwave v1.03. Note that version 1.02 will not install on Windows 7. As I use it for live streaming, the first step I took to make sure my PC's sound was working was to connect a playing audio source to Line In, and using the usual Windows mixer controls, I configured it to play straight through to the speakers. To do this, open Control Panel / Sound / Manage Audio Devices. This gives you the access to the tabs to control the playback & recording devices. Make sure that the Line In recording device is enabled and in the Properties / Listen tab, there's a tickbox "listen to this device". If it's ticked, you'll hear the input relayed to the output. Unticked will mute it from playback, but Broadwave will still use this input. Step 2 was to install Broadwave, v1.03 as I said, this was straightforward. The level meter for Broadwave Live 1 immediately leapt into action! But, I could not connect to it from a second PC. You will now need to mess about with the Windows Firewall settings. You could disable the firewall, but I don't recommend that. If you do use the Windows Firewall, here's what you need to do. Go to Control Panel / System and Security / Windows Firewall and click on Advanced Settings. This opens a new window. Select Inbound Rules. You will get a long list of all the existing rules, and Broadwave will be one of them. Right-click on Broadwave, and select Properties. In the Protocols and Ports tab, under Local Port, you need to type the same port number as you have configured in Broadwave. (i.e. in Options / General / Connection). Click Apply. Still looking at Broadwave firewall settings, in the Advanced tab, look at the profiles selection. I had to tick the Private profile to allow the connection. You will need to tick the setting(s) that apply to your PC: - Domain if it's in a domain, e.g. at your work, Private for home use, and so on. Now, click on OK, and allow a few seconds for Windows to update its settings. Now try to connect from a second PC, and if you followed through the above, it should be working. Good luck!