3.1. Receive a stream with VLC

3.1.1. Receive an unicast stream

Launch VLC, click on the Net button, select UDP, keep the default port and click on OK.

You can also use the following command line :

% vlc udp:

3.1.2. Receive a multicast stream

Launch VLC, click on the Net button, select UDP Multicast, type the multicast IP address, keep the default port and click on OK.

You can also use the following command line :

% vlc udp:@239.255.12.42

where 239.255.12.42 is the multicast IP address you want to join.

3.1.3. Receive an HTTP/FTP/MMS stream

Launch VLC, click on the Net button, select HTTP/FTP/MMS, type the URL and click on OK.

You can also use the following command line :

• % vlc http://localserver/stream.ps

  where http://localserver/stream.ps is the HTTP address of the stream ;

• % vlc ftp://localserver/stream.ps

  where ftp://localserver/stream.ps is the FTP address of the stream ;

• % vlc mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo

  where mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo is the MMS address of the stream.