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Name: Bungle
Date: November 6, 2008 at 01:32:14 Pacific
OS: XP Home
CPU/Ram: 120GB 756 RAM
Product: Acer Laptop
Comment:

Hi all

I have a very annoying problem – I have quite a smart Logitech Webcam and have recently downloaded Yawcam from Yawcam.com in the hope of broadcasting a live stream, the box saying Enable UPNP is checked.

I am on Virgin Broadband and a wireless network through a Belkin Router F5D7231-4 supporting UPNP and is enabled in my router settings – I have tried lots of things but I still cannot get the stream to seen on the internet.

Please help, I have contacted virgin (ISP) and they said that the ports that it’s using (8080 for HTTP and 8081 for stream) are not blocked and windows firewall is not blocking the program itself either. It’s bizarre!

Thanks in advance

Paul

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about.



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Response Number 1
Name: guapo
Date: November 6, 2008 at 05:31:34 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.yawcam.com/help/help_faq...

All the requirements are listed there ^^^^

Make sure that Java and DirectX are up to date, etc.....


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Response Number 2
Name: Bungle
Date: November 6, 2008 at 05:39:24 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks but I looked there before I came here - tried all that :o(

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Response Number 3
Name: guapo
Date: November 6, 2008 at 06:23:22 Pacific
Reply:

How are you testing it? Are you testing it from another machine on your LAN or from a remote location?

Does yawcam require IIS or Apache to run?


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Response Number 4
Name: Bungle
Date: November 6, 2008 at 06:35:49 Pacific
Reply:

It has an option where as it gives you the URL to the stream eg: 81.100.90.99:8081 where the IP is the public address and the 8081 is the port but it says page cannot be displayed. Tested on another PC on the network..

It has a built-in server.

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Response Number 5
Name: guapo
Date: November 6, 2008 at 07:24:56 Pacific
Reply:

Test it using the internal IP
Example: 192.168.1.4:8081

It could be that port forwarding on the router needs to be tweaked.


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Response Number 6
Name: Bungle
Date: November 6, 2008 at 07:37:14 Pacific
Reply:

Great thanks - I'll try later as I'll be home then. I actually really wanted to host the stream on my own website but that's another story!

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Response Number 7
Name: guapo
Date: November 6, 2008 at 09:03:04 Pacific
Reply:

You still maybe able to do that. I just thought that testing it locally might be a good start.


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Response Number 8
Name: Bungle
Date: November 9, 2008 at 03:56:24 Pacific
Reply:

Yep that works - i'm changing the port numbers but it still will not let me get in from outside lol

I change the port numbers on the webcam software and then on the router.

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Response Number 9
Name: guapo
Date: November 9, 2008 at 06:42:10 Pacific
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Look at the port forwarding documentation for your router. If it's working locally, the problem has to be there unless your ISP lied about the ports not being blocked.


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Response Number 10
Name: Bungle
Date: November 9, 2008 at 06:50:26 Pacific
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You're right, i've tried everything now, i must download the documentation! i let you know

Thanks!

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Response Number 11
Name: Bungle
Date: November 9, 2008 at 07:56:30 Pacific
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I phoned my ISP and they won't help as it is a Belkin router - they also told me that they issue a new IP address every time the Modem is restarted - funny that because I'vehad the same IP for ages even after restarting!

Documentation just states everything that I have already done! lol

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Response Number 12
Name: guapo
Date: November 9, 2008 at 13:56:42 Pacific
Reply:

81.100.90.99

Is that still your IP address?


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Response Number 13
Name: Bungle
Date: November 9, 2008 at 14:09:26 Pacific
Reply:

Was never my IP address only an example, you have an idea?

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Response Number 14
Name: guapo
Date: November 9, 2008 at 14:13:16 Pacific
Reply:

Then I can't test it from here if that's not it. So, why don't you port scan your own IP address from a friend's PC and see what ports are opened.


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Response Number 15
Name: Bungle
Date: November 9, 2008 at 14:21:04 Pacific
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If I posted it here, would that mean I'm opening myself upto being hacked? (not by you lol) because i'd post it anyway

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about.


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Response Number 16
Name: guapo
Date: November 9, 2008 at 15:53:23 Pacific
Reply:

That's why I suggested that you port scan the IP yourself. That way you won't have a barrage of attacks. :)


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Response Number 17
Name: Bungle
Date: December 16, 2008 at 06:35:01 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry - was the router in the end - load of rubbish! Thanks :o)

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