Re: [cobalt-users] QuickTime Server on the Raq4

[David Thurman <dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 4-20-02 10:00 AM, Fernando Fernandez at ffcordova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx was
reported to have made a statement that said this:

> Isn't streaming through port 80 or http streaming considered sudo-streaming
> and does not require the QT server (although I'm sure for true streaming
> over p80 it is necessary) as to port 554 and port 7070 these are QT's
> default UDP and RTSP port settings. As I understand it there would be no
> major client setup to do as these ports are generally used for streaming by
> Media Player, Real Player and QT Player.
> 
> Unlike on the OS X server the Darwin-QT server is made to install and
> function along side the existing web server (i.e. Apache) on non-Macs, not
> to replace it. I don't think the conf file should be an issue but I would
> like to here more about this and other server issues.
> 
> Thanks for your input Glenn,
> 
> Fernando
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Glenn Parsons
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 8:06 AM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] QuickTime Server on the Raq4
> 
> 
> 
>> Anyone ever installed a Darwin-QuickTime server on a Cobalt Raq4? Is it
>> possible? I'd like to here some comments on your experiences doing so. How
>> hard is it? Any issues I should be aware of?
>> 
>> Fernando
> 
> Hello Fernando,
> 
> Here's my take:
> 
> I have not run this server on a RaQ. I have run it on an OS X Server, Dual
> 800Mhz PowerMac.
> 
> If you want to stream over port 80, I would suggest you will have real
> problems with the RaQ due to the way the Cobalt rewrites config files, and
> pecifically the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file.
> 
> The Cobalt keeps the Apache server running (It was designed to be an Apache
> web server by default. You cannot turn it off and you may/may not be able
> to change that port.
> 
> If you run on UDP port 554, you should be okay, but your clients *might*
> have problems setting up their Quicktime client.
> 
> Things to consider and the Apache comment for others to comment on.
> 
> Glenn
> 
Glenn
We have install the Darwin server on linux/debian boxes and have apache
running right along side. No real issues, except you won't be able to run
port 80. You can change the port, you have to go into the config files. I
don't remember a link to it, I have a print out I would have to dig up. One
thing I did notice, they have made changes to the latest build, which in my
opinion have messed up some install features, it doesn't want to start up
properly. The older version was great, wish I still had a copy. I would
really recommend Real Server if you just need a few streams. The software
encoder requirements for QT are thought to meet. As for install on a Raq,
should not be an issue. It writes everything to it's own folders. Has
nothing to do with apache or raq setup. No we haven't installed it on a raq,
have other boxes to handle work.
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David E Thurman
The Web Presence Group
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