On a recent topic I read that an indivuidual can host their own streaming using winamp. Could anyone tell me how to do that?
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Go to www.shoutcast.com/download/ and download the shoutcast server. There's setup documentation included in the package and on the web page. I've set up both the Windows version and the Unix/Linux version and it's fairly easy to set up.
Frank
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You need bandwidth to handle that. remember running stereo is twice the bandwidth stated in shoutcast server. if you are running 56kbs stereo your bandwidth used per listener is 128k + 30k overhead. Typical DSL and Cable Upload bandwidth is typically 256kbs. you need to find someone with T3 or larger connection to host your shoutcast server. then you could easily have 10-30 simultanious users as opposed to just one using DSL/Cable. your Downstream on cable/dsl has nothing to do with your upload capabilities. this is why it's simpler to just buy a streaming service.
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In addition to the ShoutCast Server software, you'll also need the ShoutCast Plug-in.
The plug-in determines the stream attributes (bit-rate, stereo/mono, directory service, etc.) and is the output to the ShoutCast Server software.
You can run the WinAmp player, ShoutCast plug-in and ShoutCast server all on the same PC. I'm using ZaraRadio as my player software with the ShoutCast plug-in and server software.
I run my stream at 56K. Typically there's only one or two listeners at at time so bandwidth hasn't been an issue.
The trickiest part was the problem of having a dynamic IP address. You really need a static IP address otherwise you have to update your stream links everytime the address changes which I did for quite some time.
To get around that, a free service called DYNDNS allows you to have a "redirect" address that is linked to your IP address. Whenever your IP address changes, a monitor program on your PC updates the DYNDNS service. So far, it works great! My stream link is always http://mram.gotdns.com:8090/listen.pls even though my IP address may change.
I also stream NOAA Weather broadcasts from Akron, Ohio at 20Kbit as voice only streams don't require as much bandwidth. This stream runs on an old Windows 98, 486 PC. The DYNDNS stream link is http://mram.gotdns.com:8000/listen.pls and it gets lots of hits.