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Computers
on a LAN or Intranet
Machines on a local network or proxy server are able to browse
the Internet and receive broadcasts. But in order to be a broadcaster,
they must have a direct IP (Internet Protocol) connection to the
Internet. This is because the listeners on the Internet must reach
your computer directly. When local machines browse the Internet
they do so through an Internet firewall set up on the gateway computer
that permits internal users to browse the Internet, but restricts
access from the outside for security reasons. See
diagram
Note: Use
Port 80 to get through your firewall
Using RadioDestiny Broadcaster 3.0, set up your proxy or firewall
as you would for a web server and use port 80. The broadcaster
can be configured through Settings-Connection Settings.
Computers
on a proxy server
A proxy network is a network where the gateway computer caches (or
stores) all Internet requests by local users in order to speed requests
to frequently requested pages. So when another user wants to look
at a web page that previous users have requests, they are given
the cached document first from a closer location than going out
into the Internet for the original document. Most cable modem services
act this way.
If a user sets
up a LAN using their cable modem, the computer that is connected
to the cable modem is now a gateway computer. All other local computers
hooked up to that gateway computer will have the same problem that
local computers on a LAN have. Again, special requests can be made
to the cable service to acquire a direct IP for a local computer.
There is an additional problem for broadcasting through proxy networks.
Since the proxy server caches Internet documents, the station directory
at Destiny will not be current to the broadcaster.
Computers
using DSL
A
broadcaster using a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL or sometimes Asymettrical
Digital Subscriber Line) will have a direct connection to the Internet.
Again, if they set up a LAN, they will need to acquire a direct
IP for their local computers if they wish to broadcast on any computer
that is not the gateway.
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