Client Cannot Play Stream from Broadcast Publishing Point

ID: Q235408

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Media Services version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server NetShow Services version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When the Windows Media Server has many clients connecting to a Broadcast Publishing Point that gets its source from a Unicast Publishing Point, new clients connecting with the MMS protocol to the Broadcast Publishing Point can still connect to the publishing point, but cannot play the stream.

The playing clients that were originally connected fail to replay. Windows Media Player reports no errors and the status bar displays the status as "Playing," but the timer remains at 0:00. However, HTTP clients can connect and play without any problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows Media Services version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur when the Broadcast Publishing Point has a source of a local or remote distribution (MSBD) stream.

Additional query words: netshow wms wmt


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Version           : :4.0; winnt:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 13, 1999